Stay More... SAVE More!, The Stonebridge Inn in Snowmass Village, CO

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Book EARLY and Save!, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

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Snowmass Summer Adventure Package, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Wanting to add some activity to your vacation in Snowmass this summer? Book your lodging and activity together with us and SAVE! Your Snowmass adventure is awaiting you... The best part is you can CHOOSE what YOU want to do! Read More

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Stay More... SAVE More!, The Stonebridge Inn in Snowmass Village, CO

Trying to find an affordable way to extend your vacation in Snowmass? We're here to help! The longer you stay... the more you save! Read More

Book EARLY and Save!, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Planning your summer vacation early this year? Book now and save!! Book your vacation 30+ days prior to your arrival date and save 20%! Read More

Snowmass Summer Adventure Package, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Wanting to add some activity to your vacation in Snowmass this summer? Book your lodging and activity together with us and SAVE! Your Snowmass adventure is awaiting you... The best part is you can CHOOSE what YOU want to do! Read More

Annual Aspen/ Snowmass Ride for the Cure, The Gant in Aspen, CO

A 100-mile bike ride (with flatter 26-mile course option) and festivities celebrate fall in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, while benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation. Last year's ride attracted 424 riders of all levels and raised $655,000 for the cause. Online registration for all events is encouraged. Snowmass Village hosts the riders' lunch.

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33RD ANNUAL SNOWMASS BALLOON FESTIVAL, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

One of the highest-altitude balloon events in the country, this three-day festival sends 30 pilots airborne to compete in competitions such as Dawn Quixote, where pilots joust with tethered weather balloons. The Saturday Evening Glow is an event highlight when brightly colored balloons light up the night sky and twinkle on and off like stars. (http://www.snowmassballoon.com/ or 1-800-SNOWMASS)

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SNOWMASS WINE & JAZZ FESTIVAL, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Yin to Aspen's Food & Wine Classic yang, this relaxed fall festival pairs food, wine, jazz, and fabulous fall weather. Over 80 vintners line the mall along with silent auctions, local tastings and a Winemaker's Dinner the night before. (http://www.snowmassrotary.org/ or (970) 379-6577)

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NEW! SNOWMASS 12-HOUR BIKE RACE, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

This dawn-to-dusk twelve-hour mountain biking race on Snowmass' trails benefits local youth organizations Aspen Youth Center and Extreme Sports Camp. Racers can participate in solo, team, or corporate divisions. (http://www.aspenyouthcenter.org/ or (970) 544-4130)

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VASQUE GOLDENLEAF HALF MARATHON, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Called one of the most beautiful races in the country by Trail Runner Magazine, this running race takes participants from Snowmass to Aspen over spectacular mountain trails and roads at the height of foliage season. (http://www.utemountaineer.com/or (970) 925-2849)

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THE SNOWMASS WELLNESS EXPERIENCE FEATURES TOP ORGANIC GARDENERS, YOGA GURUS, ORGANIC PRODUCE, AND MORE., Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Snowmass Village, CO (July 30, 2008) -The Snowmass Wellness Experience (Aug. 15-17), which was written up last year in the New York Times, celebrates its fifth anniversary and the art of healthy living from the earth up with a hands-on festival that keeps participants engaged, learning, and sampling all weekend long.

Encompassing all the elements of a balanced lifestyle, this unique wellness event offers the chance to hear nationally-respected experts and participate in enriching workshops, cooking demonstrations, al fresco yoga and pilates classes, nature walks and more.

Tickets are now on sale at www.snowmasswellness.com. For the complete schedule, ticket prices, lodging specials, and presenter information, visit the website or call 1-800-SNOWMASS.

Top Reasons to Put Wellness on Your Calendar:

Hands on: It's a Different Type of Wellness Festival. Many wellness festivals involve sitting in lecture halls listening to speakers-that's not our idea of Wellness! Wellness starts from the earth up, and attendees can get their hands dirty in this novel approach. Fitness classes, cooking demonstrations and tastings, how-to workshops, a green expo, nature hikes, a spirits tasting, comedy, an on-site spa, and more mean attendees aren't merely observers-- they're participants.

Learn how to grow your own food. As fuel and food prices continue to rise, more people are interested in growing their own food. From never-evers to seasoned gardeners, the Snowmass Wellness Experience provides access to top experts who share how to grow and cook your own food and eat nutritionally and sustainably. In their ONLY Colorado appearance, internationally respected keynote speakers Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch of the Four Seasons Farm in Maine have over sixty years of combined experience with organic farming and will explore everything from the seduction of a kitchen garden to the how-tos of sustainable organic gardening.

