StarLight StarBright, the annual winter solstice skiing fundraiser, will return for its fourth year on Jan. 21, rather than Dec. 21, with organizers citing trail conditions as motivating the delay.
The event is a wintertime fundraiser for the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society, with the solstice — “the longest night” — being significant as night is the most challenging time for patients undergoing cancer treatments, organizers said in previous years.
Held at the Kenai Golf Course, the trail follows a “winter wonderland” path illuminated by luminaria.
Registration is already available online at tinyurl.com/2024KenaiSki, though there will also be time for registrations ahead of the start of the event from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Skiers will set out at 6:30 p.m., and the release says the event should be completed by 7:30 p.m.
There will be cocoa and cookies available.
Registrations for adults cost $20 if pre-registering, or $25 on the day of the event. For youth, registration is $5 in advance, $10 at the event. A family registration can be purchased for $55 on the day of or $45 pre-registered, allowing for two adults and two children, with additional children added for an additional $5 each. Luminaria can be purchased online under “dedicate a tribute,” one for $5 or three for $10.
A “ski bunny,” option is also available, to support the event from “the comfort and warmth of your home.” These registrations are $40.
All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
Last year, dozens aglow in lights of their own took to the trails for the benefit, with headlamps, glow sticks, and even full strings of Christmas lights brightening their path through the dark night. Some completed the trail more than once.
For more information, find “American Cancer Society Events – Kenai Peninsula” on Facebook.
Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@peninsulaclarion.com.
