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Is a revamped WinterFest too little too late?

22/6/2017

 
Mark Wilson, Queenstown Winterfestival Dog Barking Speight's Dog Barking Competition, WinterFest
Tonight we mark the opening of Winterfestival (sort of) but are we also marking the beginning of the end of an era?
 
I’m a creature of habit, a traditionalist and recidivist attendee of certain events.
 
I rarely miss a Southland Stags home game, love the Glenorchy Races and you would have found me fossicking around Waimahaka at our Mai Mai the first Saturday in May since 1993.
 
Another of my annual traditions has been Winterfestival.
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Mountain Scene - An Ode to 40 years of Winter Festival 

30/6/2014

 
Mark wilson Mountain Scene Queenstown column
Happy 40th Birthday Winter Festival my old friend. It’s great to be around to help you consecrate this milestone with all of your friends, adoring fans and agglomeration of groupies, B grade celebs and other hanger’s on seeking to bask in your reflected glory.  You’re a true local icon whose antics have made you legendary around the world.  From humble beginnings you have really grown in stature over the years, maturing into something we can all be proud of a showpiece for our region and a celebration of all that this great part of New Zealand can offer. 

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Mountain Scene - Why I'm addicted to Winter Festival 

23/6/2013

 
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2013 will be my 10th consecutive year fully immersed in the nipple hardening extravaganza that is Winter Festival.  I dabbled as a spectator and competitor prior but 2004 was the year things really happened for me; I got involved speedos and all and fell in love with the fun and frivolity of this special event.

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Farming Show - No Way Jose at the Queenstown Dog Derby

4/7/2012

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Speights Dog Derby
Emerging from the scratcher a little dazed and confused after a rather decent session on the soda pop the day before was the easy part of my event preparation. Rescuing my mate’s Foxy-cross Jose from a year of fine dining and couch living was the hard part. 

Jose thought his Winter Festival duties were complete after his obligatory appearance in the Air New Zealand Kia ora magazine and a cheeky wee photo shoot for the Otago Daily Times the previous week.

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Mountain Scene - My Winter Fest sensory overload

1/7/2012

 
Mark Wilson Queenstown, Mountain Scene
I don’t remember it being this hard, partly due to my early onset of dementia, partly because it gets much harder with age. 

The all-day, all-night grind associated with ensuring the festival and its many extravagant courses are knocked off and enjoyed is a young man’s game yet many of us would-be Peter Pans are not willing to pass the baton on just yet. 

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