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FROM THE EDITOR Snowmass gets even prettier from 1,000 feet above as the sound of hot air rushes high toward a colorful balloon, sending it floating through the sky. I took my first hot-air balloon ride in Snowmass last September, and the views of the Elk Mountains and the village were like nothing I’d ever seen. Brilliant colors decorated the sky as hundreds of people down below in Town Park snapped photographs of this spectacular scene. The Snowmass Balloon Festival is one of many events in Snowmass that I’ll be sure to attend this summer. It seems the calendar grows every year, and each summer somehow manages to upstage the one before it. Heritage Fire, an inaugural event in Snowmass last year featuring heritage-breed whole animals
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roasting over wood fires, felt like one of those quintessential Snowmass days when everything I love about this mountain village came together for one perfect afternoon and evening. There were craft cocktails galore, live music and meat — glorious, wood-fired meat! I found myself looking around, sipping my Woody Creek Distillers rye whiskey old-fashioned and feeling lucky to be a part of it. It felt like the most exiting barbecue and picnic I could ever imagine. Whether you explore Snowmass on foot via countless hiking trails, pedal your way around its growing number of mountain-biking trails, watch the action-packed Snowmass Rodeo or catch a ride in a hot-air balloon, one thing’s for certain this summer in Snowmass: You’ll be glad to be here.
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Things to do in Snowmass by JILL BEATHARD
On June 16, Heritage Fire, arguably the hottest ticket of last year’s Food & Wine Classic, is an outdoor cooking demonstration (and tasting) of heritage breed meat of all different varieties: pork, beef, lamb, lobster, chicken, duck and even octopus. Two days later, the same team that puts on this event follows up with Grand Cochon, a tasting event and chef competition that’s all about pork.
Go to an outdoor concert
Just a short drive from Aspen, Snowmass is an oasis tucked into the Elk Mountains. It shines in the summertime, when there’s so much to see and do that sometimes it’s hard to make a decision. Whether you’re here for a day or a week, the following nine suggestions should help guide you around this beautifully serene village. There are plenty of other activities not listed here, but this is a good start.
The free Thursday night concert series has long been a staple summer pastime in the Roaring Fork Valley. Families and friends pack up their picnic blankets and coolers of food (sorry, no booze can be brought in) and set up shop, rain or shine, on the slopes of Fanny Hill for this weekly musical tradition, running June 11 through Aug. 11. Organizers try to change up the genre of the music from week to week, so there’s plenty of opportunity to hear whatever floats your boat. But no matter what, the crowd is pretty much always on its feet. For more information, visit www.gosnowmass.com/activity/ free-concerts. The outdoor music isn’t limited to Thursday nights anymore. While not free, the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience — this year’s lineup includes Stevie Wonder, the Killers, Train and more — is one of the biggest parties of the summer (See our critic’s picks on page 22). And additional free concerts are being held during the Deaf Camp Benefit (July 16), Colorado Scottish Festival (Aug. 5 to 7) and Wanderlust yoga festival (June 30 to July 3).
Hit the mountain on two wheels
Snowmass’ cycling opportunities have become a huge attraction, ranging from road biking to cross-country trails to the downhill courses on the ski area, an adrenaline junkie’s forte. Snowmass also is the proud host of the Enduro World Series from July 27 to 31, the only U.S. stop the international race series will make this year, as well as several other cycling competitions and events. See page 18 for more on Snowmass biking trails.
Soak in the view
Just as the leaves begin turning in mid-September, the Snowmass Balloon Festival returns Sept. 16 to 18 with early-morning launches over the Snowmass Club golf course, a valleywide balloon race and an evening glow. One of the best day agendas of the season is that Saturday, Sept. 17, when the Snowmass Wine Festival coincides with the balloon festival: You can watch the balloons rise against a backdrop of green and gold in the morning, sip wine in the afternoon and end the day with dinner while watching the balloons glow on Fanny Hill. For more information, visit www.gosnowmass.com/event/ snowmass-balloon-festival.
Go back in time
A celebration of Colorado’s Western heritage, the Snowmass Rodeo has been entertaining guests and paying out cowboys and cowgirls for 43 years, with a healthy sampling of rodeo events such as bronco and bull riding, roping, barrel racing and mutton bustin’ for the kids. Every Wednesday night from June 8 through Aug. 17, the Snowmass
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Join friends and family for a taste of fun and adventure at 9,805 feet. On Tuesday evenings in July and August take a complimentary ride up the Elk Camp Gondola to be greeted at the top with spectacular views, live music, hiking, campfire, climbing wall, strider bikes and more. Take a break from the fun to savor a farm to table à la carte dinner featuring locally-sourced food. Western Heritage Association hosts this authentic rodeo experience rain or shine. Adult tickets are $20, youth tickets (ages 11 to 15) are $15, and children 10 and younger are free. VIP tickets also are available for $5 more. More information at www.snowmassrodeo.org.
Go way back in time
Head up to the Ice Age Discovery Center on the Snowmass Mall, where you can learn about the mastodons, mammoths and other ice-age animals that once roamed these hills. Thousands of ice-age fossils were uncovered in 2010 in a reservoir below the ski slopes, and a few are on display here along with some other interactive learning tools. Admission is free, and the center is open daily June 2 through Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.gosnowmass.com for details.
Let your creative juices flow Now in its 50th year, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center is celebrating its legacy of helping budding artists develop their crafts with a host of public events all summer long. Sign up for a workshop, attend an artist lecture, or simply visit the campus, a collection of historic
structures relocated from ranches throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, to get a taste of what the center has to offer. See page 42 for more about this summer’s offerings.
Play like a kid
Snowmass is known as a worldclass family resort. There’s no shortage of kid-friendly activities indoors and outdoors here: Try Camp Aspen Snowmass for on-mountain activities, rock climbing at the top of the gondola, free activities through the Very Important Kid program and, for a special treat, the Zoppe Family Circus from Aug. 19 to 21. See page 24 for more on this summer’s activities.
Sit back and relax
A lot of this magazine is dedicated to helping you find things to do — events, concerts, outdoor activities and thrilling adventures. But we know you’re also here to relax. Take a hike up the Rim Trail to the yin-yang platform in the shadow of Mount Daly. Join a yoga class at one of Snowmass’ two studios, or spend a day at the spa. The Wanderlust yoga festival, which takes over the village June 30 to July 3, is a unique opportunity for that, as well. Or you can always just grab a bottle of wine, sit on "your porch" with "a deck" and watch the sun dip behind the Elk Mountains.
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TRAIL RUNNING SURGES IN POPULARITY Recreational, competitive events step up by DALE STRODE
Trail running is picking up momentum — year by year, trail by trail, runner by runner. The recent explosion in popularity of trail running over the past two decades is visible on the trails around Snowmass Village and Aspen. There are recreational runners by the score on any day of the week. And there are competitive trail runners in classic events like the Power of Four 50K Trail Race, the Aspen Backcountry Marathon and the internationally known Golden Leaf Half-Marathon. How popular is trail running? Entries to the 38th annual Gold"I found the en Leaf — the fall trail race from trails community Snowmass Village to Aspen — filled so refreshing. less than four hours after registration Nobody judges opened online. you; nobody “I don’t know what exactly caused yells splits such an explosion in trail running,” said out at you. It's Ron Lund, a legendary local distance who has competed in all 37 fantastic." runner previous Golden Leaf races. “Running, Ashley Erba in general, was taking off. There were a
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lot of road races. The first trail races were just another race on the schedule.” The running scene 25 years ago, with a big boost from the Pikes Peak Hill Climb and Marathon, built the foundation for the popularity of today’s trail running, he said. “Mark Barbour got me into trail running,” Lund said of the former longtime running coach at Aspen High School. “He talked about Pikes; he ran Pikes.” Lund ran his first Pikes Peak ascent in 1987. He’s done it 10 times, and the longtime Basalt resident has done the full Pikes Peak Marathon twice. All the while, trail running was growing all around him. The addition of sponsored trail events followed. “Now, look at the elite level,” Lund said. “There’s the Power of Four, the Grand Traverse, all these races. And the ultra races.” He said the overall growth in ultra competitions also has spurred trail running in general. Equipment has improved exponentially from clothing to shoes and sole surfaces to refinements like “running spats” to keep dirt and rocks out of shoes. Many trail runners, for example, train and help out as pace runners, doing sections of races like the Leadville 100 or the Hardrock 100 in the San Juan Mountains. “Athletes are looking for limits,” Lund said, adding that the trails can provide that. Training opportunities are limitless, he said, in a
LIFT-SERVED MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK OPENS JUNE 24 place like Snowmass Village, Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. “It’s interesting to see how people are embracing it,” Lund said, as he has watched events spring up like the Power of Four as well as the Grand Traverse trail race from Crested Butte to Aspen. The Power of Four 50K Trail Race is sponsored by Aspen Skiing Co. and includes all four Skico mountains. The race starts with a climb up Aspen Mountain, followed by ascents and descents of Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk before the finish at Snowmass Ski Area. A running wunderkind who only recently turned to the trails won the women’s division of the Power of Four 50K last summer, finishing in 5 hours, 53 minutes. Ashley Erba, a 19-year-old from Boulder, won the race with a huge smile on her face and a college running career in her rearview mirror. “I found the trails so refreshing,” Erba said of her conversion from collegiate star to professional trail runner. “I found the trails community so refreshing. Nobody judges you; nobody yells splits out at you. It’s fantastic.” A high school legend in Warsaw, Indiana, who won multiple state championships in track and cross country, Erba went to Providence College on scholarship to pursue her running career. But the college running experience left the former high school 5,000-meter national champion frustrated. “I realized that wasn’t what I wanted with running,” she said. Even worse, Erba said her college training program didn’t allow her to go on trail runs for fun. “I said I need something different,” said Erba, whose mother was an ultrarunner with several 100-mile races on her resume. Erba moved to Boulder, took up trail running full time and never looked back. “With this kind of running, I had a blast,” Erba said. Lund’s daughter, Megan Lund Lizotte, like Erba, has forged a professional running career out of her trail-running exploits. Lund Lizotte, an all-state high school runner who ran at NCAA Division II University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, prospered as a trail runner after college, becoming a member of the U.S. Trail Running Team. She currently coaches clients in the Aspen area from her home base in California. “Some runners can blossom into elite trail runners. That was the case for Megan,” said Lund, who hopes to extend his Golden Leaf streak to 50 races in a row. That’s 13 more years. “For my running identity, it has played a big part,” he said. “The Golden Leaf is still my favorite race.”
