WINTER 2016/2017 GUIDEBOOK Welcome to snowmass village

This is your guide to enjoying the vast natural beauty and endless fun of Snowmass. We hope that the activities, events and information you find in this guidebook will help you make the most of every moment here. For additional details and updates, visit gosnowmass.com or call 800.SNOWMASS. • Free buses to Aspen depart everySnowmass 30 minutes from 101MOUNTAIN STATS the Snowmass Mall, Base Village Transit Center and • Season Dates: November 24, 2016 – April 16, 2017 Town Park Station between 6:45am and 1:45am. Schedules and information at rfta.com • Base Elevation: 8,104 feet/2,473 m • Free Village Shuttles run 8 routes serving Snowmass • Summit Elevation: 12,510 feet/3,813 m lodges and main destinations every 20 minutes. • Vertical Rise: 4,406 feet/1,343 m Schedules and information at snowmasstransit.com. • Terrain: 3,332 acres/1,348 hectares • 37 restaurants and 40 shops in Snowmass Village offer everything from schnitzel to ski suits, in spaces • Number of Trails: 96 from casual to cozy to chic. Over 20 restaurants • Number of Lifts: 20 serve children’s menus. • Miles/km of Trails: 151 miles/243 km • One lift ticket grants access to all four Aspen Snowmass mountains: Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, • Longest Continuous Run: 5.3 miles/8.5 km (from and . the Cirque to Two Creeks) • Two main dining and shopping areas – Base Village • Steepest Runs: Gowdy’s and AMF – 40 degree and the Snowmass Mall – are connected by a free slope angle Sky Cab Gondola, affectionately called The Skittles. • Eight on-mountain restaurants and several • Clark’s Market, Snowmass’ main grocery store and ski-in, ski-out eateries offer everything from a pharmacy, is located at the Snowmass Center on quick breakfast, to a leisurely lunch, to cozy après Brush Creek Road and is open 7:00am-10:00pm daily. and dinner. • Information centers at Town Park, Base Village and the Snowmass Mall provide event schedules, activities information and directions. • Feeling social? Tag your photos #Snowmass! V.I.K. SNOWMASS

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Kids’ Kids’ from from SUN Center Center Postcards Postcards Treehouse Treehouse Treehouse 3:30–4:30 Adventure Adventure Adventure Snowmass 4:00–5:00 Juggling & Magic Show Jammin Jim’s Jammin Jim’s

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Ullr FRI Resort Resort Westin Fire Pit Fire Nights Elk Camp & S’mores 3:30–4:30 5:30–9:00 Snowmass Snowmass Sing-Along Sing-Along

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❆ ❆ ❆ WINTER GUIDEBOOK d Tuesdays, December 20 – April 11 December Tuesdays, 4:00pm–5:00pm Plaza Base Village VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Daily, beginning with opening of the beginning with opening Daily, 11:00am & 1:00pm the top at Center Wildlife Wapiti Meet at aspennature.org 970.925.5756, January 6 – April 14 Fridays, 11:45am & 2:30pm on Dawdler the teepee 11:45am: Meet at Kids’ 2:30pm: Meet outside the Treehouse aspennature.org 970.925.5756, Elk Camp lift through April 14 Elk Camp lift through of the Elk Camp lift Hill on Fanny Center Adventure activity See What’s Going On = FREE ALL ACCESS SNOWMASS SNOWMASS ALL ACCESS An “insider’s” edition of VIK, this fun, educational behind-the- a parents) their (and kids gives program patrol featuring in a mountain town, life peek at scenes be must Children and much more. dogs, an adult. by accompanied When: Time: Where: Contact: ❆ Listed alphabetically. Dates and events subject to change. change. subject to and events Dates alphabetically. Listed updates. for gosnowmass.com Visit TOUR SKI/SNOWBOARD ACES spot you about the animal tracks wondered ever you Have a run with a Naturalist Take on the slopes of Snowmass? and (ACES) Studies Environmental for Aspen Center from snow tracking, in winter, adaptations learn about wildlife skiers/riders, and above Intermediate and more. science required. ticket Lift ages 7 and up. When: Time: Where: Contact: WINTER WILD THINGS ACES Aspen from with a Naturalist break an interactive Take the and Westy (ACES) Studies Environmental for Center characteristics with puppet friendly a Thing, Wild Winter to invited Families are animals. winter different of several program, education environmental this free in for drop critters mountain local about facts fascinating featuring All ages welcome. and ecology. When: Time: Where: Contact: Winter Activities Winter

