January 26-28, 2025

State Winter Games, presented by Wellpoint Tennessee, takes place at several venues in beautiful Gatlinburg, TN - including Ober Mountain, the Gatlinburg Convention Center and Rocky Top Sports World.

The event includes competitions in 4 sports:

Skiing
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
3v3 Basketball

The event includes an Opening Ceremony, a victory celebration, group dinners. Healthy Athletes screenings and much more!

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 26

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Registration, equipment fitting, Healthy Athletes
5:00 p.m. - Torch Run arrival and Cauldron lighting
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Dinner
6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies at Gatlinburg Convention Center

Competition Schedule

Monday, January 27

Ober Mountain (Alpine skiing, snowboarding & speed skating)

9:15 AM - Mountain Torch Relay
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Instructional session
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Speed skating time trials
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Alpine skiing and snowboarding instruction

Rocky Top Sports World (3v3 basketball)

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Basketball Pool Play

Tuesday, January 28

Ober Mountain (Alpine skiing, snowboarding & speed skating)
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Instruction and time trials (Skiing and snowboarding)
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM - Warmups (speedskating)
12:30 PM to 3:30 PM - Competition (speedksating)
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Final competition (skiing and snowboarding)
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM - Alpine skiing and snowboarding instruction

Rocky Top Sports World (3v3 basketball)

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Basketball Bracket Play

Winter Games Resources

Ober Mountain Live View

Winter Games Stories