Treetops Village, Mich. (January 12, 2006) – Treetops, the Northern Michigan golf and ski resort just outside the alpine village of Gaylord, will host its own version of the popular CBS-TV show “Amazing Race.”

The event will be staged on three different weekends: January 21-22, February 11-12, and March 11-12. The top 2-3 teams from the first two weekends will be invited back to participate in the final weekend at no charge.

Entry into the Amazing Race at Treetops event will cost $20 per team and is open to anyone with a valid lift ticket or season ski pass. Entrants need a partner and skis, a snowboard or blades. Treetops offers rental equipment if needed for an additional charge.

Two-person teams will race across the resort over and through the ski slopes, tubing run, ski lifts, lodge, the Broken Club Pub, and the Inn while performing various tasks such as Roadblocks, which requires only one team member to perform the task, and Detours, which requires a choice of tasks performed by both team members in order to receive clues on how to get to the next destination. There will also be Pit Stops, which are mandatory rest periods along the way to keep it exciting by ensuring that no one team will get an insurmountable lead.

Each weekend race will begin on Saturday and conclude on Sunday with wonderful prizes going to the winning teams. Entries will be accepted on the morning of the events.

For more information about the Treetops race or to sign up, please contact Kevin McKinley at Treetops Resort at 989-732-6711 Ext. 2480.

Treetops averages 180” of snow each year
 
Located in the center of northern Lower Michigan's “snow belt,” the Treetops area averages over 180 inches of the white stuff each year. Surrounded by rolling hills and thousands of acres of unspoiled forests, Treetops Resort is the perfect winter adventure for you and your family.
 
Treetops is a full-service, four-season resort. It offers 81 holes of championship golf, 23 downhill ski runs, an expanded tubing and terrain-park, snowboard half-pipe and indoor and outdoor swimming pools.  In addition, Treetops has three restaurants, a new spa and fitness center, a child development center and several retail shops.

Treetops offers 252 guest rooms, newly remodeled suites and hospitality rooms, and two- and three-bedroom condominiums. A 10,000 square foot convention center and other meeting rooms are available for banquets and conferences.

For more information please visit www.treetops.com  or call (989) 732-6711.

Media contacts:

Resort & Golf Marketing

Kevin Frisch, (989) 614-0241, kevin@resortandgolf.com

Dave Richards, (248) 642-6420, dave@resortandgolf.com