On-Mountain Worship at Gwyn’s High Alpine Gwyn’s at On-Mountain Worship Snowmass from Postcards Ullr Nights Snowshoe Tour with ACES Tour Ullr Nights Snowshoe Races Public NASTAR on the Bricks Après Fun at Family Center the Rec Night at Family Service Chapel Worship Snowmass Juggling & Magic Show Jammin Jim’s First Tracks Tracks First Races Public NASTAR Things Wild Winter ACES and S’mores Sing-Along Elk Camp Ullr Nights at First Tracks First Storytelling Decorating Cookie Dinner Chuck Wagon Britt Cabin Family Lynn Center the Rec at Day Family Kids’ Crafts Dinner Ride Britt Cabin Snowcat Lynn of Doc Eason Magic The Public NASTAR Races Public NASTAR Ranch Anderson at Art Après Kids’ Crafts Snowmass All Access Dinner Ride Britt Cabin Snowcat Lynn Magic of Doc Eason The Public NASTAR Races Public NASTAR and S’mores Sing-Along with ACES Wildside d

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8 | Activities subject to change. Visit gosnowmass.com for updates. for gosnowmass.com Visit change. subject to Activities Activity = V.I.K. Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center Kids’ Adventure Treehouse Center Recreation Village Snowmass Tours and Snowshoe Tours Snowmobile Slopeside Lanes Elk Camp at Tubing Snow Ice Age Discovery Center Discovery Age Ice Tours Mountain Orientation Center Ski & Snowshoe Country Cross Snowmass Blazing Adventures Outfitters Blazing Adventures Krabloonik Dog Sledding at DAILY Tours and Ski/ Tours Snowshoe ACES 4:00pm–5:00pm 12:00pm 3:30pm–4:30pm SUNDAY 9:00am & 5:00pm 2:00pm–5:00pm 5:00pm–8:00pm SATURDAY 11:00am–2:00pm 6:00pm & 7:30pm 3:30pm–4:30pm 5:30pm–9:00pm 8:00am 11:00am–2:00pm 11:45am & 2:30pm FRIDAY 5:45pm–9:00pm 6:00pm–10:00pm 10:00am-1:00pm 10:00am-1:00pm 3:30pm–4:30pm 4:45pm–8:00pm THURSDAY 3:30pm–4:30pm 3:30pm-4:30pm WEDNESDAY 8:00am 6:00pm–10:00pm 6:00pm–10:00pm 3:30pm–4:30pm 4:00pm–5:00pm 5:45pm–9:00pm 11:00am–2:00pm 3:00pm–5:00pm TUESDAY 11:00am–2:00pm 11:00am–2:00pm 3:30pm–4:30pm 4:30pm–5:30pm MONDAY Winter Activities At-A-Glance Activities Winter pages. on the following See details ACTIVITIES | 11

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❆ Saturdays, December 24 - April 15 24 December Saturdays, 2:00pm–5:00pm Pit Fire Base Village VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Wednesdays, December 21 – April 12 21 – April December Wednesdays, 3:30pm–4:30pm Snowmass Viceroy VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Daily 9:00am, 12:00pm & 4:00pm Mountain Dining & Dogsledding Krabloonik age 3–9; $195/child Dog sledding $315/adult, krabloonik.com 970.923.3953, Daily 8:00am–5:00pm challengeaspen.org 970.923.0578, Dining à la carte FAMILY FUN AT APRÈS ON THE BRICKS APRÈS ON THE BRICKS FUN AT FAMILY activities of free with a variety alive comes Base Village dancers, a DJ, balloon artists, painters, including face mascot, Age Ice Snowmass’ more. and specials après photo for 2:30-3:30pm by the Mammoth, stops Snowy an adult. by be accompanied must ops and fun. Children When: Time: Where: Contact: COOKIE DECORATING DECORATING COOKIE and all seasons for cookies decorating Kids love be up; must ages 3 and children For holidays. an adult. by accompanied When: Time: Where: Contact: KRABLOONIK DOG SLEDDING AT dog sled rides Krabloonik exciting an are journey Each sled, backcountry. Snowmass the pristine through and a small child, is pulled adults which can carry two an sled dogs and guided by Husky Alaskan 8-10 by offers gas-lit log cabin A romantic, musher. experienced from fare Colorado featuring and dinner lunch, après game dishes. Dog sledding exquisite to hearty stews required. reservations When: Time: Where: Cost: Contact: CHALLENGE ASPEN CHALLENGE Cultural and Educational Recreational, Aspen’s Challenge with people for “possibilities provide programs (REC) experiences, adaptive year-round offering by disabilities,” mountainlessons, ski and snowboard including private and customized buddy, with a qualified experiences disabled any for daily adventures and packages vacation Challenge individual. Additionally, or ability-challenged full offers (CAMO) Opportunities Aspen Military for experiences and wellness recreational for scholarships and/or diagnosed with cognitive and women servicemen available. opportunities are disabilities. Volunteer physical When: Time: Contact:

Daily 9:00am–5:00pm Aspen & Snowmass blazingadventures.com 970.923.4544, Tuesdays, December – March (excluding 12/27) (excluding – March December Tuesdays, 3:00pm–5:00pm Anderson Ranch Arts Center andersonranch.org 970.923.3181, 970.923.3181, andersonranch.org 970.923.3181, Store, gallery and studios open Monday – Friday open Monday gallery and studios Store, 9:00am–5:00pm Village Snowmass Road, Creek Owl 5263 for tuition required visit and browse; to Free workshops; most public events are free are public events most workshops; activity SNOWMASS

= FREE 10 | ❆ Where: Where: Contact: When: When: Time: Blazing Adventures can coordinate all of your many many all of your can coordinate Blazing Adventures Valley. Fork non- options in the Roaring snowshoe trek through aspen groves? With 43 years of 43 years With aspen groves? through trek snowshoe activities in Colorado, specializing in outdoor experience Gold Medal waters? What about snowmobiling to the to about snowmobiling What Gold Medal waters? a peaceful Or enjoying Creek? Bells or Woody Maroon Want to start the day floating over Snowmass in a Snowmass over floating the day start to Want valley’s a fly on the hot-air balloon, or casting BLAZING ADVENTURES OUTFITTERS OUTFITTERS BLAZING ADVENTURES Where: Where: Contact: When: When: Time: and children, including art, ceramics, books and art supplies.art and books ceramics, art, including children, and viewing. for also open are galleries and art studios The Anderson Ranch ArtWorks Store. Enjoy a hot beverage while a hot beverage Enjoy Store. Anderson Ranch ArtWorks adults for selection of unique gifts an excellent shop for you ART APRÈS AT ANDERSON RANCH ANDERSON RANCH APRÈS AT ART the at place takes Art Après in art appreciation, concept A new Contact: Contact: Cost: Cost: Time: Time: Where: opens January 3, 2017. When: its state-of-the-art studios. Meet the artists and browse and browse the artists Meet studios. its state-of-the-art of selection excellent an which offers Store, the ArtWorks registration unique gifts and art supplies. Summer workshop around the world; and more. Take a self-guided tour and and a self-guided tour Take and more. the world; around visiting while past, historic a glimpse of the Ranch’s catch Lectures with today’s top critics and curators; a Holiday a Holiday critics and curators; top with today’s Lectures from of Artists-in-Residence the work Open House featuring lovers alike, with Gallery Exhibitions showcasing works of of works with Gallery showcasing Exhibitions alike, lovers Critic Visiting artists; and international national regional, further their work in a stimulating environment. The Ranch Ranch The environment. a stimulating in work further their and art for artists experiences of array exciting an offers a year-round visual arts community, bringing together bringing together arts community, visual a year-round and discuss to artists renowned aspiring and internationally ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER ARTS ANDERSON RANCH Ranch is Anderson hub, and cultural artistic Snowmass’ ACTIVITIES

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❆ WINTER GUIDEBOOK ❆ Tuesdays & Thursdays, beginning January 3 & Thursdays, Tuesdays 6:00pm–10:00pm Inn Stonebridge The Artisan Bar at The stonebridgeinn.com 970.923.2427, Tuesdays & Thursdays, December 22 – April 13 December & Thursdays, Tuesdays 3:30pm–4:30pm Center Kids’ Adventure Treehouse VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, & Wednesdays Dinner rides on Tuesdays, for lunch; also available Open daily for 5:45pm–9:00pm & Thursdays, Tuesdays Meet in Base Village Dinner: 970.923.8715; Lunch: 970.923.0479; aspensnowmass.com Thursdays functions dinner private 4:45pm–8:00pm Wednesdays, 970.300.7681, Functions: Private THE MAGIC OF DOC EASON OF DOC EASON THE MAGIC Close-Up Magician of Two-time in magic? believe Do you amazing sleight-of-hand Doc Eason, performs the Year, head spinning. A professional your will leave that feats a show Eason performs comedian, magician and amateur the whole by adults, but can be enjoyed for crafted that’s an adult. by be accompanied must Children family. When: Time: Where: Contact: KIDS’ CRAFTS CRAFTS KIDS’ 3 years with children families Designed for Get crafty! the V.I.K.s gives activity après fun this older, and home with take to a souvenir create opportunity to an adult. by be accompanied must them. Children When: Time: Where: Contact: DINNER RIDE BRITT CABIN SNOWCAT LYNN ride up the mountain snowcat an exciting Settle in for dining an unforgettable cabin for rustic this lovely, to the chef and Thursdays, On Tuesdays experience. Country while Bluegrass a gourmet dinner, prepares cabin The the evening. throughout singers entertain and, on valley of the Snowmass views panoramic features In addition, the new stargazing. a clear night, incredible 13 December (Wednesdays, Dinners Chuck Wagon Family for food and entertainment fun, offer March) late through required. Reservations the whole family. When: Time: Where: Contact:

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3:30pm–4:30pm Center Kids’ Adventure Treehouse VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Sundays, December 18 – April 16 December Sundays, Wednesdays & Fridays, beginning December 23 beginning December & Fridays, Wednesdays 8:00am lift Express of the Village the bottom Meet at Desk in the Information by or stop 970.923.0560 Thursdays & Saturdays, December 22 – April 15 22 – April December & Saturdays, Thursdays 10:00am–1:00pm Thursdays, Center Recreation Village Snowmass $10 per additional child of four; a family $40 for VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2240, the Ticket Pavilion at the end of the Snowmass Mall the end of the Snowmass at Pavilion the Ticket Saturdays, 5:00pm–8:00pm Saturdays, activity

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= FREE 12 | ❆ Contact: Contact: Time: Time: Where: by an adult. by When: balloons, music and comedy, all designed to amaze and and amaze all designed to balloons, music and comedy, be accompanied must kids of all ages. Children mesmerize Can Jammin Jim juggle a flaming torch, a flaming knife and and a flaming knife torch, Can Jammin Jim juggle a flaming family You’ll find out during this fun ball? a flaming bowling juggling, magic, featuring show, variety a high-energy event, JAMMIN JIM’S JUGGLING & MAGIC SHOW SHOW JIM’S JUGGLING & MAGIC JAMMIN Where: Where: Contact: When: Time: the first run of the day with patrollers and/or instructors. Lift instructors. and/or patrollers with the day run of first the should be age Skiers/riders required. and reservations ticket skills. 11+ with intermediate The free Snowmass First Tracks program makes it possible, it possible, makes program Tracks First Snowmass free The on the mountain, taking be among the first to with the chance Cruising through untouched powder or freshly groomed groomed or freshly powder untouched Cruising through skiers and boarders. for is a dream-come-true corduroy FIRST TRACKS AT SNOWMASS SNOWMASS AT TRACKS FIRST Contact: Contact: Where: Where: Cost: Time: Time: and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult. an adult. by be accompanied must Children and more. When: to enjoy all of the Rec Center’s amenities, including outdoor outdoor amenities, including Center’s of the Rec all enjoy to fitness basketball, climbing, indoor skating, and swimming Center for some off-the-slopes fun! On Thursdays and Thursdays fun! On some off-the-slopes for Center rates discounted receive families and their V.I.K.s Saturdays, REC CENTER REC Recreation Village Snowmass the to family the whole Bring FAMILY DAY & FAMILY NIGHT AT THE THE AT NIGHT & FAMILY DAY FAMILY ACTIVITIES

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Mondays & Fridays, December 19 – April 14 December & Fridays, Mondays 3:30pm–4:30pm Pit Fire Base Village Mondays: Pit Fire Resort Snowmass Westin The Fridays: VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays Fridays Tuesdays, Mondays, due closures call ahead for 11:00am-2:00pm; Trail on Blue Grouse course NASTAR aspensnowmass.com 970.923.0560, to private races and weather races private to Visit the Ice Age Discovery Center on the Snowmass Snowmass on the Center Discovery Age the Ice Visit behind the discovery. learn the amazing story Mall to both kids and adults, with is fun for exhibit The and paleontologist, a resident displays, interactive bones and teeth. plenty of fossilized is free. 10:00am–5:00pm. Admission Open daily, information. more for Call 970.922.2277 SING-ALONG AND S’MORES AND S’MORES SING-ALONG and a guitar-strummin’ delicious s’mores, fire, A cozy during this together bring friends and families cowboy be accompanied must Children activity. après entertaining an adult. by When: Time: Where: Contact: PUBLIC NASTAR RACES NASTAR PUBLIC fastest your compare to Want speed? for the need Feel on- public, the to up Head friends? your with times are pins souvenir where course, race NASTAR mountain finishes. place third through first for awarded When: Time: Where: Contact:

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Sundays, December 18 – April 16 December Sundays, 4:00pm–5:00pm Center Kids’ Adventure Treehouse VIKsnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Daily Resort Snowmass Westin The required or spa purchase Restaurant westinsnowmass.com 970.923.8299, 10:30am & 1:30pm Knob of Sam’s the top at 10:30am: Meet aspensnowmass.com 970.923.1227, Daily, beginning December 19 December beginning Daily, 1:30pm: Meet outside the Elk Camp restaurant outside the Elk Camp 1:30pm: Meet activity SNOWMASS

= FREE 14 | The Snowmass site quickly became the richest Ice Age Age Ice richest quickly became the site Snowmass The such high altitude. at be found to yet ecosystem of Nature and Science stepped in and uncovered more more in and uncovered stepped and Science of Nature species in all. animals – 41 bones of prehistoric than 5,000 Snowmass Village unearthed a single tusk of a young female female unearthed a single tusk of a young Village Snowmass Museum months, the Denver ten the next mammoth. Over In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working near working operator bulldozer a 2010, October In Did you know these lands? roam sloths used to giant ground ❆ Contact: Contact: Time: Time: Where: accompanied by an adult. by accompanied When: parents, the chance to color a one-of-a-kind Snowmass Snowmass a one-of-a-kind color to the chance parents, be must Children provided. and stamps Materials postcard. Snowmass offers so much to write home about. This fun fun This about. home write to much so offers Snowmass their and up, and 3 ages children gives program V.I.K. new POSTCARDS FROM SNOWMASS FROM SNOWMASS POSTCARDS Cost: Cost: Contact: When: When: Where: Snowmass Kitchen or a 60-minute treatment at the Westin the Westin at treatment or a 60-minute Kitchen Snowmass recommended. the public; reservations Spa. Open to The Westin Snowmass Resort invites kids ages 5-12 to enjoy enjoy to kids ages 5-12 invites Resort Snowmass Westin The dinner at have while parents in their Kids Club, hours free two PAMPER, DINE & PLAY PAMPER, Contact: Contact: Time: Time: Where: mountain tour. Space is limited; lift ticket required. lift ticket is limited; Space mountain tour. When: local guides show you the lay of the land, along with secret with secret along of the land, the lay you guides show local 2 hour guided 1.5 to free during this stashes, spots and If over 3,000 acres of terrain sounds delightfully daunting, daunting, delightfully sounds of terrain acres 3,000 If over Knowledgeable tour. orientation mountain free a for sign up MOUNTAIN ORIENTATION TOUR TOUR ORIENTATION MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES | 17

WINTER GUIDEBOOK Daily 970.923.4544, Blazing Adventures: (3337), 970.923.DEEP Adventures: Western tlazy7.com 970.925.4614, T-Lazy-7: Daily, December – March (snow dependent) (snow – March December Daily, 9:00am–4:30pm Village Snowmass 0446 Clubhouse Dr, utemountaineer.com 970.923.5700, Daily Village Snowmass Road, Brush Creek 2835 adult $15 $10 youth, passes: Day snowmassrecreation.com 970.922.2240, blazingadventures.com westernadventuresinc.com Adventure abounds beyond Snowmass’ slopes. Check Snowmass’ abounds beyond Adventure of Aspen backcountry winter out the magnificent Bells, or the hills above Maroon the striking Snowmass, from range Trips tour. on a guided snowmobile Lenado, longer tours. for hours, with lunch provided four to two locations. some at available are rentals daily Individual required. Reservations When: Contact: Meandering across pristine winter meadows and into and into meadows winter pristine Meandering across ski this full-service and aspen groves, hushed pine forests trail the heart of the Nordic is at center and snowshoe Club Golf Course, on the Snowmass Located system. and lessons programs, of range wide a offers center the and a comfortable terrain, of variety a to access rentals, trail vary, and rentals prices Lesson indoor meeting place. is free. access When: Time: Where: Contact: CENTER RECREATION VILLAGE SNOWMASS This slopes. off the inner athlete, with your Connect 18,000 provides one-of-a-kind facility spectacular, the include Offerings fitness. fun and of feet square Snowmass, Aspen in pools saline heated outdoor, only machines, a weight cardio along with state-of-the-art a gymnasium, a climbing studio, exercise a group room, a Take and a bouldering cave. court a basketball wall, a personal training enjoy yoga, or Pilates like class fitness the a spin around take indoor basketball, play session, rink or a soak in the hot tub with stunning ice outdoor a a day, for in town are you Whether mountain views. Recreation Village the Snowmass or year-round, week everyone. has something for Center When: Where: Cost: Contact: TOURS SNOWMOBILE SNOWMASS CROSS COUNTRY SKI & & SKI COUNTRY CROSS SNOWMASS CENTER SNOWSHOE

