Highmount, NY – There’s a chill in the air in New York’s Catskill Mountains and the first leaves at the summit of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center are already showing their colors. Belleayre is currently ramping up in preparation for its 31st Annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair, along with its Winter Apparel and Ski Gear Sale on Columbus Day Weekend, Oct. 9-10.nThis year’s event will feature an expanded entertainment village including concerts by a number of local favorites including the local rock of Detour, the classic reggae of The Big Takeover, Belleayre regulars and favorites The Trapps fresh from opening for America at the Belleayre Music Festival, and the alt-rock of New Paltz, N.Y.-based Ratboy. The popular zip line run by Catskill Outback Adventure will be back this year. And as usual the festival will feature a selection of local artisans and craft fair vendors, along with fair food that have been the core attraction of this long-standing popular event which traditionally draws around 5,000 people per day.

And with the ski and snowboard season around the corner, Belleayre’s Winter Apparel and Ski Gear Sale will be back as well. During the Fall Festival, Belleayre Mountain will also again make available to their patrons the popular $99 3-packs of anytime lift tickets with no blackout dates. This deal will be offered for sale on both days of the Fall Festival in Overlook Lodge only this year, but for the first time the promotion will be expanded to allow the purchase of two 3-packs per household. 3-Packs will be available on-site only and purchaser must have a valid ID.