The Mighty Coe: Snowboard Festival, Expo & Test Event Set For March

Glen Coe is the most iconic ski and snowsport destination in the UK, so there’s nowhere better to host the UK’s first-ever mountain-based ski and snowboard festival.

It’s an opportunity for us all to celebrate our love of sliding and the mountains, a chance to try new kit and see next year’s equipment months before it’s in the shops.

You can join a group for a backcountry adventure, take your first steps into the world of ski/splitboard touring, get some tips on your piste technique or learn how avalanche safety kit works. Or you can just enjoy the mountains, the snow, the atmosphere and a beer with your mates.

The Mighty Coe is proud to be supporting the work of Protect Our Winters. "Climate change is going to change how we all live, and there’s never been more reason to make the most of our home snow and our home mountain experiences. We’ll be promoting those ideas and if we can help more people realise they really can have some of the best times of their snow lives without flying around the world, that’s a great start"

FESTIVAL VILLAGE

At the heart of the festival – The Mighty Coe festival village. Check out the top brands’ kit, chill with great tunes, fuel up on awesome food and drink, demo some new gear, start your course, build a snowman with your kids… or grab a beer with your mates. The UK’s first snow festival weekend is here.

The festival and expo village is up on the plateau, at the base of the lifts and right next to the pistes and skin track. The festival vibes will be flowing all weekend – entry is included with your Mighty Coe lift pass.

EXPO

See the best new kit in its natural environment. The UK’s first on-snow ski and board expo.

• Check out the best kit from some of the snowsport industry’s best brands. Some brands are bringing samples of 2022-23’s gear – this is an exclusive chance to see next year’s equipment in the flesh, and months before anyone else. Brand experts will be here all weekend to discuss all the geeky details. Perfect!
• Salomon have led the way in developing some of the best products available today for snow sports and backcountry access. As The Mighty Coe’s official partner, this will be a chance to see and learn about what they do and why they do it – direct from the brand experts.
• Ellis Brigham have been supporting the UK snowsports scene for literally decades. We’re delighted they’re the festival’s official retail partner – look out for their stands and maybe even a few festival or end of season special offers.

TEST IT FOR YOURSELF

What’s the ideal set-up for you? It’s not easy to know with so much quality gear out there. Not sure what’s the right hardware for your future adventure? Problem solved – they're proud to present another UK first – a chance to try a selection of the best kit for yourself, on snow and for real in the UK’s most celebrated snowsports terrain.

SKILLS & MIGHTY COURSES

Whatever you need to know to get out there and enjoy your sliding, you can get a head start at The Mighty Coe. We’re offering a wide choice of skills sessions and courses, at special prices for the Mighty weekend only. Backcountry or piste, ski, snowboard, all levels, using avalanche kit etc… these courses aim to help you get the most out of your snow time.

APRES – SNOW NIGHT

Saturday 26th March 7pm until 11pm. Glencoe Mountain Resort – the new base station cafe

• The North Face & Ellis Brigham Snow Night, f ollowed by The Mighty Coe Afterparty
• Join The North Face and Ellis Brigham for an evening of winter exploration as we follow various athletes as they take on snowsports projects across the globe.
• They will be screening Grounded, Versatile with Victor De Le Rue and Sam Anthamatten, and The Approach with Leanne Pelosi, Vasu Sojitra and others.
• They'll even give everyone a beer and some popcorn, and keep your ticket number for The North Face & Ellis Brigham raffle!
• Straight after the snow night is The Mighty Coe Afterparty – with DJ and bar, great craic and dancing. Probably the best apres night of the season! Sorry, over 18s only. Access to the Afterparty requires a ticket to the Film Night.

Tickets £5 in advance

FOOD & DRINK

Great food and drink will be available all weekend from stands in the event village, and from the Glencoe Plateau café. The Mighty Coe bar will be open in the afternoon on both Saturday and Sunday – an outdoor bar in the event village with fantastic beer, a sound system and exactly the right kind of Mighty Coe vibes.

ABOUT THE ORGANISERS

The Mighty Coe has been created and produced by Hillside Outside Ltd, working in partnership with Glencoe Mountain Resort.  Hillside Outside is a multiple award-winning Scottish outdoors event company, specialising in MTB, cycling and adventure sports activities. Their aim has always been to produce the kind of events and activities they’d love to take part in ourselves, and ones which celebrate the special places we care about most. Other events they’ve created include TweedLove Bike Festival, Tour O The Borders and The Tunnel Trail Run.