❆ ❆ Sundays, beginning January 8 beginning Sundays, 12:00pm Restaurant High Alpine Gwyn’s snowmasschapel.org 970.923.6192, Every Sunday Every mass 5:00pm Catholic 9:00am non-denominational; Village Snowmass Road, Owl Creek 5307 snowmasschapel.org 970.923.6192, During Ullr Nights, one-hour sessions begin at begin at During Ullr Nights, one-hour sessions of the Elk Camp Gondola Top aspensnowmass.com 970.923.1227, Daily, beginning December 19 beginning December Daily, 10:00am, 11:30am, at beginning One-hour sessions On the Snowmass Mall, go down the staircase the staircase Mall, go down On the Snowmass slopesidelanes.com 970.429.8839, Open Daily Open Daily 12:00pm, 12:30pm, 1:30pm & 2:00pm, plus 2:30pm 12:00pm, 12:30pm, 1:30pm & 2:00pm, plus 2:30pm 18 beginning February 5:30pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm and 7:30pm between Crepe ‘N’ Juice and Aspen Sports and ‘N’ Juice Crepe between activity SNOWMASS

= FREE 16 | ❆ Where: Where: Contact: When: When: Time: every Sunday at noon. This service is non-denominational. is non-denominational. service noon. This at Sunday every required. Lift ticket A 15-minute worship service takes place outside Gwyn’s High High outside Gwyn’s place takes service worship A 15-minute of the Alpine Springs ) the top (at Alpine Restaurant SNOWMASS CHAPEL ON-MOUNTAIN WORSHIP WORSHIP CHAPEL ON-MOUNTAIN SNOWMASS Where: Where: Contact: When: When: Time: Church offers mass at the Chapel on Sunday evenings during evenings at the Chapel on Sunday mass offers Church 5:00pm. ski season at School is offered for Pre-K through 5th grade, and a Toddler a and grade, 5th through for Pre-K offered is School Catholic Mary’s St. also available. are and Cry Room Room Pray for snow! Snowmass Chapel offers a non-denominational Chapel offers Snowmass snow! for Pray Sunday 9:00am. at morning Sunday every service Christian SNOWMASS CHAPEL WORSHIP SERVICE SERVICE CHAPEL WORSHIP SNOWMASS Where: Where: Contact:

Time: reservations required. reservations When: center at Elk Camp. Multiple lift-served lanes offer tubing lanes offer Multiple lift-served Elk Camp. at center and tickets Session adults and children. for excitement Want to try something new on the hill? Trade your or your hill? Trade on the try something new to Want tubing on-mountain snow the new tube at a snow for board SNOW TUBING SNOW Contact: Contact: Where: Where: as space is limited. as space When: brewed beers, wood-fired pizzas, cheesesteak sandwiches, sandwiches, cheesesteak pizzas, wood-fired beers, brewed recommended, are Reservations and more. food upscale bar How do you roll? Try your hand at bowling on one of eight full- on one of bowling hand at your Try roll? do you How locally bar, with a full area a lounge also There’s lanes. sized SLOPESIDE LANES SLOPESIDE ACTIVITIES | 19

WINTER GUIDEBOOK ❆ Elk Camp aspensnowmass.com 970.923.1227, 19 – April 10 December Mondays, 4:30pm–5:30pm Center Kids’ Adventure Treehouse aspennature.org 970.925.5756, Daily Base Village 8:00am–4:00pm aspensnowmass.com (8733), 970.923.TREE 23 – April 7 December Fridays, 5:30pm–9:00pm Tuesdays, December 27, February 21 & March 21 21 & March February 27, December Tuesdays, Where: Where: Contact: WITH ACES WILDSIDE Environmental for the Aspen Center from Join a Naturalist presentation a fun and informative for (ACES) Studies include ACES’ may animals. Animal guests live featuring Tarantula Horned Owl, Boa Constrictor, Great resident All ages welcome. and more. When: Time: Where: Contact: TREEHOUSE KIDS’ ADVENTURE CENTER ADVENTURE TREEHOUSE KIDS’ 25,000-square- kids of all ages, this amazing Designed for facility Schools Ski & Snowboard Aspen Snowmass foot Treehouse of memories. The a lifetime create to is sure & Snowboard Kids’ Ski includes Snowmass experience and family retail, equipment rental, School check-in, unique The all under one roof. entertainment, après the mountain environment of the wonder design shares Treehouse The ways. educational fun and in tactile, designed rooms nature-themed interactive, six includes Scale the inside. bringing the outdoors specific ages, for explore Climber in the Alpine Climbing Room, Aspen Leaf or spend some down preschooler, the Bear Den with your room. in the Butterfly and toddlers infants time with your When: Where: Time: Contact: ULLR NIGHTS — Ullr — Elk Camp is In honor of the Norse God of Snow Guests wonderland. a nighttime winter into transformed such as activities, winter it, with classic a night of make can with ACES, tours sledding, guided snowshoe skating, ice ship. Ullr’s ghost tubing, and a visit to snow snowbiking, music, with live culinary celebration an à la carte Enjoy by the hot chocolate and it off with s’mores and top for one-hour sessions available tubing is Snow campfire. 5:30pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm and beginning at recommended. reservations required, 7:30pm. Tickets When: Time:

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= FREE hildren must be accompanied by an adult. by be accompanied must hildren 18 | ❆ Contact: Contact: Time: Time: Where: C When: Gather at the Ice Age Discovery Center to hear some of the to Center Discovery Age Gather the Ice at storytellers. master by recounted tales in the West, tallest STORYTELLING AT THE ICE AGE THE ICE AGE AT STORYTELLING CENTER DISCOVERY Where: Where: Contact: When: When: Time: activities. Free with purchase of an Ullr Nights gondola of an Ullr Nights gondola with purchase activities. Free provided. Equipment pass. (ACES). Bookend your tour with dinner, or a nightcap nightcap a or dinner, with tour your Bookend (ACES). along with other fun Ullr Night Elk Camp restaurant, at the snowy forests of the Snowmass Ski Area, with a with a Ski Area, the Snowmass of forests the snowy Studies Environmental for Aspen Center from Naturalist ULLR NIGHTS SNOWSHOE TOUR TOUR SNOWSHOE ULLR NIGHTS through a one-of-a-kind nighttime exploration Experience Contact: Contact: Where: Where: Cost: When: When: Time: required; equipment provided. Purchase tour tickets at any any at tickets tour Purchase provided. equipment required; necessary. reservations No office. lift ticket Aspen winter ecology, animals and more, as you discover discover as you and more, animals ecology, Mountain winter Lift ticket on gentle terrain. tour leisurely on this the area 2-hour snowshoe tour with a Naturalist from Aspen Center Center Aspen from with a Naturalist tour snowshoe 2-hour about Rocky Learn (ACES). Studies Environmental for Explore silent, snow-covered spruce and fir forests, along along forests, and fir spruce snow-covered silent, Explore guided, on a of Snowmass, the middle in creek a babbling ACES SNOWSHOE TOUR SNOWSHOE ACES Special Events At-A-Glance FEBRUARY 2017 See details on following pages. All events in Snowmass 3 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays unless otherwise noted. 10 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 11 Moonlit Trek & Dinner NOVEMBER 2016 12 Owl Creek Chase 23 Kids’ Thanksgiving Craft at Anderson Ranch 14 Spring Artists-In-Residence Slide Night 24 Opening Day, Snowmass and Aspen at Anderson Ranch 25 Thanksjibbing & Leftover Challenge 17 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 29 Visiting Critic Lecture at Anderson Ranch 24 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 25 Audi Power of Four Ski Race (all mountains) DECEMBER 2016 28 Mardi Gras Celebration & Fireworks 6-24 Letters to Santa 10 Opening Day, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk MARCH 2017 10 Opening Day, Snowmass Cross Country Center (snow dependent) 3 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 10 Light Up the Night at Snowmass Chapel 5 Silverboom Race and BBQ 10 Handel’s “Messiah” at Snowmass Chapel 10 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 12-1/20 Exhibition: Reflections on Synthetic Action 11 Moonlit Trek & Dinner at Anderson Ranch 13-31 Exhibition: Palimpsest at Anderson Ranch 17 Moonlit Trek & Dinner 15–19 Audi FIS World Cup Finals (Aspen) 20 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Holiday Open House 16–18 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series (Aspen) 21–24 Santa’s Village & Carolers 24 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 22 Build a Holiday Gingerbread House 25 Closing Day, Snowmass Cross Country Center 24 Christmas Eve Services at Snowmass Chapel (snow dependent) 31 Snowmass Torchlight Parade and Fireworks 25 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series 26–4/1 National Disabled Veterans Clinic JANUARY 2017 31 Bud Light Street Rail Fridays 12–15 Wintersköl™ Celebration (Aspen & Snowmass) 14 Moonlit Trek & Dinner APRIL 2017 15–22 Aspen Gay Ski Week (Aspen & Snowmass) 2 Closing Day, Buttermilk 26–29 X Games Aspen (Buttermilk) 8 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series 9 Closing Day, Aspen Highlands 11 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Spring Open House 16 Easter Service at Snowmass Chapel 16 Closing Day, Snowmass & Aspen