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SNOWMASS GOLF CLUB CHALLENGES MOUNTAIN GOLFERS by DALE STRODE
The Snowmass Golf Club is known for its expansive views with mountain peaks in the background, such as Mount Daly.
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Golfers at the Snowmass Golf Club learn “But the water isn’t what makes the course For more information to pay attention. tough; it’s the traps and greens and the on the Snowmass Golf They pay attention to the legendary water,” Sivess said of the course that was Club, including tee vistas on the sprawling layout at the base of redesigned by Jim Engh. times, visit Snowmass Village. And they pay attention “This is really a brand-new course,” said snowmassclub.com to a challenging mountain golf course that longtime Snowmass Golf Club superinrewards strategic play and penalizes anyone tendent Al Ogren, adding that the current whose mind and golf balls wander. layout is the third golf layout on the property. “The setting and the condition of the course is amazing. Initially it opened with nine holes in 1967. A back nine was It’s always in great condition,” said Jeffrey Sivess, a longtime added in 1970. golfer at the Snowmass Club. “Every shot has a great view. The Arnold Palmer group completed a total course redesign It’s gorgeous.” in the early 1980s. But the serenity of the landscape belies a tough test of golf “It’s much different that the original (18-hole) course,” on the par-72, 7,008-yard course, which sits at more than 8,000 Ogren said. feet above sea level. He said the bunkers are challenging, just like they are at most “It’s tough. The greens are very tough, and the traps are very golf courses. tough,” Sivess said. “You have to stay out of the traps.” “The hazards are going to cost you,” said Ogren, who has a At first glance, water hazards in the form of lakes, ponds and simple description for the Snowmass Golf Club. “I love it.” Brush Creek dominate the mix of long and short holes. Longtime Snowmass Village resident Joe Farrell said of the
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new rendition of the Snowmass Golf Club, “It became a lot more severe test of golf. Still, the views are stupendous.” The classic postcard photo of the Snowmass Golf Club shows towering and rugged Mount Daly in the background. “The sand traps are very deep; they are very hard,” said longtime Snowmass Club golfer Chris Hartman, a fan of the variety on the course. “But I don’t think it is too difficult of a course.” She said the putting elements on a mountain course add to the challenge and the fun. “Putting uphill … into the mountain is still putting uphill.” The Snowmass Club course opens with a 500-yard par 5 to start a par-35 front nine. Water and those pesky bunkers crop up at No. 2 and No. 3, the latter a testy 350-yard par 4. At No. 4, Brush Creek lines both sides of the par 3, where placement is key on the 160-yard hole. Golfers also face a long par 3 on the front nine at hole No. 6. The 270-yard hole features the biggest green on the course. A par 5 at No. 7 sets players up for a pair of par 4s at No. 8 and No. 9. The back nine plays to a par 37 with three par 5s (11, 13 and 18) and only two par 3s (12 and 17). The par 3 at No. 12 is a 200-yard uphill shot from the tee box. A stretch of three consecutive par 4s greets the golfers at 14, 15 and 16. The 200-yard 17th hole, over water, leads to the biggest view on the course at No. 18 — a 360-degree vista of mountain golf splendor. “There are … gorgeous views,” said Farrell, who has played the Snowmass Club since its opening days. “The Snowmass Club makes the Trashmasters (benefit golf tournament) happen,” Sivess added. “They are extremely generous.” Sivess, who heads the Trashmasters organization, said the new ownership and management at the Snowmass Club have endorsed the longtime benefit golf tournament. Now in its 24th season, the Trashmasters event has awarded more than $1.5 million in college scholarships to local students. Four more will be awarded in 2016, thanks to the support of the Snowmass Golf Club, Sivess said. The club gives access to the Trashmasters for the main fundraising event in July and again in September for the locals’ event. The annual tournament rewards the normally unfortunate aspects of golf, such as hitting into the water or into a tree. “We’re happy to keep the Trashmasters going at the Snowmass Club,” Sivess said.
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ON THE WATER Feeling landlocked? Take a short trip downvalley to Ruedi Reservoir
by ALI MARGO
For anyone who sometimes feels like Colorado is a little too landlocked, there just happens to be a perfect little diamond in the rough tucked away in the Fryingpan Valley outside Basalt: a stunning body of water at 7,800 feet surrounded by mountains where one can find reprieve from Colorado’s high and dry summers. Located 15 miles up the Fryingpan River from downtown Basalt, Ruedi Reservoir is relatively remote: It has no cellphone reception and no basic amenities like a grocery store, liquor or gas. What Ruedi does have is 997 acres of water for boating, fishing, swimming and sweeping mountain views that are a feast for the eyes. So go ahead—drink it in.
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Boating and sailing
If you were wondering where all those people were towing their boats to and from in the middle of the mountains, now you know. Ruedi is big enough to tear around on all kinds of motorized boats, not to mention wakeboarding, water skiing, jet skiing and sailing. It’s super accessible via the Ruedi Marina boat ramp and longterm summer storage (for those lucky enough to obtain a slip at the dry dock in a yearly lottery), and all it’ll cost you for access is $7 a day. If you’re looking to get some wind in your sails, check out the Aspen Yacht Club (www.aspenyachtclub.com).
It’s a private club, but nonmembers can get on a wait list to volunteer to crew for races every Sunday, and the club hosts a new member open house in June that’s open to the public. Still, Aspen Yacht Club Commodore Jeff Dickinson warns that Ruedi’s waters aren’t ideal for beginners. “Ruedi is challenging to sail on. It goes from a pleasant 5 to 10 knots to 40 to 50 knots in the blink of eye,” he said. “It’s more like a black-diamond run. If you can sail Ruedi, you can sail anywhere.” The Aspen Recreation Center also offers sailing classes for kids ages 10 to 18 on Ruedi out of the Aspen Yacht Club (www. aspenrecreation.com/sailing).
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Paddleboarding
If you don’t have access to a boat but still want to get on the water, paddleboarding is an affordable, fun way to do it and user-friendly enough for kids of all ages and dogs, too. Ruedi gets a ton of wind during the day and a lot of boat traffic on the weekends that make for rougher waters. “I often send people to Freeman Mesa, a day-use area about 5 miles past the boat launch,” said Jeff Anderson, floor manager at Bristlecone Sports. “It has a nice, protected cove for people to try things out, far enough away from the craziness of the boat launch.” With its easy wade-in beaches, large grassy area (complete with picnic tables, bathrooms and outdoor grills) and warm(ish) water that’s suitable for swimming, it’s the closest thing to a beach day you’ll find this side of the Continental Divide. Bristlecone has stand-up paddleboard rentals for $40 a day for an inflatable board, paddle and life jacket (www.bristleconemountain sports.com, 970-927-1492).
For an easy day hike that affords awesome views of the reservoir, the Fryingpan Valley and the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness, check out the Ruedi Overlook Trail, with its easy-to-find trailhead just 200 feet past the boat launch on the opposite side of the street. Meander through dense forest for 2 miles (which provides excellent shade in the warmer summer months) to an overlook that affords 360-degree views of the reservoir and surrounding mountains and is moderate enough for trail running and mountain biking. Turn around here for an easy day hike, or continue on the trail for another 6 miles all the way to the top of Red Table Mountain. If you’re more of a pedal pusher, Frying Pan Road is a popular training ride for local road bikers because of its unrequited views along the river and variety of terrain, from the long flats leading up to the reservoir from town to the intense climbs beyond Meredith and Thomasville up to the base of Hagerman Pass at over 9,000 feet. The road is 33 miles one way from Basalt to where it ends on the Upper Fryingpan. Once you pass the boat launch turnoff to Ruedi, the road has very little traffic as it meanders up and over the east side of the reservoir with several outstanding viewpoints overlooking the water, not to mention a screaming downhill. It’s a great way to see Ruedi from a different perspective — without ever having to get wet.
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FOR A PEACEFUL MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE, USE YOUR FEET and Hiking provides solitude views that canʹt be beat
Hikers who are looking The paved trails are a great Story by for a pleasant jaunt along an introduction to the mounSCOTT irrigation ditch in the woods, tain environment without CONDON a steady climb that alternates making a backcountry Photos by between patches of forest and commitment, according to DANIEL open, flower-choked meadAndy Worline, director of BAYER ows and slogs through dark parks, recreation and trails. timber have it all in their Summer maps of the trail backyard in Snowmass Village. system can be found at Town Hall, The town has done a good job over the recreation center, bike shops, the years of creating an extensive various trailheads and online. trail system that now boasts 26 miles Worline recommended the Ditch of natural-surface trails and 8 miles Trail as a transitional route for of paved. visitors to the village. It’s flat and
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The payoff at the end of many Roaring Fork Valley hikes is a high-elevation lake surrounded by jagged peaks.
easy and is the gateway to the White River National Forest after covering 2.5 miles. It also has the advantage of offering plenty of parking on the end closest to the village. After you acclimate to the elevation, Worline recommends the South Rim Trail, which starts with a 700-foot vertical climb. The smooth trail surface and perfectly sculpted switchbacks take some of the pain out of the gain. Hikers who stick with it are rewarded with an “epic view” at the Yin/Yang platform on a short spur after the trail tops out, Worline noted. All of the town of Snowmass trails are multiuse, so hikers are likely to encounter mountain bikers. Snowmass Ski Area offers some trails dedicated to hikers. Steve Rausch, the ranger and summer trails man-
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outdoors & recreation Hikers venture into the high country outside Snowmass Village and soak in the views of rugged peaks and wildflowers.
