We had rusty car contests, winter fashion shows, comparisons of slush from different parts of the county. One year we had a weather guessing event in which contestants guessed the weather in selected towns around the world. Alice Springs was one.

Oh, and traditionally beautiful warm sunny weather. In Ithaca. In March.

One of the pillars of the community, the front singer and titular leader of a local bar band* and, later, a member of the Ithaca Common Council declared, after the 5th Annual, "We should have Slush Festival every weekend."

*The Low Down Alligator Jass Band.