{"id":5145,"date":"2013-02-26T15:33:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T22:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2015-08-11T10:29:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T16:29:07","slug":"recipe-for-the-best-spring-festival-in-banff-area-is-sun-splash-funk-with-2-top-canadian-music-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/blog\/recipe-for-the-best-spring-festival-in-banff-area-is-sun-splash-funk-with-2-top-canadian-music-acts\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe for the Best Spring Festival in Banff Area is Sun, Splash &#038; Funk with 2 Top Canadian Music Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Golden, BC \u2013 To fully enjoy your Spring Skiing just add; Sun, the most beautiful mountains in the world, music, apr\u00e8s ski and your friends, then you\u2019ll have the Recipe for Spring Ski magic at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort\u2019s Sun, Splash, Funk Fest. Join us for 2 full weekends of fun starting March 30 &amp; 31 and ending with an incredible 2 music act extravaganza on April 6th &amp; 7th. Action packed fun for all with a funk &amp; retro theme will keep you on your toes in the base area and loving the spring ski turns all day long! Don\u2019t settle; attend the best Spring Skiing Festival in the Banff region!<\/p>\n<p>BBQ\u2019s and Live DJ music and an the incredible line up of events \u2013 All events, entertainment and music in the Base Area is free for spectators!<br \/>\nMarch 30th \u2013Dummy Downhill, fun and full of laughs, this classic ski hill event is sure to bring a smile to all faces &amp; Golden\u2019s choice in best of local bands!<br \/>\nMarch 31st- Easter Egg hunt \u2013 Kids will go bonkers looking for a mountain full of eggs<br \/>\nApril 6th \u2013 two of Canada\u2019s best up &amp; coming bands play their hits while you dance \u2013 Rah Rah &amp; Two Hours Traffic<br \/>\nApril 7th \u2013 \u2018Slush Cup\u2019 Returns \u2013 A crowd pleaser \u2013 watch skiers and snowboarders try to make it across a pond full of chilly water! Loads of eye candy &amp; belly laughs on this one!<\/p>\n<p>Super value <a href=\"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/summer-main\/the-resort\/accommodations\/specials-packages\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ski &amp; Stay packages<\/strong><\/a> available now- so don\u2019t miss out on the fun Book Now packages starting at $55 per person\/per night, includes on mountain lodging &amp; lift ticket \u2013 Double bonus \u2013 Kids under 12 Ski Free!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rah Rah<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Rah Rah was named \u201cBest Alternative New Artist\u201d and \u201cBest New Canadian Artist\u201d in iTunes Best of 2009 list. Rah Rah headlined the Whistler Live! stage during the 2010 Paralympic Games and performed at the Saskatchewan Pavilion. The group has been noted for their energetic live shows which often feature Pop Rocks candy[5] and confetti.<br \/>\nIn 2012 the group signed with Montreal\u2019s Hidden Pony Records. The band released their third LP \u201cThe Poet\u2019s Dead\u201d in 2012 on Hidden Poney.[6]\nThe band has performed with such notable acts as Wintersleep, Mother Mother, Plants and Animals, Said the Whale, Bedouin Soundclash, Library Voices, Minus The Bear and DD\/MM\/YYYY.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Two Hours Traffic<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Two Hours Traffic is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They are named after a line in the prologue to Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo and Juliet. Although often described as the band that Halifax guitarist Joel Plaskett took \u201cunder his wing\u201d,[1] they have increasingly become known as purveyors of original, well-crafted power pop songs.[1][2] Critics draw comparisons to 1970s power pop<br \/>\nband Big Star,[2] but the band members tend to cite Nick Lowe as a prime influence.[3] The band\u2019s achievements include a nomination for the Polaris Music Prize in 2008 for the album Little Jabs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden, BC \u2013 To fully enjoy your Spring Skiing just add; Sun, the most beautiful mountains in the world, music, apr\u00e8s ski and your friends, then you\u2019ll have the Recipe for Spring Ski magic at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort\u2019s Sun, Splash, Funk Fest. Join us for 2 full weekends of fun starting March 30 &amp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kickinghorseresort.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}