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ager at Snowmass Ski Area, recommended riding the Elk Camp Gondola out of the village to mid-mountain. The Rabbit Run Nature Trail is a pleasant, 1-mile walk that can be combined to make the Sierra Club Loop, a 2-mile intermediate route perfect for people who aren’t quite ready to charge up the slope, he said. Visitors who are ready to tackle a longer jaunt should check out the Vista Trail, according to Erica Berens, a hiking guide with Blazing Adventures. It’s another of the handful of dedicated hiking trails on the Elk Camp section of the mountain. She likes taking the trail up from Base Village, climbing through pine forests, aspens and meadows to Elk Camp restaurant, the headquarters for summer adventure for the ski area. The route climbs about 1,200 vertical feet in 2.2 miles, so it “definitely gets your heart rate up,” Berens said. The Vista Trail is really good for wildflowers, Berens said.
But there’s more, should you so desire. After a rest at the restaurant, hikers can continue to the top of Elk Camp on the Summit Trail, also dedicated to hikers. It’s a stiff, steady climb, but the payoff is great with immense views at the summit at 11,325 feet. The good news is that hikers don’t have to subject their knees to the stress of descending. They can take the Elk Camp lift and gondola back to the base. For true backcountry flavor, there are several trails just a short distance from the village, according to Berens and Chase Harrison, an 18-year resident of Snowmass who has hiked, biked and skied its trails extensively. Berens likes to hike the Snowmass Lake Trail, accessed from a trailhead a few miles outside Snowmass Village on Campground Road. The hike meanders along the creek. About 4 miles in, “you pass some humongous boulders,” she said. They make a great place for lunch and to turn around. Snowmass Lake is a popular destination for backpackers, so it’s likely a hiker will encounter people on the trail. Harrison said a good alternative is West Snowmass Creek Trail, which parallels its busier twin and requires crossing the creek. The rugged route eventually climbs to Moon Lake on iconic Mount Daly. It offers stunning views of the majestic mountains and gives a true taste of wilderness. Harrison said he didn’t want to share too many secrets about one of his favorite hikes. His advice was for curious hikers to bust out the guidebooks and study his recommended alternative to make it a true adventure.
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Snowmass Village officials aren’t messing around with marketing for cyclists this summer. They know exactly what they want to say. They will heavily promote the Snowmass Loop, a 24-mile route that features some of the best singletrack trails in the Roaring Fork Valley. “If someone can conquer this 24-mile ride, they’ve pretty much seen everything,” said Andy Worline, parks, recreation and trails director in the village. “It’s got something for everybody.” Indeed it does, including plenty of parking at the Rodeo Lot. From there, riders can get on the Ditch Trail in a few short minutes and then avoid pavement for hours. The route circumnavigates Snowmass Village on terrain that ranges from climbs in aspen forests to technical traverses across ski trails and exposed, near-desert terrain on sun-drenched southern slopes. Completing the entire loop requires linking several trails. The town’s summer 2016 trail map will make the route clear. The town also is investing in good signage for directions on the fly, Worline said. While the town will promote the whole ride as a multi-hour, cross-country adventure, the beauty of it is that the route can also be broken into chunks for visitors who don’t want to put in one mammoth day. “We don’t want to have every single person think they have to do the Snowmass Loop,” said Mike Pritchard, executive director of the Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association. One subset network he recommended is catching the Ditchline Trail a short distance from the Rodeo Lot, climbing up Viewline Trail into Sky Mountain Park and then bombing the dedicated downhill trail called Deadline.
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Once back on the valley floor, a rider can return to the Viewline climb and repeat the thrilling Deadline or head into the forest on a trail such as Tom Blake. Pritchard recommended riding Deadline two or three times to get a feel for its flow and then a rider can ease off the brakes a bit. Steve Rausch Both Worline and Pritchard advise Rangers and visitors or new residents to the Roarsummer trails ing Fork Valley to make sure the Rim manager at Trail is part of their plan. Any way a Snowmass rider tackles it requires a grunt. “You’re in the mountains, you’re going to climb,” Pritchard said. “It’s going to be difficult for anybody,” Worline said. Difficult, yes, but fun. From the north trailhead high in the village, the trail climbs 700 feet right out of the chute, but the switchbacks are wide and well-rounded, and the surface is smooth. At the top is a short spur that goes to a high point and provides incredible views of the mountains surrounding the upper valley. After that break, the fun begins on a descending singletrack trail close to the rim of the mountainside. The second half of the ride requires additional climbing before a rocket downhill to the Rodeo Lot. Pritchard labeled Rim Trail a solid intermediate ride that’s simply a lot of fun. “You have to put the Rim Trail on the list,” he said. Snowmass also is making a name for itself with the lift-served, downhill trail network that Aspen Skiing Co. has developed on the Elk Camp section of the mountain. Steve Rausch, rangers and summer trails manager at Snowmass, recommended taking a morning skills class with a pro. It’s great for getting used to the downhill bikes and getting a feel for the skills needed to make the course more fun, he said. Downhill riding requires an adjustment for riders more familiar with cross-country riding. “It’s a whole different story when they get on a gravity trail,” Rausch said. The Snowmass Bike Park trails feature Verde for beginners, Viking and Vapor for intermediate to advanced riders and Valhalla, primarily for advanced riders. While Verde is for beginners, it’s also the longest at 3½ flowing miles through aspen and pine forests that are great for gaining skills. Valhalla offers a variety of free-ride challenges over 2.75 miles, with a 1,400-vertical-foot drop. It features berms, jumps, bridges, tabletops, a wall ride and more. Several cross-country trails also converge or start out from Elk Camp. Skico has applied to the U.S. Forest Service to add 10 mountain-biking trails. Construction could start next summer if all goes well. “We’ve been growing pretty steadily in the last few years,” Rausch said. He has witnessed growing interest in the downhill trails after starting as a bike ranger in 1996 and taking over as manager in 2001. “The gravity scene is definitely on the rise,” he said. “We’re seeing more people on a bike vacation.”
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CRITIC'S PICKS by ANDREW TRAVERS
ART TOM SACHS OPEN STUDIO SESSION ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER, July 18
FRED TOMASELLI AND TOM BURCKHARDT LECTURE ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER, July 19
2016 ASPEN ARTIST AWARD WINNER GABRIEL OROZCO EXHIBITION
Judith Scott
ASPEN ART MUSEUM, Opening July 29; free talk Aug. 4
BOUND AND UNBOUND ASPEN ART MUSEUM, Through July 10
This groundbreaking retrospective of 47 untitled sculptures and drawings by Judith Scott fills the Aspen Art Museum’s second-floor gallery with objects shrouded in yarn and fiber. Initially shown at the Brooklyn Museum, “Bound and Unbound” marks the first comprehensive retrospective of Scott’s work.
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ART AUCTION & COMMUNITY PICNIC ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER, Aug. 6
PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL ASPEN, Aug. 7 to 14
ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA AND GEORGE STOLL EXHIBITION
ALAN SHIELDS EXHIBITION
BALDWIN GALLERY, June 23 to July 24
ASPEN ART MUSEUM, June 24 to Oct. 2
EXPLORE BOOKSELLERS, Aug. 20
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“Mamma Mia!” Presented by Theatre Aspen
HURST THEATRE IN RIO GRANDE PARK, June 24 to Aug. 20
Love, laughter and ABBA are in the air at Theatre Aspen this season as the company’s summer production of the exuberant musical “Mamma Mia!” fills its tent. The dependably fantastic director Mark Martino, who has helmed local standout productions of “Les Miserables” and “Cabaret” among others, is behind the scenes again, which promises a fun, feel-good show.
BOOKS Maria Semple
ASPEN SUMMER WORDS, June 19 to 24 Aspen hometown girl turned screenwriter turned author of the hilarious and best-selling 2012 novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” – the brilliant Maria Semple will be teaching fiction students at the annual Aspen Summer Words literary retreat. She’ll also be taking part in public panel discussions throughout the week. Based on her funny, incisive talk here in 2014, her public talks shouldn’t be missed.
ASPEN ICE GARDEN, Aug. 4 to 7
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JOURNALIST DAVID LIPSKY ASPEN SUMMER WORDS, June 19 to 24
POET ROWAN RICARDO PHILLIPS ASPEN SUMMER WORDS, June 19 to 24
LUCY KALANITHI AND ANN PATCHETT ASPEN WORDS SUMMER SOIREE, HOTEL JEROME, June 22
"THE STORIED HISTORY OF EXPLORE BOOKSELLERS" EXPLORE BOOKSELLERS, July 13
"RASHOMON" THUNDER RIVER THEATRE, CARBONDALE, June 17 to July 2
"BUYER & CELLAR" THEATRE ASPEN, July 7 to Aug. 19
"AS YOU LIKE IT" HUDSON REED ENSEMBLE’S SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK, GALENA PLAZA, Aug. 19 to Sept. 4
THEATRE WORKS’ "DEAR EDWINA" "ROCK THE THEATRE ASPEN, PRESIDENTS" July 15 to Aug. 13
THEATRE ASPEN APPRENTICE SHOWCASE
WHEELER OPERA HOUSE, Sept. 27
THEATRE ASPEN, Aug. 14
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s “Sleepless” ASPEN DISTRICT THEATRE, Aug. 16 and 27
The acclaimed contemporary dance company, celebrating its 20th-anniversary season, is taking on master choreographer Jiri Kylian’s “Sleepless” in its final two local performances of the summer. The 2004 piece is paired with two memorable, recently commissioned Aspen Santa Fe works: the moody “Silent Ghost,” by Alejandro Cerrudo (who danced in the premiere of “Sleepless” at Nederlands Dans Theater) and the lighthearted “Huma Rojo,” by Caytetano Soto.
