Winter X Games at the Inn at Aspen Hotel

The team at ResortQuest Aspen is in the heart of the X Games action, glimpsing all the extreme activity right from our office windows! ResortQuest's entire Inn at Aspen Hotel is the staging ground for ESPN through the action-packed weekend.

"Day one at Winter X Games 2010 in Aspen, CO is in the books, and a torrid tale it wrote. Friday figures for further fascination, with Shaun White four-peats and Sarah Burke three-peats on offer. Coverage begins at 10 a.m. MST on ESPN. Don't miss it." (Winter X Games ESPN website)

Check-out the ESPN Blog for each days' event re-cap:

• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday & Sunday - stay tuned!

Looking for more Winter X Games content:

• Winter X Games Schedule
• Winter X Games TV Schedule
• Photos

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Winter Games X Fest - right outside the Inn at Aspen Hotel!

Located by the main entrance, alongside the Inn at Aspen Hotel at the base of Buttermilk Mountain, X Fest brings together our official Winter X Games Sponsor Booths, alongside the action sports companies that showcase the culture and lifestyle of winter sports. From product demos and sampling to giveaways and live DJ performances on the Radio X Stage, from the Snowskate Park and Sledding Hill to athlete autograph signings to delicious Hickory House BBQ, X Fest is the best place to get hooked up all weekend long.

X Fest Hours of Operation:
10:00am - 7:00pm Thursday, Jan 28th - Saturday Jan 30th
10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, Jan 31st

The Inn at Aspen Hotel is sold-out for the week of the X Games, but we invite you to come experience the X Games terrain, parks and pipes for just $159/night this February! The Inn is the only ski-in/ski-out lodging - in fact the only lodging - at Buttermilk Ski Resort, home of the X Games.

Photos from ESPN X Games website: Top to bottom: (right):  Andreas Hatveit, Ski Slopestyle Eliminations; Kelly Clark, Snowboard SuperPipe Eliminations; Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboard SuperPipe Eliminations

Pennywise and Flobots to Perform in Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert During ESPN X Games 13

Another Winter X-Games in Aspen is right around the corner and this year promises to have some top musical acts to go with it.

Pennywise and Flobots will perform at the at the base of Aspen mountain During Winter X Games 13, January 22-25, 2008; Flobots to perform January 23 and Pennywise on January 24

Aspen/Snowmass is rolling out unprecedented back-to-back evenings of Bud Light Hi-Fi Concerts at the base of Aspen Mountain during ESPN’s Winter X Games 13, January 22 – 25, 2009. The additional show on January 24 will extend the popular Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series that has been entertaining Aspen/Snowmass for the past several years.

Denver natives, The Flobots, an alternative rock and rap band, will perform Friday, January 23, at 5:30 p.m. This is a free performance. This eclectic six-member band and their unique sound is well known for its hit song, “Handlebars."

American punk rock legends, Pennywise, will follow on Saturday, January 24, at 5:30 p.m. for another FREE show at the base of Aspen Mountain.

Formed in 1988 in Hermosa Beach, Calif., the band has released nine full-length albums, including the most recent 2008 album, Reason to Believe. Pennywise punk anthems, “Bro Hymn,” and “The Western World,” will be on the play list that night.

“The eyes of the world are upon Aspen/Snowmass during the Winter X Games,” says John Rigney, Aspen Skiing Company Vice President of Sales and Events. “We’re thrilled to be able to partner with Bud Light to offer two great live shows that will no doubt be a huge hit with the audience in town for the event.”

And if that was not enough; there will be prize giveaways and a beer garden at the base of Aspen Mountain. Ajax Tavern, which will be open both nights, will provide additional service.

Robert Randolph and the Family Band [posted on an earlier blog entry] played an energizing first Bud Light Hi-Fi of the season over Thanksgiving weekend, and Galactic is slated to play in Snowmass on February 15, 2009. There will also be a Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert in Snowmass on March 22 and another on March 27 in Aspen with musical acts [to be announced].

Aspen/Snowmass thanks their event sponsors for this series: Bud Light, Viceroy Resorts & Residences Snowmass, Town of Snowmass Village, Audi, Sprint, Helly Hansen, AMEX, Crocs, ResortQuest, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Chewy Atomic Fireballs.

For more information on the Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series, or any other Aspen/Snowmass events, please visit www.aspensnowmass.com.

Source: From a Aspen Skiing Company press release.