I fondly remember getting snowed in for an extra day at a ConFusion (late January, near Detroit, around 1980). It became a relaxacon for the extra day. No programming per se, lots of time for hanging out with friends (old and new). This was back when filking started at midnight at cons - we wound up with an afternoon filk, and with very little competition from other things had great attendance and a really marvelous time. Since the hotel normally got fresh baked goods delievered daily there was a shortage of bread - and several attendees headed back to the kitchen to make bread for everyone. (The hotel staff was amazed that so many people at our SF con even knew HOW to make bread - though granted it was mostly those who were also in the SCA.)
People had had lots of time to sleep in, so had recovered from sleep debt. While some were anxious about getting home, most found it a marvelous extension of the con.
Snowed in
I fondly remember getting snowed in for an extra day at a ConFusion (late January, near Detroit, around 1980). It became a relaxacon for the extra day. No programming per se, lots of time for hanging out with friends (old and new). This was back when filking started at midnight at cons - we wound up with an afternoon filk, and with very little competition from other things had great attendance and a really marvelous time. Since the hotel normally got fresh baked goods delievered daily there was a shortage of bread - and several attendees headed back to the kitchen to make bread for everyone. (The hotel staff was amazed that so many people at our SF con even knew HOW to make bread - though granted it was mostly those who were also in the SCA.)
People had had lots of time to sleep in, so had recovered from sleep debt. While some were anxious about getting home, most found it a marvelous extension of the con.