CLASSICAL MUSIC Renee Fleming
ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL, July 3 with the Aspen Festival Orchestra at the Benedict Music Tent; July 5 master class at Harris Concert Hall The incomparable American soprano Renee Fleming has won the National Medal of Arts and a Grammy. She’s wowed at the Metropolitan Opera and the Super Bowl. And here in Aspen she’ll sing a selection of songs and arias with the Aspen Festival Orchestra in the Benedict Music Tent in what promises to be a high point in the overwhelming eight-week, 400-event schedule of the Aspen Music Festival and School.
VIOLINIST MIDORI HARRIS CONCERT HALL, July 13 BENEDICT MUSIC TENT, July 17, with the Aspen Festival Orchestra
PUCCINI’S "LA BOHEME" WHEELER OPERA HOUSE, July 14, 16 and 18
VIOLINIST JOSHUA BELL WITH ASPEN CHAMBER SYMPHONY BENEDICT MUSIC TENT, July 15
A 40TH-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE EMERSON QUARTET HARRIS CONCERT HALL, July 19
VIOLINIST SARAH CHANG
DANCE SOULSKIN DANCE, "A POP CULTURE JOURNEY"
JUAN SIDDI FLAMENCO SANTA FE
ASPEN DISTRICT THEATRE, June 10
ASPEN DISTRICT THEATRE, July 21
ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET, "LITTLE MORTAL JUMP," "RE:PLAY," "THE HEART(S)PACE"
L.A. DANCE PROJECT
ASPEN DISTRICT THEATRE, July 8 and 24
POP MUSIC JAS LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE, SNOWMASS TOWN PARK, Sept. 4 A legend of American pop music closes out the Labor Day festival and the summer season with the most anticipated concert of the year as Stevie Wonder (finally!) makes his local debut. It’s Aspen’s hot ticket, and only more so with new-wave stalwarts Duran Duran on the opening bill.
GREGORY PORTER JAS CAFE, ASPEN ART MUSEUM, June 23
PIANIST JONATHAN BISS
THOMAS JACK
BENEDICT MUSIC TENT, Aug. 14
ASPEN DISTRICT THEATRE, Aug. 13
XAVIER RUDD AND SON LITTLE
THIEVERY CORPORATION BELLY UP, July 3 and 4
LEFTOVER CUTIES SNOWMASS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, FANNY HILL, July 14
PONCHO SANCHEZ JAS CAFE, ASPEN COOKING SCHOOL, July 22 and 23
BOZ SCAGGS BELLY UP, July 23
RYAN BINGHAM BELLY UP, July 29
GARY CLARK JR. BELLY UP, July 30
DIANA ROSS JAS JUNE EXPERIENCE, BENEDICT MUSIC TENT, June 24
PIANIST YEFIM BRONFMAN WITH THE ASPEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
WANDERLUST, SNOWMASS VILLAGE, July 2
Stevie Wonder
HARRIS CONCERT HALL, July 28 HARRIS CONCERT HALL, Aug. 2, 16 and 17
ASPEN DISTRICT THEATRE, Aug. 4
CURTIS STIGERS JAS CAFE, ASPEN ART MUSEUM, Aug. 13
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND EDGAR MEYER
BELLY UP, June 25
STEEL PULSE AT WANDERLUST SNOWMASS VILLAGE, June 30
SMOKEY ROBINSON BENEDICT MUSIC TENT, July 2
JAS CAFE, ASPEN ART MUSEUM, Aug. 20
THE KILLERS JAS LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE, July 30
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BRING THE KIDS The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies offers two-hour guided tours through the forests on the outskirts of Snowmass Village.
Summer in Snowmass Village is chock full of entertainment and adventure for the whole family – in the mountains, on the water or in the great indoors. Whether it’s outdoor pursuits such as fishing, golf, paintball or hiking, or indoor fun like bowling and artwork, Snowmass offers a plethora of activities to keep the family entertained, challenged and engaged. Snowmass also has a VIK program — that’s Very Important Kid — full of discounts for children that also allows parents to participate, in some instances, for free. Here's a look at this summer’s schedule. More details can be found at www.gosnowmass.com and www.snowmass.com.
Family golf
AGE RANGE: 4 and older WHEN: Mondays, June 8 through Sep. 14 AVAILABLE TEE TIMES: 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and after 4 p.m. WHERE: Snowmass Club COST: $100 per round for two golfers CONTACT: 970-923-5700, snowmassclub.com
Family pool day
AGE RANGE: All ages WHEN: Mondays, June through September
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AGES: 8 to 12 WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 9 through Sept. 3 TIME: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: On mountain COST: $124 per person, per day CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
Kids’ crafts
Snowmass offers endless fun for the whole family
MONDAYS
Paintball
TIME: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Snowmass Village Recreation Center COST: Adults $15; youth $10 CONTACT: 970-922-2240, snowmassrecreation.com
TUESDAYS
Paintball
AGES: 8 to 12 WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 9 through Sept. 3 TIME: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: On mountain COST: $124 per person, per day CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
Elk Camp Farm-to-Table Dinners
AGE RANGE: All ages WHEN: Tuesdays, July 12 through Aug. 23 TIME: 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Rayburn’s Pond (top of the Elk Camp Gondola) COST: $29 per child (parents free)/gondola ticket not included CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
WEDNESDAYS
Snowmass Rodeo
WHEN: June 18 through Aug. 17 Kids can enjoy the petting zoo, treats, the mechanical bull or compete in the calf scramble and mutton bustin'.
THURSDAYS
Horseback riding
AGE RANGE: 9 and older WHEN: Thursdays TIME: Reservations required WHERE: Snowmass Village COST: To be determined CONTACT: 970-704-0707, snowmasscreekoutfitters.com
AGE RANGE: 3 and older WHEN: Thursdays, June 23 through Aug. 11 TIME: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center, Base Village COST: Free CONTACT: 970-922-2233, gosnowmass.com
Kids Bike Day
AGE RANGE: 4 and older WHEN: June through September TIME: All day WHERE: Stay Tuned Bike Rentals COST: Varied; half off bike rentals for VIKs CONTACT: 970-429-4908, staytunedskirentals.com
FRIDAYS
Family Bike Day
AGE RANGE: 4 and older WHEN: June through September TIME: All day WHERE: Gene Taylor’s Sports COST: Varied; half off bike rentals CONTACT: 970-923-4336, genetaylorssports.com
Mountainboarding
AGE RANGE: 6 to 12 years WHEN: Fridays, June 12 through Sept. 4 TIME: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: On mountain COST: $124 daily rate CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
Sing-along and S’mores
AGE RANGE: All ages WHEN: Fridays, June 24, July 8, 15 and 29, and Aug. 5 and 12 TIME: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Westin Snowmass Resort fire pit COST: Free CONTACT: 970-922-2233, gosnowmass.com
SATURDAYS
Family mountain fishing adventure
AGE RANGE: All ages WHEN: Saturdays, July 5 through Aug. 9 TIME: 12:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Rayburn’s Pond (top of the Elk Camp Gondola) COST: $29 per child (parents free)/gondola ticket not included CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
Half-day Paintball
AGES: 8 years and older WHEN: Saturdays, July 9 through Aug. 13 TIME: 9:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: On mountain COST: To be determined CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
Intro to mountainboarding AGE RANGE: 6 and older WHEN: Saturdays TIME: 10 to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: On mountain COST: $49 CONTACT: 970-923-1227, aspensnowmass.com
SUNDAYS
Free outdoor yoga with Erica Berens
AGE RANGE: 5 years and older WHEN: Sundays, June 19 through Aug. 28 TIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Snowmass Base Village COST: Free
CONTACT: Erica Berens, 970-319-8832
ONGOING
ACES Wildflower Hikes
AGE RANGE: 6 years and older WHEN: Daily, June 20 through Sept. 7 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: Meet outside the Ice Age Discovery Center on the Snowmass Mall COST: Free CONTACT: 970-925-5756, aspennature.org
Family river rafting day
AGE RANGE: 6 and older WHEN: Daily, May through October TIME: By reservation WHERE: Roaring Fork, Arkansas and Colorado rivers COST: Call for pricing CONTACT: 970-923-4544, blazingadventures.com
Family Sunset Dinner and Backcountry Jeep Tour AGE RANGE: All WHEN: June 5 through Oct. 5 (weather dependent) TIME: Tours start at 6 p.m. WHERE: Burlingame Cabin on Snowmass COST: Call for pricing CONTACT: 970-923-4544, blazingadventures.com
Camp Aspen Snowmass
AGES: 12 years and older DAILY RATE: $124, reservations required
Anderson Ranch Friday Art Auction, BBQ and Ice Cream Bar
DATES: June 17, June 24 July 1, July 8, July 15, July 29, Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, Sept. 23.
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A cowboy takes a wild ride during the bronco-riding event at the Wednesday night Snowmass rodeo.
