Mark your calendar for this winter's top events Planning your vacation around a specific date in time is a great way to see some place new. And ski or snowboard vacation spots like Vail are absolutely perfect for being in the mix of non-stop fun and excitement. And not that you actually need a reason to take a vacation, here is an entire list of popular events and traditions you can plan your trip around for fun, fun fun - all winter long. Select your desired month of travel and start planning today! Date Resort Event January 2010 1/2 - 1/9 Jackson Hole Snowriders Ski Week 1/4 - 1/9 Steamboat 11th Annual Musicfest at Steamboat Park City PCMR Freestyle Classic 1/4 - 1/10 1/4 - 1/11 Snowbird Western Region Tech Series 1/4 - 1/12 Crested Butte USASA Southwest Series Superpipe 1/4 - 1/13 Beaver Creek Ullr Fest 1/4 - 1/14 Steamboat 26th Annual Women's Ski Camp with Deb Armstrong 1/4 - 1/15 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Ski Camp 1/4 - 1/16 Aspen/Snowmass ESPN Winter X Games 1/4 - 1/17 Steamboat Ski Jam VII 1/16 Winter Park Mary Jane Bump Jamboree 1/16 - 1/18 Jackson Hole JH Ski Club North Series Super G 1/16 - 1/22 Jackson Hole National Safety Awareness Week 1/19 Steamboat 36th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill 1/19 - 1/23 Jackson Hole Women's Ski Camp 1/19 - 1/23 Jackson Hole Women's Snowboard Camp 1/19 - 1/23 Jackson Hole Women's Telemark Camp 1/20 - 1/21 Park City U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix 1/22 Banff The Backyard Rail Jam Series 1/22 - 1/24 Winter Park Bob's Mogul Camp 1/23 Banff Taste of Sunshine 1/23 Beaver Creek Talons Challenge 1/23 Jackson Hole JHMR Season Passholder Party 1/23 Winter Park Winter Park Resort's 70th Anniversary 1/23 Winter Park Winter Park Amateur Freeride Series - King of the Grommets (Slopestyle) 1/23 - 1/24 Snowbird The North Face Snowboard Masters 1/26 - 1/30 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Ski Camp 1/26 - 1/30 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Telemark Camp 1/26 - 1/3 Beaver Creek International Snow Sculpture Championships 1/27 Banff Cardboard Sled Derby 1/29 - 1/31 Beaver Creek Culinary & Wine Focus presented by Bon Appetit February 2010 2/2 - 2/6 Jackson Hole Backcountry Camp 2/2 - 2/6 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Snowboard Camp 2/2 - 2/8 Jackson Hole Natural Selection 2/13 - 2/14 Winter Park Women's Ski Weekend 2/6 Banff Sunshine 5000 Ski Mountaineering Competition 2/6 - 2/7 Banff Sunshine Ski Club Race 2/9 - 2/13 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Ski Camp 2/10 - 2/11 Jackson Hole Wyoming Winter Special Olympics 2/11 Aspen/Snowmass Aspen/Snowmass Open 2/12 Snowbird Serendipity Race 2/12 - 2/28 Whistler Winter Olympic Games 2/13 Jackson Hole JH Ski Club Moose Chase XC Ski Race 2/13 - 2/16 Beaver Creek Mardi Gras 2/14 - 2/16 Vail Carnival 2/14 Jackson Hole Coney Classic 5k Ski Joring Race 2/15 - 2/19 Jackson Hole JHMR Employee Olympics 2/17 - 2/21 Crested Butte 2010 Subaru US Freeskiing Championships 2/20 - 2/22 Banff Kal Tire K1 Westerns Race 2/22 - 2/25 Jackson Hole Powder Week 2/23 - 2/27 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Snowboard Camp 2/24 - 2/28 Jackson Hole Women's Ski Camp 2/26 Aspen/Snowmass Colorado Freeride Championships 2/26 - 2/28 Jackson Hole Dick's Ditch Banked Slalom 2/27 Solitude Kids’ Mini Downhill 2/27 Winter Park Transworld - TRANS AM Series Date Resort Event March 2010 3/1 - 3/8 Whistler Winter PRIDE 2010 3/2 - 3/6 Jackson Hole Steep and Deep Ski Camp IV 3/2 - 3/6 Jackson Hole Adaptive Steep and Deep Camp 3/4 Banff Backyard Rail Jam 3/4 - 3/6 Winter Park Steeps and Deep Camp 3/6 - 3/7 Crested Butte Alison Gannett's Rippin Chix Ski Camp 3/7 Solitude Jimmie Heuga's Vertical Express for MS 3/12 - 3/21 Whistler Winter Paralympic Games 3/13 Banff Salomon Jib Academy 3/13 Jackson Hole TVR Captain America Day 3/13 - 3/14 Snowbird The Junior Freeskiing Nationals 3/17 - 3/20 Snowbird U.S. Freeskiing Nationals 3/19 Aspen/Snowmass Bud Light Spring Jam 3/20 Jackson Hole JH Ski Club Series Final 3/21 Jackson Hole US Ski Mountaineering National Championships 3/21 Crested Butte Al Johnson Uphill/Downhill Ski Race 3/26 - 4/4 The Canyons The Canyons Spring Grüv 3/26 - 3/28 Jackson Hole 5th Annual Jackson Hole Mountain Festival 3/27 Banff 44th Annual Bruno Engler Veterans Race 3/27 Jackson Hole 36th Annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle April 2010 4/3 Solitude Solitude Nordic Center Spring Fling 4/3 Winter Park 19th Annual Tom's Terrific Cross Country Downhill 4/7 Banff Big Mountain Challenge 4/12 Snowbird Daredevil Dummy Downhill 4/17 Winter Park Spring Blast presented by Snickers® - Throw Back to the 80's 4/1 - 4/4 Vail Vail Film Festival 4/1 - 4/18 Beaver Creek Spring Massive 4/2 - 4/5 Snowbird Snowcup GS 4/7 - 4/10 Vail Taste of Vail 4/10 - 4/11 Banff Spring Music Sessions Week 1 4/10 - 4/11 Winter Park Rocky Mountain Freestyle - Moguls 4/12 - 4/18 Vail Spring Back to Vail 4/16 - 4/25 Whistler TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival 4/17 - 4/18 Banff Spring Music Sessions Week 2 4/24 - 4/25 Banff Spring Music Sessions Week 3 May 2010 5/1 - 5/2 Banff Lake Louise Spring Episode 5/8 - 5/9 Banff Coors Light Peak Party Weekend and Playground Ski and Snowboard Competition Dates are subject to change..