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 ESPN Winter X-Games
Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado hosts the ESPN Winter X Games in late January. Each year the event brings in Olympic hopefuls and medal winners and hopefuls for the super pipe and skier cross competitions. Gold and Silver Olympic Medalists Shaun White and Gretchen Bleiler are regular participants. To learn more of this years results and highlights visit ESPN Winter X Games. [2008 X Games Eleven, January 24-27] |
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Winterskol
Since 1951, Aspen has entertained locals and visitors with its annual Winterskol festival. Held over four to five days, the event includes a fashion show for dogs, a parade, fireworks, unique competitions, a fireworks display, Snow Sculpture competition, live entertainment and much more. More than 40 events are organized to amuse visitors and residents and are held in downtown Aspen and on the four ski hills. |
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Snowmass Village Mardi Gras
This Aspen area ski resort and town of 1,800 residents hosts one of the biggest and most authentic Fat Tuesday celebrations in the state - one that easily earns its nickname: Mardi Gras of the Mountains. But no one in Snowmass ever intended - or expected - Mardi Gras to grow as big as it has become. Started by a group of visitors from New Orleans, it grew organically every year, until it became the full-scale celebration, planned months in advance, that it is now.
Text excerpts from Catherine Lutz, Special to the Rocky Mountain News, February 21, 2006 |
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Mardi Gras Parade |
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