Best Events in Aspen for Week of April 4, 2011

Aspen is always hopping with amazing art, music, sporting events, restaurants and more but here are some of our suggestions for the best happenings in Aspen in this Spring week of April 4th, 2011.

1. Ski Ski Ski! Its the last few weeks you get to ski at Aspen, Highlands and Snowmass (Buttermilk is already closed).  And all the ski resorts are having spring skiing hours! See the spring lift times- you'll get over another 30 min of ski time.
2. Aspen Film's Shortsfest! Recently named by indieWIRE as one of the world’s top-50 leading film festivals, Aspen Shortsfest is widely recognized as a premier North American showcase for short film and video, including documentary, animation, and live action.  Aspen Shortsfest’s centerpiece is the juried International Competition, which may qualify award winners for Oscar eligibility. The lineup includes premieres as well as award-winners from the international festival circuit.  Shows take place in Aspen at the Wheeler Opera House and in Carbondale at the Crystal Theatre.  Don't miss it!
   
   
3. Sunset Skiing and Moonlight Party on Aspen Sundeck. Enjoy a nighttime ride on the Silver Queen Gondola and enjoy superb dining and drink specials...all at 11,212 feet!  The price for the gondola is $10 for non-season pass holders, $5 for picture pass holders and kids ages 4-12, and FREE for children ages 3 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the Aspen Mountain Ticket Office. Upload from 5:30 - 8 p.m. and download until 9:30 p.m. Food is served until 8 p.m.
   
   
4. Scheentag This hilarious event is one not to miss.  The 4th annual Schneetag event (pronounced Sch-knee Tog) invites teams of four to create a craft that they will pilot down a slope in front of Bonnie's and attempt to float across a 75x20 foot pond.  Every team has a theme and will perform a skit before they descend. This event is just as ridiculous and entertaining as it sounds.  Last year prizes included a trip to the ESPN X Summer Games in Los Angeles, tickets to a professional sporting event in Denver and skis and snowboards.

Get to Aspen to play all Spring and get incredible lodging deals at the Inn at Aspen.  All spring get 20% each night you stay.  View the Deal online now!  

15 Day Sale Cheap Winter Hotel Deals in Aspen, CO!

It’s a 15 day sale! Book by September 24th to receive these prices!

Cheap and Aspen don’t usually go together unless you are smart and book early! By booking early this year on your ski vacation to Aspen you can receive FREE nights at the Inn at Aspen! And you have less than 15 days to book your Inn at Aspen Stay!

This ski-in ski-out Aspen hotel is willing to give you a 3rd, 4th or 5th night free on your stay during this 2010-2011 winter season. And you have less than 15 days to book your Inn at Aspen Stay!

Receive your 3rd night free when you stay at Inn at Aspen from Nov. 24- December 23, 2010 or March 27- April 4, 2010


Get a 4th night free for stays during January 30 - Feb. 17, 2011 or Feb. 27- March 4, 2011


And get your 5th night free for the holidays between Dec. 24- Jan. 2, 2011, Feb.18- 26, 2011 or March 3-25, 2011

You Have to BOOK by Sept. 24th to secure this cheap Aspen hotel deal! And its easy to book online- use promo code FREE at check out to receive your free night!

The Inn at Aspen is conveniently located at the base of Buttermilk Mountain, home of the Winter X Games and only a couple of miles from downtown Aspen and Snowmass Village. Your one ski pass will get you access to all 4 of aspen’s infamous mountains including Aspen, Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass!

BOOK YOUR WINTER ASPEN VACATION FOR CHEAP! Book online and use promo code FREE to get your free nights!

MotherLode Volleyball Tournament 2010 Aspen, CO

This Labor Day in Aspen is full of great events including the unique and entertaining MotherLode Volleyball Tournament. The MotherLode tournament is the largest doubles volleyball event in the U.S.A Beach Volleyball teams from around the country arrive in Aspen, CO to see what they can do in the high mountain air.