It's an Edible Extravaganza. From chocolate and yoga classes to an organic spirits tasting to cooking demos and a wellness expo with plenty of free goodies, Snowmass Wellness Experience participants won't go home hungry. They'll also learn how to design and incorporate edible plants into residential landscapes from Jerome Osentowski, one of the foremost permaculture practitioners in the United States who will share insights into agroforestry and other new methods of organic farming and landscaping.

Check out this Whole Food philosophy: We're not talking a grocery store, but rather education about the entire food cycle. With the motto of Wellness From the Earth Up, The Snowmass Wellness Experience offers the chance to learn about healthy eating from a myriad of angles: growing to cooking to preserving to nutrition to incorporating food into your fitness routine.

Foster healthy eating habits. As diabetes and obesity continue to be two of the nation's top health concerns, this festival teaches the tools needed for healthy eating. Mariana Bozesan, author of Diet for a New Life, shares her highly respected integral 8-step approach to life that also reveals the weight loss secrets of centenarians and successful dieters. Other wellness workshops include how to harvest and preserve an organic garden, how to create healthy snacks for people on the go, and how to read nutritional labels.

Focus on the moment. In his only Colorado appearance this summer, nationally respected and popular Yahoo Mind-Body Expert David Romanelli leads Yoga and Chocolate, Yoga and Wine, and Living in the Moment workshops. Romanelli is the co-founder of At One Yoga which has gained national renown by fusing Western culture's fashion, music and technology with Eastern culture's sacred rituals and ancient tradition. He now teaches at Exhale in California and tours the world with his Yoga and Chocolate class, designed with Vosges Haut-Chocolat founder Katrina Markoff. Diverse additional yoga and pilates workshops are available through the Shakti Foundation and the Aspen Club & Spa, including yoga guru Simon Park's popular Thai Massage class.

Get well through laughter. Comedy can be used as a healing art, and Steve Bhaerman, has audiences laughing until the sacred cows come home while sharing insight on how to make positive changes in life. Bhaerman, who performs as Swami Beyondananda, the "Cosmic Comic," is an internationally known author, humorist, and workshop leader and offers a comedy show and workshops at this event.

Bring it all home. How can you eat locally and sustainably at Colorado's altitude? The Snowmass Wellness Experience brings together a talented regional roster of chefs, nutritionists, gardeners, and experts so participants can begin making connections to local sources of food, spirits, and inspiration.

Relax and Retreat. Everyone is entitled to a little R&R. Yoga classes, nature hikes, morning meditations, and a spa pavilion all offer opportunities to relax in Snowmass. Each day pass comes with one complimentary mini-spa treatment through Aspen Club & Spa, and participants are welcome to sign up for more as space allows.

Costly? Well, no. Wellness shouldn't come at a price that's painful to your mind, body, or spirit. The Snowmass Wellness Experience is substantially more affordable than other wellness festivals. An all-inclusive weekend pass is only $175, while day passes, keynote speech passes and fitness/expo passes start as low as $30, allowing attendees the flexibility to see it all or just a little. For every yoga pass sold, the Shatki foundation donates $2.50 to a local nonprofit.

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NEW ORLEANS BRASS FUNK ROCK COMES TO FANNY HILL ON THURSDAY, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Snowmass Village, CO (July 28, 2008) - The unique sounds of New Orleans' music scene is alive and well and headed to Snowmass this Thursday, July 31. The Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series free concert by Bonerama kicks off a massive arts weekend that also includes a free Massive Music concert by The Outlaws on Saturday, the Mountain Masterpieces Arts Fair, A Young People's Production of Fame, The Musical, and free arts lectures at Anderson Ranch Arts Center.

Weekend Schedule:

July 31: Free concert with Bonerama, 6pm, Fanny Hill

August 2-3: The Mountain Masterpieces Arts Fair. Saturday 11:00a.m.-6:00p.m. & Sunday 10:00a.m.- 4p.m. Snowmass Village Mall.