L AGES AWAIT L A R O F S E I T I N U T R THRILLING OPPO ve a multitude of Adrenaline junkies hags in Snowmass summer menu offerin mes of mountain Village — from the extre show of rodeo. biking to the live realityt-air balloons or And don't forget the ho courses. muddy obstacle “There’s really what we call the ‘double whammy’ in the summer in Snowmass,” said Dave Elkan of Snowmass Tourism and an avid mountain biker. “We have fantastic spectator events and fantastic participant events.” The two sides of the adrenaline issue complement each other, he said, like the rodeo and mountain biking. Snowmass Ski Area is a mecca of mountain biking and a special haven for downhill mountain bikers, according to Elkan. Snowmass features more than 50 miles of hiking and biking trails with an extensive lift-served freeride and downhill trail network, acknowledged recently by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (see page 18 for more on Snowmass mountain-biking trails). 28
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Mountain-bike lessons, including downhill lessons, are available through Aspen Skiing Co. and its team of bike instructors. With uphill access via the gondola, the downhill mountain bikers have their choice of top-rated routes. “Our highlight event this summer is the Enduro World Series (bike competition),” Elkan said. “The Enduro World Series will bring in some of the best mountain-biking competitors in the world along with legends of the sport.” The unique and challenging mountain-biking event further reinforces Snowmass’ reputation as a biking destination, he said. “We are really excited to host one of the most important mountain-bike competitions right here in Snowmass,”
said Elkan, who is the sales and events manager of Snowmass Tourism. Snowmass Village will serve as the event headquarters with an expo area for the Enduro World Series, set for July 30 and 31. Other stops on the international tour are in Chile, Argentina, Ireland, Canada and Italy. “We’re incredibly excited (for) a new visit to the world-famous Aspen-Snowmass,” said Chris Ball, managing director of the Enduro World Series. “And we have yet another all-around test and adventure for our riders.” Enduro racing involves special stages for riders to race against the clock on various sections of a mountain course. It’s a combination of cross-country and downhill mountain-bike racing. Riders are restricted to only one bike and one pair of wheels for the various races. Race tactics are critical along with equipment choice and equipment preservation during the event. Amateurs compete on the same tracks as professionals at the Enduro World Series. The event is a natural for Snowmass, according to Buck Erickson, senior event marketing manager for Aspen Skiing Co.
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“The Bike Snowmass product continues to evolve, progress and gain traction with riders of all abilities,” Erickson said. “This … opportunity to host a big-time event with some of the best and most influential riders of our time will only help share the story of our great terrain.”
Snowmass Rodeo
If horses, clowns and cowboys are more suited to the family’s adrenaline appetite, the Snowmass Rodeo is back for the 2016 summer season. The rodeo, it is 43rd season, is held each Wednesday at the Snowmass Rodeo Arena from June 8 through Aug. 17. The rodeo, which features bull riding and saddle-bronc riding, is one of the longest-running rodeos in Colorado. Team roping and barrel racing are on the weekly schedule along with the calf scramble and mutton bustin’ for youngsters. The rodeo arena gates open at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays with pre-rodeo activities like a petting zoo, mechanical-bull rides, roping for kids and a barbecue dinner. The popular mutton bustin’ is for little buckaroos who try to hold on to a wooly sheep for eight seconds. Participation is limited to girls and boys between the ages of 4 and 7 and weighing less than 50 pounds. Youngsters can sign up at the event. The calf scramble is for ages 4 to 10. They gather in an arena while calves are turned out with ribbons on their 30
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tails. The objective is to grab a ribbon off the calf ’s tail to win prizes. The real rodeo adrenaline hits the arena with the action sports — saddle bronco riding, bareback riding and bull riding. Barrel racing remains one of the most popular rodeo events at Snowmass. Top riders from Colorado and the West will compete weekly in the Snowmass Rodeo.
Snowmass Balloon Festival
For adrenaline junkies who are looking for a spectacular view and lots of photo opportunities, the 41st annual Snowmass Balloon Festival will return Sept. 16 through 18. More than 30 pilots will participate in the three-day balloon extravaganza, a staple of the Snowmass schedule. More than 2,000 people attended the festival during the main Saturday event in 2015, dubbed as one of the highest-altitude balloon events in the country. Admission is free, with racing, demonstrations, introductory lectures and children’s activities. Spectators gather at Town Park, the festival headquarters and the official launching pad, to witness crews working tirelessly to get their fires going and balloons flying. It’s one of the most beautiful scenes of the year as dozens of colorful balloons float into the sky with the Elk Mountains as the backdrop. If being a spectator isn’t thrilling enough, take a ride in a balloon yourself by calling Above It All Balloon Co., which offers sunrise balloon departures
from the Snowmass Recreation Center parking lot. For rates and information, visit www.aboveitallballoon.com.
Tough Mudder
For the participation adrenaline junkies, Tough Mudder will return to Snowmass Village with its popular obstacle courses Sept. 10 and 11. The 10-mile main course, along with the signature Tough Mudder obstacles, will cover 9,000 feet in ascents and descents at the Snowmass event. The course’s start is higher in elevation than any of Tough Mudder’s other events in the U.S., so course designers try to strike a balance between what people are capable of doing at altitude while still remaining challenging for strong athletes, event director Courtney Jordan told the Snowmass Sun last summer. And this summer, event organizers hope to make Tough Mudder Snowmass even better. “We have such a strong partnership with the Snowmass Village community,” Jordan said. “We look forward to building on the success of last year’s event as well as providing a positive economic impact on the region, as we bring together Mudders from all over the world to see what’s in store for 2016.” The obstacle-course event drew some 8,000 participants last summer. Tough Mudder Colorado also will have Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder, a muddy obstacle course designed for kids ages 7 to 12. For more information, visit www.toughmudder.com.
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mer cocktail should define summer in our beautiful mountain towns,” she said. “It should be fresh, fun and ultimately intensely satisfying.” by JEANNE MCGOVERN To achieve this, Becker and her team focus on blending and balancing spirits and supporting flavors to make the Snowmass Village is often seen as drinks at establishments like Eight K, Aspen’s quiet cousin; you know, not Nest and Ricard stand out from your FROM RICARD, as much happening with a bar scene ordinary summertime staples. BRUNCH MENU that’s not nearly as hot as Aspen’s. “We make sure all our summer Don’t fall prey to that rhetoric. cocktails are fun and satisfying by using 1 oz. 360 Sorrento With a summer chock full of special fresh ingredients and putting a fun lemon vodka events — including several food- and twist on the classics,” she said, pointing 1/2 oz. lemon juice cocktail-centric happenings as well as out new summer menu offerings like 8 blueberries the weekly Free Concert Series and the Vitamin-B (lemon vodka, lemon 4 oz. Mionetto Jazz Aspen Snowmass’ Labor Day Exjuice, rose Champagne and muddled Rose Champagne perience — you can count on Snowberries; see recipe on this page) and the mass’ mixologists to be busy behind the Lumberjack (Bonnie Rose Orange Peel Muddle berries with bar and for patrons to be busy enjoying lemon juice. Shake with whiskey, orange juice, lemonade and ice and vodka. Strain into their creative concoctions. Dry Dock Trippel Beer). a wineglass over ice. “Craft beer and cocktail culture Just up the Skittles gondola from Top with bubbles. thrive during the Becker’s stomping grounds, at the in Snowmass,” Westin Snowmass, interim general man"We make sure summer said Rose Abello, ager Lauren Goodman said her bar staff all our summer director of Snowmass Tourism. “Not focuses on keeping the scene “peacefully invigorating” cocktails are fun only are there nearly 30 restaurants by crafting a cocktail menu that is uniquely local. and satisfying and bars, but many of them also “Revive yourself with a fresh selection of expertly mixed cocktails infused with natural ingredients by using fresh feature glorious patios and outdoor and local flavors,” she said. ingredients and spaces that allow you to take in the scene and the scenery.” When it comes to local flair, the place to be this putting a fun When it comes to the scene — summer is likely Elk Camp Restaurant at the top twist on the and finding the perfect cocktail of the Elk Camp Gondola — especially on Tuesday classics." to drink it all in with — Danielle nights, when its Farm to Table Dinners feature Becker, food and beverage director spirits from Woody Creek Distillery and Marble Danielle Becker for Viceroy Snowmass, follows this Distillery and suds from Roaring Fork Beer Co., Food and beverage director simple mantra: “The perfect sumAspen Brewing Co. and more. for Viceroy Snowmass
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Speaking of beer — and craft beer in particular — locals and visitors can get their summer drink on at Snowmass’ Ranger Station. Here, Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewery beers take over 12 taps offering something for everyone, from stouts and wheat beers to seasonal specialties and tasting flights. Of course any mention of the cocktail culture in Snowmass in summer would be incomplete without a nod to big events such as Heritage Fire and Grand Cochon, which bring a serious food-and-drink vibe to town. In fact, this summer, Heritage Fire is hosting Last Call in Snowmass in June. At this event, 10 of the country’s top bartenders — culled from competitions in cities around the U.S. — will square off for top honors by FROM RICARD preparing their award-winning recipes of “boozy punch” using 1 1/2 oz. Avion Breckenridge Bourbon. Silver Tequila But as the sun sets on a day 1/2 oz. Citronage spent hiking, biking, socializing 1/2 oz. lime juice or sunbathing, what’s in your 3/4 oz. house-made glass is what matters most. strawberry puree “In the end, what’s import1/2 oz. house-made ant is making a drink that basil syrup you crave while sitting on the sun-drenched patio enjoying Shake all ingredients, and all the incredible sights,” said strain over ice. Top with thinly sliced strawberries. the Viceroy’s Becker. “That’s summer cocktailing to me.”
