GOHA had the honor of hosting the official Winterfest (holiday tradition for Second Life) in December 2010.
Katia Ixtab dressed to kill at Winterfest 2010.
Lace up your skates, grab your favorite ear muffs, and get ready for some wintry fun! Winterfest takes place Friday, December 10 through Saturday, December 18 with a variety of activities—from ice skating to live music—hosted on the Global Online Hockey Association’s six regions.
Check out the full schedule of events below (all listings are in Pacific time), and browse the
Winterfest channel on the Destination Guide. We’re also featuring a
Winter channel, which highlights Resident locations and activities related to winter fun and holiday culture. If you’ve got other events this season that you’d like to get into the Winter channel on the Destination Guide, then take a look at our
winter activities call for submissions. If you’re in the market to buy, sell, or browse for winter-related goods, then check out the
Winterfest category on the Marketplace, including
13 handy sub-categories for easy searching.
We hope to see you at Winterfest 2010! (And we’re looking forward to meeting some of you in cold combat at the Resident/Linden snowball fights!
Events Open All Day, All Week
Special Events Throughout the Week
Friday, December 10
Blondin Linden getting ready to call it a night.
One of the best things we did was to invite multiple fine live musicians to perform. The list was lengthy. Above is Louis Voltare on piano.
The musical acts performed at our nice outdoor stage area in the Neutral Zone.
Another great memory was the Lindens vs Residents traditional snowball fight. It was initially held on Breakaway, but due to the volume of the crowd causing sim crashes, we spread it out among multiple sims. This is me and Courtney Linden behind the Empty Net rink.
Spider Linden gets into the snowball fight action.
Daniel Voyager visits and gets brutal with the snowballs.
What a great event! The week-long Winterfest event, which wrapped up Saturday, December 18th, was the first of what we hope will be many collaborative events with partner communities—and we’re so pleased with the results. From winter sports to live music, Winterfest offered a good time for all.
We especially enjoyed the Residents vs. Lindens snowball fights. We saw some very creative snow weaponry this year! There’s nothing better for a Linden than getting pummeled with snow-fire to remind you of how fun it is to spend time with the Second Life community.
Big Thanks to Everyone Who Made Winterfest Such a Success!
Winterfest would not have been possible without the fabulous people from the
Global Online Hockey Association (GOHA), who generously hosted the activities on their six regions. Thank you to the organizers and community of GOHA, who made Winterfest such a wonderful experience and who helped Residents to discover the many delights of the season, including the Maze, Scavenger/Puck Hunt, Snowman Building Contest, and new player training. In particular, we’d like to thank Winterfest organizers Jack Belvedere, Katia Ixtab, Ashlene McMinnar, Marjan Tomba, Dyz Warburton, Kalita Magic, Tangle Giano, Lobo Rodriquez, Janieke Blanchard, and Anhayla Lycia. Special thanks go to Marjan Tomba for the popular new ski jump and Lancelot Skytower for the fantastic balloon tours across the sims.
In addition, we are so pleased that many SL artists, musicians, and DJs donated their time and talents to the event. And thank you,
TreetTV, for coming out to support and to help spread the word.
The full list of our thanks can be found on the
Winterfest wiki page.
Still Time to Have Wintry Fun!
In case you were so busy with the RL holidays that you missed these SL holiday activities, there’s still time to get in some wintry fun! GOHA is keeping many of the Winterfest activities going in the
Chamonix City area, and plans to add even more, based on the great ideas suggested by Winterfest visitors.
Happy holidays to all!
