Free sake, the man on the flute and fireworks

We met the flute man while putting our boots on in the drying room. He's the one who mentioned the free sake.
Well there was free sake. After a couple of speeches on a stage in the snow the flute man got up and played a few songs like Georgia On My Mind. We then shuffled up the hill a little way to watch old Olympians ski down the mountain in period costume. After that came the kids with torches and then the fireworks. It all took about 2 hours which is a bit long in the cold and the snow and I still have my rash. But now it is time to do the laundry.