Teams play all day long Thursday Sept. 2- Monday Sept.6 at parks across Aspen but the main sand courts are at the Koch Park and Wagner Park. See a map of where they will be playing. Don’t miss the Beach Championships on Monday at 3pm for Women’s title and 4pm for Men’s!

The MotherLode began in 1972 when a couple of Aspen, Colorado restaurateurs decided to spice up what was, at that time, a lackluster Labor Day Weekend by hosting a small, invitation only, volleyball tournament. Little did they know that their one day, 14 team tourney was going to become one of the biggest, and most popular, pro-am beach doubles volleyball events in North America - the MotherLode Volleyball Classic, held every Labor Day Weekend in Aspen, Colorado.

The Inn at Aspen is an official lodging partner and is offering incredible lodging rates over the Labor Day weekend. Book your stay now on-line or call (800) 222-7736!

Other Labor Day weekend events include the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival with incredible bands like Calexico, Wilco, Glenn Frey & Joe Walsh, the Black Crowes and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tickets and lodging are still available for this as well! See Lodging Deals.

Aspen’s Fall is Fabulous and Labor Day is a perfect time to come visit Aspen, CO!

Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival Introduces Celebrity Chefs, Brilliant Artists & Delectable Food.

The Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival this Aug. 13-15th is starting a new tradition with celebrity chefs from across the country, a juried art exhibit with more than 30 regionally and nationally recognized artists.

Enjoy events like the Palette of Pairings tastings, including wine and spirits, Celebrity Chef Cooking Workshops, & a Gastronomic Tour of Snowmass Village. This event will be placing Snowmass Village, Colorado on the map for a gourmet destination in a mountain paradise.

• Get your tickets & lodging now for this event.
• See a Full Schedule of the Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival
• See Lodging Deals that will make this Festival even sweeter.
  

Celebrity Chefs include Two of New York’s finest:

• Alfred Portale, Executive Chef and Co-owner, Gotham Bar and Grill in New York City and
• Laurent Tourondel, Executive Chef and Owner of BLT Restaurants in New York City. Executive Chef Laurent is a classically trained French chef with a passion for traditional American foods as evidenced by his chain of restaurants.
  

Watch the Iron Chef Battle of Tourondel vs. Bobby Flay:



Get to know some of Denver’s own Chefs,

• Frank Bonanno, Executive Chef & Owner of Mizuna, Luca d’Italia, Osteria Marco and Bones in Denver
• Christy Rost – Public Television (PBS) Chef and Texas Cooking & Lifestyle TV series host. She’s also the author of two cookbooks and a holiday CD
  

Artists participating in the event range from jewelry, glass, fiber, drawings, graphics, printmaking, wood-work, pottery and more. The event is nationally juried by a panel of experts. The art exhibitions will run on Saturday Aug 14 from 10am-6pm and Sunday Aug. 15, from 10am-4pm.

Tickets for this amazing artistic event can be purchased on line at Inticketing.com for $65 a person. This is a great deal for cooking lessons, a two hour feast of small plates, wine and liquor tastings & eye candy art!

Also you will experience another amazing deal when you stay at the Inn at Aspen for the Snowmass Culinary and Art Fest. You will save money while having convenient lodging located between Snowmass Village right outside of Aspen. If your senses are craving more indulgence just head to Aspen! Book your vacation now!

Buttermilk Season Closing and Inn at Aspen Updates

Buttermilk Mountain is making the call and getting ready for its closing weekend on April 4th, 2010! It was a fantastic season with great snow and many events hosted on the slopes including Winter X Games!

Despite Buttermilk closing for the season, Aspen and Snowmass still have a few weekends left. Snowmass will be closing April 11th and Aspen has announced extended weekend skiing past the 11th for the weekends of April17 &18 and April 24 & 25, 2010.