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SNOWMASS CHAPEL SNOWMASS the Christmas has presented Society Aspen Choral Holiday every “Messiah” classic portion of Handel’s this artistic Chapel for Join Snowmass 1977. Season since chorus, soloists, a community featuring tradition, cultural and Dankers Paul by Directed and chamber orchestra. Julian Hallmark as Concertmaster. featuring When: Time: Where: Cost: Contact: LETTERS TO SANTA LETTERS TO the sure Make wish list? Christmas child’s on your What’s in his off a note dropping hears about it by jolly old fellow letters Mall. Selected on the Snowmass personal mailbox Sun. the Snowmass newspaper, published in the local are Ho ho ho! When: Where: Contact: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT CHAPEL SNOWMASS AT at lighting ceremony annual tree Village’s Snowmass beautiful holiday a for Chapel sets the stage Snowmass Santa and from for a visit the fire season. Gather around cheer. and holiday carols hot cocoa, Mrs. Claus, cookies, of the lighting of dozens for countdown in the Participate grounds. the beautiful Chapel surround that trees When: Time: Where: Contact: AT “MESSIAH” HANDEL’S VISITING CRITIC LECTURE – LILLY WEI – LILLY LECTURE CRITIC VISITING writer, curator, independent York-based a New is Lilly Wei is global interest of area critic, whose and journalist Lecture and artists. art emerging art and contemporary Dinner RSVP $20. Café, the Ranch dinner at by followed 23. November Wednesday, by required When: Time: Where: Contact: ❆

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Saturday, December 31 December Saturday, 6:00pm at Parade Torchlight Hill Fanny gosnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Thursday, December 22 December Thursday, 3:30pm–6:00pm Inn Stonebridge The andersonranch.org 970.923.3181, 24 December Saturday, 5:00pm, 7:00pm & 9:00pm Village Snowmass Road, Owl Creek 5307 snowmasschapel.org 970.923.6192, December 21–24 December 2:00pm–4:00pm Mall & Base Village Snowmass gosnowmass.com 970.922.2233, Fireworks at 10:00pm at Fireworks NEW YEAR’S EVE TORCHLIGHT PARADE PARADE NEW YEAR’S EVE TORCHLIGHT AND FIREWORKS light. of is a festival Snowmass in Eve Year’s New torchlight the spectacle of a traditional experience First, ages 8 and up are Skiers and snowboarders parade. in the take evening, that join in the fun. Later to invited and slopes. the sky illuminating sight of fireworks When: Time: Where: Contact: to eat. Head to The Stonebridge Inn for a night of a night of Inn for Stonebridge The Head to eat. to the Open to deliciousness. and gingerbread creativity must Children decorate. to welcome are kids all public, an adult. be supervised by When: Time: Where: Contact: CHAPEL SNOWMASS EVE AT CHRISTMAS the at of the year special day is the most Eve Christmas 5:00pm The Chapel. Snowmass non-denominational with children. families is designed especially for service to be treated you’ll the 7:00pm and 9:00pm services, At bells and candlelight, along choir, a chamber orchestra, and seasonal readings. carols Christmas favorite with your When: Time: Where: Contact: SANTA’S VILLAGE & VILLAGE SANTA’S CAROLERS-A-CAROLING Mall and Base Snowmass the to comes Pole North The the hear to is available Santa himself where Village, Complimentary boys. girls and from requests last-minute favorite your Hear all daily. offered Santa are with photos through stroll as carolers 23 & 24, tunes December holiday Mall and Base Village. the Snowmass When: Time: Where: Contact: HOUSE GINGERBREAD BUILD A HOLIDAY Inn and Anderson Ranch Stonebridge The by Presented is good enough activity this fun holiday Arts Center,

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OWL CREEK CHASE OWL been has Chase Creek Owl race, -country 21K A races ski cross-country premier largest, one of Colorado’s Snowmass from challenging course, 1985. The since Colorado that best the very Aspen, presents to Village thrilling views, tough climbs, scenic offer: skiing has to conditions. snow and excellent descents nordic When: Time: Where: Cost: Contact: performances, in chronological order, by Bassnectar, Bassnectar, by order, in chronological performances, Chainsmokers, The Nationals, Free & The Anderson .Paak Musical spectators. to free are events Most and G-Eazy. a ticket. require performances When: Where: Contact: RAIL FRIDAYS BUD LIGHT STREET showcase athletes and March, in February On Fridays garden, rail and skills in an urban-inspired their creativity spectator cash prizes, Hill. Athlete on Fanny located (ages 12 and and the Little Rail competition giveaways, be missed. not to this an event under) make When: Where: Contact: X GAMES to returns action sports