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THE SCENE
Snowmass Village might get overshadowed by Aspen when it comes to “the scene,” but don’t think for a minute things aren’t hopping here — especially in summer. An ideal spot to get a taste of the Snowmass scene (especially during the Thursday free concerts) is at the Westin. Described by interim general manager Lauren Goodman as “peacefully invigorating,” the slopeside Westin terrace is the perfect patio to see and be seen. Or, for a real Colorado scene, head downstairs to the New Belgium Ranger Station, where a dozen craft beers on tap are sure to quench your thirst.
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The best places to soak in the sun in Snowmass There is nothing better and often spectacular views Story by on a summer afternoon make any meal memorable.” JEANNE than soaking up the sun on Indeed, Snowmass Village MCGOVERN an outdoor patio. Picture delivers: Each “neighit: You’ve just finished an borhood” offers a distinct adrenaline-pumping mountain-bike outdoor dining experience. In fact, ride or an epic round of golf, and the village’s myriad patios — in Base it’s time to relax. How better to do Village and on the Snowmass Mall, that than with a cold cocktail and on the mountain and just down the some tasty snacks on the deck of hill — beckon locals and visitors for a local restaurant overlooking the some serious summertime fun. Rocky Mountain landscape that So with this in mind, we offer surrounds you? you our guide to Snowmass’ perfect “Enjoying a meal on one of the patios. Here you’ll find the best places many outdoor patios is among my to soak up the sun, drink in the scene, favorite treats in Snowmass,” said ease into the evening, play with the Rose Abello, director of Snowmass family, top off an adventure and a Tourism. “Great food, a great scene whole lot more.
ON THE SUNNY SIDE
Colorado is known for its 300 days of sunshine each year. And while every outdoor patio in Snowmass affords diners the chance to soak in a few of these rays, Ricard is a perennial favorite. Perfectly situated in the heart of Base Village, this brasserie has a spacious patio, perfect views of the mountain, and a creative food-and-drink menu crafted by the Viceroy’s dynamic duo of chef Will Nolan and food and beverage manager Danielle Becker.
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As the sun sets in Snowmass, things slow down a bit. And there’s no better way to enjoy the cool evening air than gathering around a warm fire. On the Mall, we suggest Venga Venga, where the sprawling patio right off the Skittles gondola welcomes locals and visitors with fire pits, an outdoor bar and lounge seating. In Base Village, Bia Hoi spices things up with cocktails and Asian-inspired cuisine served by the outdoor fire pit.
FAMILY FUN
If you’re looking for a patio that sums up summer in Snowmass, make your way to Base Camp Bar & Grill. With two tiers of slopeside patio, Base Camp is home base for everyone in your family. Another family favorite: Slice Italian Bistro, located next to Base Camp, where you can grab a quick bite at a casual outdoor table.
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Snowmass is adventure central in summer, and the No. 1 place to enjoy an après-hike or aprèsbike beer and bite is at the epicenter of those activities — right on the mountain. “Elk Camp has an incredible patio for basking in the sun while enjoying a cold beverage,” said Tucker Vest Burton, spokeswoman for the Aspen Skiing Co.-operated Elk Camp Restaurant. “Plus, restaurant-goers must ride the gondola — or their bikes — to get there, which adds adventure to the outing.”
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Sometimes, the best places to relax outdoors are found off the beaten path. In Snowmass Village, this holds true in Nest Public House, the Edge Restaurant & Bar, and Sage at the Snowmass Club. In these three establishments, you’ll find sun-drenched patios (poolside, on the slopes and at the golf course), as well as unique menus, thirst-quenching cocktails, local characters and more.
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Interesting foods, like this octopus, attract a lot of attention at Heritage Fire.
That might not be everyone’s cup of tea: Certainly meat is not on some diets, and seeing animals splayed out over fires can disquiet even some meat lovers. But the idea is not to be grotesque or even disrespectful toward animals; rather, it’s to spread appreciation for good practices, using every part of an animal, and the many creative dishes and flavors that can be made using even the most unconventional (at least to the American palate) meats. Cochon 555 was founded with the mission of spreading enthusiasm for heritage-breed pork, and now, in addition to its eponymous 10-stop nationwide pork competition, it also organizes Heritage Fire and partners with mixologists and sommeliers for competitions held in conjunction with its events. “I’m hoping that with this event, we get more people who demand to eat heritage-breed pigs,” founder Brady Lowe told The Aspen Times last year. “Which are no antibiotics, no steroids. They’re the best-cared-for in the pig community.” Heritage Fire is an outdoor cooking event that started in Napa Valley, California, and that added a Snowmass stop last year. This year, it will be on Thursday night of Food & Wine week in Aspen, essentially kicking off the festival. Cooking fires will be set up on the slopes of Fanny Hill, where 3,500 pounds of meat in the form of beef, goat, lamb, sturgeon, octopus and anything else you can think of will slow A PUBLICATION OF THE SNOWMASS SUN
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cook all day long. More than 50 chefs are participating this year, including chefs from Aspen and Snowmass restaurants. THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Guests will arrive at the Base Village lawn in the late after12:30 to 2 p.m. noon to try what the chefs have Snowmass trade tasting slaved over on the lawn at the (invite only) base of the mountain. In addition to the slow-cooked food, 4 to 8:30 p.m. guests will be greeted with Heritage Fire a “welcome bite,” prepared (Base Village) by Vail’s Yellowbelly Natural Chicken, and can enjoy oysters, 9 p.m. to midnight cheese and cocktails, includLate Nite Asian ing a mescal experience paired Speakeasy with Mexican dishes and (Bia Hoi) Breckenridge Bourbon punches prepared by the 10 winners FRIDAY, JUNE 17 of Cochon 555’s sister cocktail competition. Live music is also 12:30 to 2 p.m. part of the mix this year. Snowmass trade tasting The Cochon U.S. Tour cul(invite only) minates with Grand Cochon, when the winning chefs from 9 p.m. to midnight each city create three dishes Late Nite Asian from a whole heritage-breed Speakeasy pig in an attempt to be crowned (Ricard) King or Queen of Porc. That event takes place two nights afSATURDAY, JUNE 18 ter Heritage Fire at the Viceroy Snowmass hotel. 7 to 10 p.m. In addition to all the great Grand Cochon chef dishes, Grand Cochon has (Viceroy Snowmass a “somm smackdown” compegrand ballroom) tition between 10 sommeliers, SUNDAY, JUNE 19 a dish by last year’s winner and cocktail bars similar to at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Heritage Fire. Needless to say, Chef’s Brunch there’s a lot going on at both (Base Village) these events. “If you’re there (in Snow5:30 to 7:30 p.m. mass) for an event, you’re there Lobster Feed to experience it,” Lowe said. (Base Village) But that’s not all: In addition to Cochon and Heritage Fire, Cochon 555 will host trade tastings and “Late Nite Asian Speakeasys” on Thursday and Friday. The speakeasys will operate like pop-up restaurants, featuring dishes by award-winning chefs from Washington, D.C., and another cocktail competition. “Heritage Fire is an event created around the idea of inspiring people to cook a whole animal in the backyard,” Lowe said. “Grand Cochon is about teaching people to cook heritage-breed pigs, and then Late Nite Asian is trying to get the chef community enthusiastic about opening Asian restaurants that are open late-night and have really killer cocktail menus.”
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Soldner, in an oral history recorded in 2003 with the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, recalled a chance mid-’60s meeting with a developer at a local cocktail party. As tourism and development of what was then called Snowmass-at-Aspen ramped up, the group was interested in starting a community arts center in the burgeoning resort. They had purchased four ranches in the area of what would become Snowmass Village (the town wasn’t incorporated until 1977). Though Soldner was dubious about an investment group pushing ski resorts and golf courses, he was grateful and surprised when they offered one of their ranches to Soldner and his students.
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“Well, we couldn’t believe our luck,” Soldner, who died in 2011, said in the JULY 18: OPEN STUDIO SESSION WITH recording. SCULPTOR TOM SACHS He had his pick of the ranches. One situated above the Brush Creek JULY 19: LECTURE BY Valley, which had long been operated FRED TOMASELLI AND by the Anderson family, captured his TOM BURCKHARDT imagination. “It was a mixture of falling-down JULY 19-21: "RACE, log cabins and barns and things, but GENDER AND CLASS: SOCIAL JUSTICE it had a character to it that we really THROUGH THE LENS felt was a little better than some of the OF CONTEMPORARY other farms that were a little bit more ART," SYMPOSIUM formal,” Soldner said. “It also hapWITH RICK LOWE AND pened to be up on the road, whereas ANDREA BOWERS the others were down in the meadows JULY 21: 50TH and beautiful sites, so it was a temptaANNIVERSARY tion to go to the meadow. But we deRECOGNITION cided to stick with the road and took DINNER, HONORING over the lambing shed, where they NATIONAL ARTISTS used to have lambs, and we got out all the chance to learn. That approach AWARD RECIPIENT CARRIE MAE WEEMS the manure and threw it out and put quickly began to evolve. The ranch AND SERVICE TO in concrete floors, built some wheels, affiliated itself with Colorado THE ARTS WINNERS built some kilns and continued the Mountain College in 1968 and DOMENICO AND cooperative out there.” then, in a crucial turn in 1973, beELEANORE DE SOLE Such were the humble origins of came an autonomous nonprofit that what would become the world-reeventually called itself the Anderson nowned Anderson Ranch, which now hosts more than Ranch Arts Center. 1,000 students in 150 workshops every summer and But the philosophical core of the organization brings some of the brightest and boldest minds of the has stayed true to Soldner’s vision. art world to its rustic environs. “When Paul Soldner communicated about what That lambing shed still houses the Long Studio and he wanted for Anderson Ranch, his comments were, one of the ranch’s ceramics buildings. An original ranch ‘It’s a center, not a school,’ and the values that he house now hosts a library and meeting rooms. In all, the set up were things like small class sizes, 24/7 studio pastoral campus now holds about 55,000 square feet of access, and those still hold,” said today’s executive dibuilding space, including studios for artists working in rector, Nancy Wilhelms. “That was 50 years ago, but every medium — from photography and painting to that is Anderson Ranch today.” digital arts and woodworking and, of course, ceramics. The ranch does charge students tuition these days, but its scholarship partnerships help bring leading artists to Snowmass from university art programs across the U.S. FOLLOWING THE “These are the artists of the future,” Wilhelms said. FOUNDER’S VISION “Our programs are working with young artists to SOLDNER’S VISION FOR THE RANCH was an alterbecome our leading contemporary artists or faculty native to the formalities of graduate schools for artmembers at major institutions or art critics.” ists — a place where less experienced artists could learn from high-caliber working artists. It began as a pure cooperative with students working for
ABOVE Students at work in Anderson Ranch’s ceramics and painting studios. This summer, as the ranch celebrates its 50th anniversary, more than 1,000 students will take part in more than 150 workshops on the Snowmass Village campus.
