Free Lift Tickets At This NJ Ski Resort - For Giving A Famous Speech

VERNON, NJ — A ski resort in northwestern New Jersey is offering a unique promotion in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is the week before President's Day. History buffs (and skiers with good memories) can win a free lift ticket if they can recite the entire Gettysburg Address.

Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon is inviting people to test their memories on Feb. 12, and give Honest Abe's famous speech from memory — without any headphones or earbuds to give audio help. In exchange, the resort is giving out free SNOW Access Tickets, which normally cost between $49.99 and $99.99 for full-day access.

Top hats "are strongly encouraged," and those wanting to give Lincoln's address a try may head to Joe C’s Cafe (located inside Red Tail Lodge) between 9 a.m. and noon on Monday, Feb. 12th.

Free tickets can be used that day, or any other day through the remainder of the 2023/24 season, the resort told Patch.

Mountain Creek Resort is located at 200 Route 94, Vernon NJ and has more than 167 acres to ski, with trails across “four connected mountain peaks, offering snow sports enthusiasts 100 percent night skiing coverage and the region’s highest vertical drop.”

Click here to read more details on the promotion.