A girl with sock cap, jacket, boots in a red snow tube coming down the snow hill.

A young girl enjoys the snow at License to Chill Snow Island at Lake Lanier Islands.

This year, it doesn’t matter what the groundhog says on February 2. Officials at Margaritaville are confident in their prediction for snow through Sunday, Feb. 23.

“There will be plenty of time for people to enjoy Lakeside Lights Spectacular and License to Chill Snow Island in January and February,” said Bucky Perry, vice president of operations for Margaritaville at Lanier Islands. “Lakeside Lights Spectacular will be open until nearly the end of January and License to Chill Snow Island will keep the fun going through most of February.”

The popular holiday extravaganza Lakeside Lights Spectacular offers a walk-through light show with animated holiday- and beach-themed displays, carnival rides, ice skating and a children’s snow-play area. Here are the dates: Jan. 1-6, 11-12, 18-20.

“The holiday lights will come down, but as always we’re keeping the snow going into February at License to Chill Snow Island with special days and weekends,” he said. “The 575-foot-long eight-story tall Blizzard Mountain will keep the fun coming with snow tubing. Our outdoor skating rink and the carnival rides will remain, as well as our snow-play area.”

LandShark Bar & Grill serves brunch and is open year-round.

License to Chill Snow Island will be open Jan. 1-6, 11-12, 18-20, 25-26, Feb. 1-2, 8-9, 13-18 and 22-23.

“We’re matching the school holiday schedule for January and February to allow our guests to make the most of the winter fun,” Perry said. “No matter what the groundhog predicts, we’re celebrating winter as long as we can.”

For information about Margaritaville’s activities, visit MargaritavilleLanierIslands.com.

Photos: courtesy Margaritaville