The World's Largest Torchlight Parade on New Year's Eve for Merry Days & Holly Nights will introduce a new feat this season: an attempt at the world's largest torchlight parade! Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is calling skiers and riders ages 5+ to join together for the final lap of 2018 on New Year's Eve, lighting up the night sky with colorful LED torches as they thread down the 3.2-mile Mountain Run in an attempt to best 3,000 participants and break the record. The parade will take place weather and conditions permitting, starting at 5:45pm at the top of the Gold Coast Funitel.