PINKHAM NOTCH — Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center and the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) have announced that the 2012 TD Bank Bill Koch League Festival will take place March 3 and 4 at the facility on Route 16 on Pinkham Notch. This year's theme will be "Blast from the Past to the Future on Skis" and will offer the 400 participating kids and their families a chance to create outfits themed from past or the future and the see how the sport has evolved from its earliest days.

The event is open to kids from as young as 4 years old through eighth graders. Participants and their families will come from throughout the Northeast and will enjoy a full weekend of fun activities and competition. Saturday will feature the opening ceremonies and parade; relay races based on age groups; a non-competitive ski tour including themed elements and characters; a mini ski jumping park for kids; a fairy house trail; on snow obstacle course and other usual Great Glen Trails activities (like snow tubing). Saturday's festivities will finish up with a pasta dinner at the Town and Country Motor Inn in Gorham.

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