So don’t think you missed out on Spring Skiing! The Inn at Aspen is still offering Spring Rates at only $99 per night and the free shuttle will service Aspen Mountain, Snowmass and Downtown Aspen making the journey to the slopes as easy as it can get! With the pools and hot tubs and fitness center open year round you can soak away the tired muscles after your day on the mountain with prime spring skiing conditions!

More information and updates of the services provided can be found at the Inn at Aspen website. The Inn at Aspen will be in observing “mud season” by discontinuing bar and breakfast service till June 3rd and June 16th respectively.

Get one of the cheapest Aspen lodging deals there is for this Spring 2010! Finish out the end of season in style in Aspen without breaking the bank.

Aspen Ski Company is Teaching Safety with Dogs

The Snowmass Sun has reported that for National Safety Awareness Week (Jan. 16-22) the Aspen Ski Company’s latest approach to teaching safety to all ages is with classic collectors cards.

No baseball players or Pokemon will be found on these, but rather the cards are sporting the handsome and lovely avalanche patrol dogs. Over 9 dogs work on the 4 different ski resorts in the Aspen area: Aspen Ajax, Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk.

Patrol dogs play an essential role in the ski patrol, by being able to assist their masters in avalanche search and rescue, which in turn can save a human.

Each of the patrol dog cards have the “mutt shots” of the dogs with the Skier Safety Act code printed on each. There are 3 Snowmass mountain dogs, Reina, Caleb and Dante.
Aspen has Booker and Jane. Highlands is Gus, Kaya and Puppy and if you are skiing at Buttermilk, Able will be there.

Kids and adults are excited about this card collecting game as a great excuse to spend their day on the mountain in the search for an avalanche dog, getting to meet some of the ski patrollers, and it is an easy and great way to impart safety tips while giving everyone a fun interactive learning experience. For more information go to aspensnowmass.com.

Now it’s your turn to collect all nine and find one of the Avalanche dogs when you stay at the Inn at Aspen. Check out our amazing March deals and the ski-in ski-out location will save you precious time on your search for Able the Buttermilk rescue dog!

The 2010 ESPN Winter X Games are Coming…

Some of the best competitors in the U.S. are headed to Aspen, CO to throw down their biggest tricks and best runs for the chance at gold in the 2010 Winter X Games. Of the 60+ athletes competing, 6 of these athletes are part of the announced 2010 Olympic US Team Snowboarders!
Get to Aspen and check out Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Shaun White, Louie Vito, and Scotty Lago as they put their Olympic bound talent to work at the X Games. These athletes will be going big as the X Games are another chance to get in some serious competition to prepare them for the 2010 Olympics! Also watch for home town favorites like Peter Olenick.

Starting Thursday Jan. 28th- Sunday Jan.31st, the days will be packed with the sound of revving snowmobiles, crowds chanting, and the air will be filled with high flyers and super fast racers! Buttermilk Mountain is hosting all of the X Games events and the Inn at Aspen is center stage for all of the ESPN crew.
A few events not to miss:
Thursday:
7 pm: Snowmobile Freestyle Finals: These guys are on the edge of crazy with the stunts they perform on snowmobiles that weight over 400 lbs.

Friday:
4:30 pm: Women’s Skiing SuperPipe Finals
7 pm: Skiing Big Air Finals
7:30 pm: Snowboard SuperPipe Men’s Finals

Saturday:
7:30 pm: Snowboard SuperPipe Women’s Finals
8:30 pm: Snowboard Big Air Final

Sunday:
6:30 pm: Snowmobile Knock Out Final
7:30 pm: Skiing SuperPipe High Air Final

See the Full Schedule of 2010 X Games and remember event times are subject to change. Get to Aspen for the Winter X Games! The Inn at Aspen is currently SOLD OUT for the X Games.  Check out the Inn at Aspen's phenomenal lodging deals and for $159/night, you too can test out the terrain that X Gamers and Olympians train and play on!