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SUMMER SERIES: FEATURED ARTISTS & CONVERSATIONS in its Patton-Malott Gallery and regular après-ski gatherings.) That year also marked the beginJULY 7: TITUS KAPHAR ning of visiting-artists programs at the ranch, which have become a JULY 12: THOMAS cornerstone of it today. A veritable HOUSEAGO who’s who of contemporary artists have made pilgrimages to Snowmass JULY 14: JERRY SALTZ, to make new work, critique students SENIOR ART CRITIC, NEW YORK MAGAZINE and visit studios: Marina Abramović, Ed Ruscha, Theaster Gates, Frank Stella, Kara Walker, Bill Viola and JULY 20: CONVERSATION WITH ELEANORE AND Catherine Opie (who returns this DOMENICO DE SOLE, summer) among them. Sculptor MODERATED BY Tom Sachs will be making new work NANCY MAGOON at the ranch in July, which includes an open studio session to which the JULY 21: CARRIE public is welcome. MAE WEEMS The ranch’s openness to innovation and experimentation has helped it JULY 28: LIZA LOU stay relevant through the decades. In 1995, for example, ranch photography AUG. 2: ANN PHILBIN, In the 1970s, Tuesday night potstudents (including actor/artist DenDIRECTOR OF THE luck dinners at the ranch helped nis Hopper) were among the first to HAMMER MUSEUM, IN bond the artists in residence with beta test a new program called Adobe CONVERSATION WITH the Snowmass community. (In rePhotoshop 1.0. A studio packed with CHARLES RAY cent years, the free Summer Series 3-D printers and digital fabrication lectures from leading international tools, known as the “fab lab,” opened AUG. 4: ALEX PRAGER artists and irreverent lunchtime auctwo years ago with an eye on the new tionettes have had a similar effect.) frontiers of art making. AUG. 11: THE HAAS In those days, the campus includAnderson Ranch is celebrating its BROTHERS ed one of Soldner’s custom hot tubs, 50th year all summer, but the week ADDITIONAL INFO ON in which he was known to lounge of July 17 to 22 is its apex — along WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, SPEAKERS AND MORE AT in the nude. with Sachs’ open studio session, it’ll Along with Soldner, the ranch include the revelation of a 50th-anniWWW.ANDERSONRANCH.ORG was shepherded in its early nonprofit versary print by painter Simon Haas days by photographer Cherie Hiser, created on site, a talk by painters Fred woodworker Sam Maloof and art dealer Mary Martin. Tomaselli and Tom Burckhardt, and a dinner honoring “They were trendsetters, people out there breaking photographer Carrie Mae Weems, fashion icon Domethe mold, people with big ideas,” Wilhelms said. nico De Sole and champion of the arts Eleanore De Another key turning point came in 1979, when the Sole. The free Summer Series talks ( July 7 through Aug. organization was deeded its land and began investing 11) include leading lights of the contemporary art world in and expanding the facilities on campus. In 1981, from photographer Alex Prager and sculptor Charles the ranch began winterizing its barns and buildings Ray to visual artists Titus Kaphar, Thomas Houseago to host year-round events. (Though summer is still and Liza Lou to New York Magazine art critic Jerry its peak as a creative hive, the ranch now hosts artist Saltz and Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin. residencies through winter, along with art exhibitions “The whole summer is wrapped with a golden bow, and within the summer is a very special week, which is our 50th-anniversary week,” Wilhelms said. “It contains something for everyone.” 42
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EVENTS JUNE ONGOING JUNE 8 – AUG. 17 | SNOWMASS RODEO Celebrating its 43rd season, the Snowmass Rodeo is the longest running rodeo in Colorado. This authentic Western event includes a BBQ, bull riding, team roping, barrel racing and bronco riding. Kids compete in calf scramble and mutton bustin’. Every Wednesday night, BBQ begins at 5 p.m.; Rodeo begins at 7 p.m. JUNE 11 – AUG 11 SUMMER OF FREE MUSIC JUNE 11 | Royal Southern Brotherhood, 6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. JUNE 23 | Taj Mahal Trio, 6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. JUNE 30 | Steel Pulse, Prince Ea and DJ Drez, 5:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. JULY 1 | Karsh Kale & The Wanderlust Tribe and Magic Giant, 6 p.m., Fanny Hill. JULY 2 | Xavier Rudd, Son Little and Elijah Ray, 6 p.m., Fanny Hill. JULY 14 | Leftover Cuties 6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. JULY 16 | Deaf Camp Benefit featuring Pimps of Joytime, Jes Grew, and special guests, 1 p.m., Base Village. JULY 22 | Jamestown Revival 44
6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. JULY 28 | Chali 2na 6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. AUGUST 6 | Tartan Terrors 6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. AUGUST 11 | The Samples, 6:30 p.m., Fanny Hill. ACES FARM TO TABLE DINNER JUNE 25, JULY 22, JULY 23, AUGUST 13 $99/$89 members. www.aspennature. org/learn/events/F2T-1-2016 JUNE 30 – AUG. 25 | ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL More than 300 classical music events throughout summer. www. aspenmusicfestival.com
JUNE 3 – 4 | RAGNAR TRAIL SNOWMASS The Ragnar Trail is a gritty trifecta of scenic trail running loops. ragnartrail.com/locations/ snowmass-co 4 – 10 | THE ASPEN SEMINAR ON LEADERSHIP, VALUES AND GOOD SOCIETY Aspen Meadows Resort, Koch Building. www.aspeninstitute.org/ events/2016/06/04/aspenseminar-leadership-valuesgood-society
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7 | ZIGGY MARLEY LIVE $49 general admission or $86 reserved seating. Belly Up. bellyupaspen.com/ziggymarley-live 10 | STEPHEN "RAGGA" MARLEY $36 general admission or $56 reserved seating. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Belly Up. bellyupaspen.com/ stephen-ragga-marley 11 | SNOWMASS CRAFT-BEER RENDEZVOUS PRESENTED BY THE COLORADO BREWERS GUILD More than 50 craft breweries on Fanny Hill, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. www.snowmassbeer.com 11 | ASPEN GRAN FONDO Join Lance Armstrong and friends for an epic 50-mile ride starting and finishing in Aspen. 8:30 a.m. www. granfondoaspen.com
13 | ACES ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DINNER - PICNIC ON THE PRESERVE Hallam Lake. 5:30 p.m. Tickets at aspennature.org. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, kids under 12 are free. www.aspennature.org/ learn/events/Picnic-on-thePreserve-2016
14 | HOLDEN/MAROLT HOEDOWN Live music from the Smuggler Mountain Boys, children’s activities, barbecue, beer, farm animals and ranching demonstrations. Holden/ Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum, 4 to 7 p.m. aspenhistory.org 14 | ANDERSON RANCH: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION Colorado Mountain College, 255 Sage Way, Aspen. www.andersonranch.org 15 | OZOMATLI Doors open at 8 p.m. $28 advance general admission, $30 day of show, $40 reserved seating. Belly Up. bellyupaspen.com/ozomatli 16 & 18 | HERITAGE FIRE AND GRAND COCHON These two events complement the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, June 16-18. THURSDAY: Heritage Fire is an annual wood-fired meat-laden feast featuring chefs and farmers working together to spotlight traditional outdoor cooking techniques. Base Village, 5 to 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Chefs compete in Grand Cochon to be crowned “King or Queen
of Porc.” This head to tail, winner-take-all culinary showdown includes more than 1,200 pounds of heritage breed pork and the signature dishes that won these chefs their ticket to Snowmass. Viceroy Snowmass, 7 to 11 p.m. cochon555.com/2016-tour/ heritage-fire-snowmass 17 – 19 | FOOD & WINE CLASSIC IN ASPEN www.foodandwine.com/ classic 18 | HISTORY HIKES: OLD SNOWMASS Old Snowmass, 9 a.m. $10. aspenhistory.org/ 20 – 24 | 13TH ANNUAL AREDAY SUMMIT, FILM FEST AND EXPO AREDAY America’s premier renewable energy summit at the Viceroy offers a deep immersion into topics designed to precipitate a historic and necessary transition to an environmentally sound future. www.areday.net 19 – 24 | ASPEN SUMMER WORDS Recognized as one of the country’s pre-eminent literary festivals. www. aspenwords.org/event-details/ aspen-summer-words-2/
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EVENTS CALENDAR 23 | JAS CAFE - GREGORY PORTER Aspen Art Museum, 7 and 9:15 p.m. $55. www. jazzaspensnowmass.org/ artist.html?artist=281
21 | JUAN SIDDI FLAMENCO Aspen District Theatre. 8 p.m. $25 to $94. www. aspensantafeballet.com
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23 & 24 | ASPEN ARTS FESTIVAL Downtown Aspen. Free. www.aspenchamber.org/ events/acra-annual-events/ aspen-arts-festival 23 | BOZ SCAGGS Belly Up. 9:30 p.m. $95 general admission. bellyupaspen. com/boz-scaggs.