August 2: Massive Music free concert with The Outlaws. 7pm on Fanny Hill

August 3: Fame-The Musical. ($12, Adults $15). 7 pm on Fanny Hill

August 3: Anderson Ranch Free arts lecture & slide show, 7 p.m. (andersonranch.org)

Bio: Bonerama: Unlike any other rock ‘n' roll, funk or brass band, Bonerama brings a unique spin to vintage New Orleans funk and hits on all four cylinders in the brass section. Not quite the traditional brass band (there are no trumpets or saxes), the four-trombone frontline blows audiences away with improvised, vintage funk and classic rock riffs. Rolling Stone magazine praised their "...crushing ensemble riffing, human-feedback shrieks and wah-wah growls" (2007). In a testament to how Bonerama carries the brass band concept into uncharted territory, the band also won acclaim at the Big Easy Awards for "Best Rock Band." For more information, visit www.bonerama.net Bio: The Outlaws: Following in the footsteps of such great bands as The Allman Brothers and The Eagles, The Outlaws have developed their own high-powered, guitar-driven, country-rock sound with hints of blues and boogie. With exhilarating self-penned music and stellar three-part harmony, The Outlaws have firmly established themselves in the Southern Rock genre with popular songs such as "Hurry Sundown," "Green Grass & High Tides," and "There Goes Another Love Song." From riveting hard rock to lilting country ballads, the Outlaws promise a night harkening back to stomping hell-raising hoedowns. For details, visit www.outlawsmusic.com

About Free Music in Snowmass

Snowmass Village is one of the most popular mountain destinations for free music in the state, drawing crowds by the thousands each week. The Summer of Free Music Series runs every Thursday through August 21 with additional free summer concerts including Massive Music with The Outlaws on August 2, the Snowmass G3 concert with the Dirty Heads on August 9, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews on September 6 for Oktoberfest, and Jeff Finlan on September 13 as part of the 33^{rd annual Snowmass Balloon Festival Nightglow.}

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SNOWMASS SHOWS OFF ITS ARTISTIC SIDE JULY 31-AUG 3, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Snowmass Village, CO (July 21, 2008) - Although Snowmass is synonymous with outdoor adventure and recreation, its best-kept secret is a lively and innovative arts scene. The Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series on July 31 kicks off a weekend dedicated to arts of all mediums. With two free outdoor concerts, a live outdoor theater performance, the decades-old Mountain Masterpieces Arts Fair, and the chance to preview Anderson Ranch Arts Center's famed auction artwork, this weekend packs something for everyone.

Schedule:

Thursday, July 31: The Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series presents a free concert on Fanny Hill with Bonerama. This untraditional New Orleans brass band evokes funk, classic rock and free improvisation. Bonerama has been hailed by Rolling Stone and Offbeat magazine and recognized as "Best Rock Band" at the Big Easy Awards 2007, while regularly setting the New Orleans club scene afire. 6 p.m, rain or shine, Fanny Hill.

Saturday-Sunday, August 2-3: The Mountain Masterpieces Arts Fair gathers over 40 artists on the Snowmass Village Mall for a decades-old Snowmass tradition that showcases beautiful works of art. Items range from inexpensive to extravagant and from photographs and pottery to clothes, jewelry, and high-end works. While parents browse, kids can watch Chris Sidwell and Eric Roberts perform mind-boggling feats of magic along with artistic performances and kid's craft activities with Jammin' Jim. FREE to attend. Saturday 11:00AM-6:00PM & Sunday 10:00AM-4PM.

Saturday, August 2: Massive Music celebrates its fifth anniversary and presents a free concert by The Outlaws. Following in the footsteps of such great bands as The Allman Brothers and The Eagles, The Outlaws have developed their own high-powered, guitar-driven, country-rock sound with hints of blues and boogie since the early 1970s. With exhilarating self-penned music and stellar three-part harmony, The Outlaws have established themselves as premier players in the Southern Rock genre with popular songs such as "Hurry Sundown," "Green Grass & High Tides," and "There Goes Another Love Song." From riveting hard rock to lilting country ballads, the Outlaws promise a night harkening back to stomping hell-raising hoedowns. 7 p.m., Fanny Hill, rain or shine.

Sunday, August 3: Fame-The Musical-A Young People's Production presented by Gottlieb Bartley Productions, Inc. Sixty kids, ages 5-11, from all over the Roaring Fork Valley perform their version of Fame the Musical, an inspirational story of a diverse group of talented young students studying at the New York School of the Performing Arts during the early 1980's.

For tickets ($12, Adults $15), call (970) 927-0555 in advance or purchase at the event. 7 p.m., Fanny Hill.

Sunday, August 3-Tuesday, August 5: Anderson Ranch Arts Center

The Internationally renowned Anderson Ranch Arts Center gears up for its famed art auction on August 9, which features live and silent auctions of over 225 pieces of work by national,

international, and local artists. Check out the free Artist Slide Talk at 7 pm on Sunday and Tuesday at Schermer Meeting Hall, or stroll through the studio, gallery, and picturesque 5-acre campus. On Tuesday, check out the Auction Preview Exhibition reception from 5-6:30 pm. For more information, visit www.andersonranch.org or call (970) 923-3181.