JUNE 23 – JULY 2 | ASPEN INSTITUTE: ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL Deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that shape our lives and challenge our times. Aspen Meadows Campus. www.aspenideas.org 24 – 26 | JAS ASPEN SNOWMASS JUNE EXPERIENCE Diana Ross, Sheryl Crow, Marcus Miller, Booker T. presents Stax Revue, Smokey Robinson, Gregory Porter and Bria Skonberg. For dates and locations, visit www. jazzaspensnowmass.org/ june-experience.html 25 | THE PRESTIGE IMPORTS SNOWMASS LOOP MOUNTAIN BIKE FONDO Intermediate and advanced riders will love this fast and diverse course. Base Village Lawn, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. www. snowmassloopmtbfondo. com 25 – 26 | SNOWMASS DEMO DAYS Demo the season’s hottest bikes. Base Village, all day. www.snowmassdemodays.com 27 | THEATRE ASPEN PRESENTS: MAMMA MIA! - OPENING NIGHT Hurst Theatre in Rio Grande Park. 8 p.m. www. theatreaspen.org JUNE 30 - JULY 3 | WANDERLUST ASPEN SNOWMASS Yoga, music, hikes and more. More information at wanderlust. com/festivals/aspen-snowmass
JULY ONGOING THEATRE ASPEN PRESENTS “DEAR EDWINA” Hurst Theatre in Rio Grande Park. www.theatreaspen.org
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JULY 1 | ACES RAPTOR FAIR Hallam Lake. 3 to 5:30 p.m. All ages. Free. www. aspennature.org/learn/ events/Raptor-Fair-2016 2 – 10 | ASPEN ANTIQUES, JEWELRY AND FINE ARTS FAIR Aspen Ice Garden. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.aspenartfairs.com 2 | SMOKEY ROBINSON Benedict Music Tent. 8:30 p.m. $375, $90 and $60. www.aspenmusicfestival.com 3 – 4 | THIEVERY CORPORATION Belly Up. 9 p.m. General admission $95 in advance and $100 day of show; reserved seating $250. www.bellyupaspen.com/ thievery-corporation-2 4 | OLD-FASHIONED FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION www. aspenchamber.org/events/ acra-annual-events/oldfashioned-4th-july 4 | BOOGIE’S BUDDY RACE Rio Grande Park. 8 a.m. A 5-mile race and a 1-mile family and canine run/walk. $50 for runners. www. buddyprogram.org/events/ annual-buddy-5-mile-race
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7 | THE BASH FOR THE BUDDIES Merry-Go Ranch on McLain Flats. 6 p.m. A benefit for the Buddy Program. $350, $750 or $1,000. www.buddyprogram.org/ events/bash-buddies-2 8 & 9 | JAS CAFE: MONTY ALEXANDER, JEFF HAMILTON AND JOHN CLAYTON Aspen Art Museum. 7 and 9:15 p.m. $55. www.jazzaspensnowmass. org/artist.html?artist=288 8 | ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET PROGRAM Aspen District Theatre. 8 p.m. $25 to $94. www. aspensantafeballet.com 9 | THE MBS SUMMER CRUSH AT SNOWMASS PRESENTED BY MBS CROSSFIT A single day competition of CrossFit-style workouts. Four-person teams with divisions ranging from beginner to experienced CrossFit athletes. www.mbssummercrush. com/#mbs-crossfit-summercrush
12 | ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET PROGRAM Aspen District Theatre. 8 p.m. $25 to $94. www.aspensantafeballet.com 16 | DEAF CAMP BENEFIT Free, though donations are encouraged to benefit the Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Begins at noon and last into the evening. www.gosnowmass. com/event/deaf-camp-benefit 16 | ASPEN VALLEY MARATHON 6 a.m. Half marathon and 5-kilometer run also available. www.aspenvalleymarathon. com/information 17 – 22 | 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANDERSON RANCH www.andersonranch.org/ event/50th-anniversarycelebration-week 21 – 24 | SNOWMASS DOUBLES VOLLEYBALL All day in Town Park. www.snowmassdoubles.com 21 | ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER 20TH ANNUAL RECOGNITION DINNER 6 to 10 p.m. www.andersonranch.org
27 – 31 | ENDURO WORLD SERIES The Enduro World Series (EWS) links the largest mountain bike enduro events in the world with the best trails possible. Snowmass Mountain. www.enduroworldseries. com/events/aspen-snowmass 27 | “JOHN DENVER BASH” WITH LES DAMES D’ASPEN Hotel Jerome. 6:30 p.m. www.lesdamesdaspen.com 27 – 30 | ASPEN SECURITY FORUM Aspen Institute Doerr-Hosier Center. www. aspensecurityforum.org 30 | MUSHROOM FAIR Hallam Lake. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. www.aspennature.org/learn/ events/Mushroom-Fair-2016
AUGUST 1 | CHRIS ISAAK: “FIRST COMES THE NIGHT” TOUR Belly Up. 9:30 p.m. $85 in advance or $95 day of show; reserved seating $285. bellyupaspen.com/ chris-isaak-first-comes-thenight-tour 1-2 | CHALLENGE ASPEN’S VINCE GILL & AMY GRANT GALA & GOLF CLASSIC Proceeds benefit Challenge Aspen. challengeaspen.org/ vince-gill-amy-grant-galaand-golf-classic-2016
4 | L.A. DANCE PROJECT Aspen District Theatre. 8 p.m. An artist collective founded in 2012 by choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied. $25 to $94. www.aspensantafeballet.com 4 – 7 | ARTASPEN Aspen Ice Garden. www.art-aspen.com 5-7 | VIDA MTB SERIES FLAGSHIP CLINIC This Flagship VIDA Clinic provides women with the opportunity to connect with VIDA coaches and fully immerse themselves into the nitty-gritty of proper biking technique and confidence. www.vidamtb.com/snowmass 5-7 | COLORADO SCOTTISH FESTIVAL & ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES This renowned festival, now in its 53rd year, features bagpipes, highland dancers, great highland athletes, clans, dogs of the British Isles, British cars, Celtic music, a free concert and more. Dog-friendly; free admission. Base Village and the Snowmass Mall. www. scottishgames.org 6 | ANNUAL ART AUCTION Anderson Ranch Arts Center. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. www. andersonranch.org 6 | POWER OF FOUR MOUNTAIN-BIKE RACE A 33-mile point-to-point race combining singleand double-track trails across the four ski areas of Aspen. www.aspensnowmass.com 7 | AUDI POWER OF FOUR TRAIL RUN A 50K ultra trail-running race. www.aspensnowmass.com 7 – 14 | RED BRICK PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL www.aspenart.org/artists/pleinair-festival 9 | JESSICA CATTO LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE: MICHAEL CURTIN Paepcke Auditorium. 6 p.m. RSVP required.
11 | KEB’ MO’ Belly Up. 9 p.m. $55 in advance or $60 day of show; reserved seating $95. bellyupaspen.com/keb-mo 12 – 13 | RAGNAR RELAY COLORADO Ragnar Relay Colorado is the overnight running relay race that makes testing your limits a team sport. www.runragnar.com/ event-detail/relay/colorado 13 | ASPEN BACKCOUNTRY MARATHON www.aspenback countrymarathon.com 13 | PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY Aspen District Theatre. 8 p.m. $25 to $94. www.aspensantafeballet.com 13 | JAS CAFE: CURTIS STIGERS WITH THE H2 BIG BAND Aspen Art Museum. 7 and 9:15 p.m. $55.
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2 – 4 | JAS LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE Snowmass Town Park. Musical performances by Train, Andy Grammer, The Killers, Thievery Corporation, Stevie Wonder and Duran Duran. www. jazzaspensnowmass.org 2 – 4 | SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: “AS YOU LIKE IT” Galena Plaza. 5:30 p.m. Free. hudsonreedensemble.org
9 – 10 | SPORTS SUMMIT Aspen Club. Presentations on health, fitness, the medical industry and sports training. www.aspenclub.com/ aspenclubsportssummit.html 10 – 11 | TOUGH MUDDER COLORADO This team oriented 10-12 mile obstacle course is designed to test physical strength and mental grit. toughmudder.com/ events/2016-colorado-0 15 – 18 | ASPEN RUGGERFEST The world's only all-age, fullcontact rugby tournament. www.aspen-ruggerfest.com 16 – 18 | SNOWMASS BALLOON FESTIVAL 16 – 17 | SNOWMASS WINE FESTIVAL 15 – 17 | THE FINEST AUTOMOBILE AUCTION SEPT 17 | FERRARI SHOWCASE The 41st Annual Snowmass Balloon Festival is coupled with a theatrical Night Glow, the Snowmass Wine Festival, a Ferrari showcase and The Finest Automobile Auction at Aspen Snowmass. This event has made people fall in love with Snowmass. Affectionately known as “Balloon, Wine and Cars” this weekend is the perfect close to the summer in Snowmass. www. gosnowmass.com/event/ snowmass-balloon-festival 21 – 25 | ASPEN FILMFEST www.aspenfilm.org 24 | GOLDEN LEAF HALF MARATHON A race from Snowmass to Aspen. www.goldenleafhalf marathon.com 24 – 25 | CU IN SNOWMASS COLLEGIATE BIKE RACES AND BONZAI OPEN DOWNHILL This will be the third year that Snowmass hosts college cyclists from around the region competing in a cross country and downhill races. www.colorado.edu/sportsclub/ cycling
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