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DAN HICKS AND THE HOT LICKS BRING FOLK JAZZ, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Snowmass Village, CO (July 14, 2008) - The Summer of Free Music Series at Snowmass continues to excite and indulge music lovers of all genres. From the dynamic Drew Emmitt Band to the roots-rock Freddy Jones Band to traditional Celtic music from Gaelic Storm, Snowmass moves on this week to present American singer/songwriter, Dan Hicks and his band the Hot Licks.

Bio: Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks

Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks is truly an American original. Since the early 1960s, Hicks has been creating his own musical legend by deftly blended elements of Swing, Jazz, Folk and Country music to create the appealing sound he sometimes calls "Folk Jazz". The lyrics of his songs range from the simply sublime to the sublimely ridiculous, all presented with his uniquely skewed and inscrutable touch. Dan's irresistible sense of rhythm, hip lyrical styling, laid-back vocalizing, and infamous on-stage wit easily draw in fans for life. Hick's albums have been critically acclaimed, and The San Francisco Chronicle once noted that "so few truly original figures exist in pop music that Dan Hicks should be a national treasure." He's a snappy dresser, too.

For more information, visit www.danhicks.net

About the Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series

Celebrating its seventeenth season, the Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series is organized by the Town of Snowmass Village with music programmed by the esteemed Jazz Aspen Snowmass organization since 1994. All series concerts begin at 6 pm on Fanny Hill. Concert-goers can bring a picnic basket of food and unopened non-alcoholic drinks plus a blanket or low lawn chair for comfortable, casual viewing. A children's Family Fun Zone includes a house of bounce, face painting, clowns, juggling, and more.

About Free Music in Snowmass

Snowmass Village is one of the most popular mountain destinations for free music in the state, drawing crowds by the thousands each week. The weekly Summer of Free Music Series runs every Thursday through August 21 with additional free summer concerts including Massive Music with The Outlaws on August 2, the Snowmass G3 concert with the Dirty Heads on August 9, and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews on September 6 for Oktoberfest. There will also be free music on September 13 as part of the 33^{rd annual Snowmass Balloon Festival Nightglow.}

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SNOWMASS GOES INTERNATIONAL ON FANNY HILL, Destination Resorts Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO

Snowmass Village, CO (July 7, 2008) - Snowmass' Summer of Free Music Series goes international on July 10 with Gaelic Storm, the one-time pub band who made their big-screen debut ten years ago on the film Titanic.

Gaelic Storm Bio

Since their big-screen debut in the blockbuster film Titanic over ten years ago, the band's fan base continues to multiply with each new album, turning the one-time-pub-band into one of the premier touring acts in the Celtic/World music genre. Gaelic Storm's compelling original music and fresh arrangements are steeped in Celtic traditional melody and a unique blend of world rhythms. Highlights from their decade-spanning career include six Billboard Chart-topping albums, a DVD, a full-length concert film featured on HD.net, song placement on two EA Sports Games, a 2008 Hallmark greeting card featuring their song "Kiss Me I'm Irish", countless television and radio appearances, and of course, an appearance in James Cameron's Titanic. Gaelic Storm has sold out hundreds of theatres and performing arts centers and has now played to audiences totaling in the millions. Playing over 125 dates a year and topping the charts with all five of their albums, Gaelic Storm routinely breaks attendance records, pushing their popularity beyond the world music genre and into the mainstream music consciousness. For more information, visit http://gaelicstorm.musiccitynetworks.com/

About the Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series

Celebrating its seventeenth season, the Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series is organized by the Town of Snowmass Village with music programmed by the esteemed Jazz Aspen Snowmass organization since 1994. All series concerts begin at 6 pm on Fanny Hill. Concert-goers can bring a picnic basket of food and unopened non-alcoholic drinks plus a blanket or low lawn chair for comfortable, casual viewing. A children's Family Fun Zone includes a house of bounce, face painting, clowns, juggling, and more.

About Free Music in Snowmass

Snowmass Village is one of the most popular mountain destinations for free music in the state, drawing crowds by the thousands each week. The weekly Summer of Free Music Series runs every Thursday through August 21 with additional free summer concerts including Massive Music with The Outlaws on August 2, the Snowmass G3 concert with the Dirty Heads on August 9, and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews for Oktoberfest on September 6. There will also be free music on September 13.

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