Snowmass Activities, Sports and Outdoor Recreation

Since 1889, the Wheeler Opera House has been Aspen’s community performance venue. From The Eagles, Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah Winfrey and Sheryl Crow to locally-created performance experiences, the Wheeler is the Roaring Fork Valley’s premiere site fo...

Wheeler Opera House

Meandering across pristine winter meadows and into hushed pine forests and aspen groves, the Snowmass Golf Course track is perfect for classic nordic, skate skiing, snowshoeing or a winter walk in the sun. Trail access is free, however you will need ...

Cross Country Skiing

Discover some of the most picturesque and remote places in the region on a comfortable guided jeep tour. Expansive & panoramic vistas, wilderness areas, high alpine wildflower meadows, and rugged mountains with unending views await. Keep an eye o...

Jeeping Tours

We venture to guess this is where Spiderman comes to test out his winter skills. And no wonder- Snowmass is surrounded by options for every level of ice climber, from the never-ever to the hard-core expert. Under the guidance of certified local guide...

Ice Climbing

With 14,000 foot peaks all around, it’s easy to overlook the region’s scenic and plentiful rivers, which are one of its best-kept secrets. Whether you’re seeking a day trip with class IV rapids on the Arkansas or a quick, gentle flo...

Whitewater Rafting

Get ready to embrace the spirit of the season as holiday carolers spread joy and cheer throughout the Snowmass Mall and Snowmass Base Village. These talented carolers will fill the air with harmonious melodies and classic holiday favorites, inviting ...

Holiday Carolers

Connect with your inner athlete, off the slopes. This spectacular, one-of-a-kind recreational facility provides 18,000 square feet of fun and fitness in Snowmass Village. Offerings include the only outdoor, heated saline pools in Aspen Snowmass, alon...

Snowmass Village Recreation Center

If your comfort level on a bike leans more to concrete than dirt, plenty of options exist in the Roaring Fork Valley to head out and explore the region. From the paved network of trails in Snowmass, families can take a leisurely pedal down to the Woo...

Road Biking

Making possibilities for people with disabilities. Since 1995, Challenge Aspen has been dedicated to presenting meaningful recreational, educational and cultural experiences to individuals with cognitive and/or physical disabilities. Challenge Aspen...

Challenge Aspen

Aspen Snowmass has long been a mecca for skiers of all abilities and agendas. Cruisers, glades, steeps, terrain parks, and half pipes provide a wintertime playground unlike any other. We could go on all day about what sets Snowmass apart, starting wi...

Skiing

The Art Walk To showcase the best of Snowmass, guests and locals are invited to partake in a series of summer long self-guided experiences – activities guests can do at any time, at their own pace. The Art Walk showcases the unique galleries, majes...

The Art Walk at Anderson Ranch

Enjoy the longest running rodeo in Colorado every Wednesday night, with music, cowboys and cowgirls, horses, livestock, and family fun. Every Wednesday night from June 17 through August 19 be a part of our long-standing rodeo tradition. Fun for all a...

The Snowmass Rodeo

The Roaring Fork Valley is a renowned destination for the fly fishing enthusiast. Both the Roaring Fork River (which runs straight down the valley from Independence Pass) and the Fryingpan River (which travels down from Ruedi Reservoir and connects t...

Fly Fishing

First Tracks Cruising through untouched powder or freshly groomed corduroy is a dream-come-true for skiers and boarders. The Snowmass First Tracks program makes it possible, with the chance to be among the first on the mountain, taking the first run ...

First Tracks & Ambassador Tours

Complete your Wild West experience by exploring the serene beauty of the Snowmass aspen forests and wildflower meadows on a guided horseback adventure. Snowmass is home to over 23 miles of Equestrian Trails. Follow meandering creeks toward their head...

Horseback Riding

Whether you’re a never-ever or an expert, the rock climbing scene near Snowmass is pitch-perfect. A variety of local areas allow you to test your mettle against Rocky Mountain granite, and you can explore the options independently or with certi...

Rock Climbing

Families or small private groups can enjoy the beauty of the mountains with professional outfitters on a private camping excursion through Private Family Adventures. Or for a more rustic experience, the Roaring Fork Valley offers a variety of camp...

Camping

Starting opening day, November 27, guests of all ages can enjoy Snowmass S’mores for FREE, starting at 3:30pm every day throughout the winter season (presented by Snowmass Tourism). Guests can find branded s’mores carts (which resemble oversized ...

Snowmass S’mores

If you’re wondering how well-received Snowmass is by snowboarders, don’t take it from us! Maybe it’s Snowmass’ open glades, where wide arching turns are easy to make and powder stashes are easy to find. Or perhaps it’s t...

Snowboarding

Snowmass Club is host to a magnificent Jim Engh traditional Irish links signature course. The 18 hole championship design has stunning panoramic vistas and incorporates the highest standard of excellence with impeccably maintained fairways and greens...

Golf

Want to try something new on the hill? Trade your skis or board for a tube, and head to the snow at the top of the Elk Camp Gondola. Multiple lift-served lanes offer tubing excitement for adults and children. Tubing-only or combo tickets including ac...

Tubing

Explore the valley, make memories, and have more fun. Our Jeeps are top of the line luxury, adventure vehicles. Full day, group retreats, sunset cruise or take your adventure off-road. We provide camping equipped Jeeps with premium rooftop tents for ...

Aspen Jeeps

Tuesday’s June 28 – August 9 at Elk Camp Take a complimentary gondola ride (5-7:30p) up to Elk Camp and enjoy beautiful summer nights mid-mountain on Snowmass during Sunset Tuesdays. Elk Camp Restaurant will be open from 5-7:30 pm ...

Sunset Tuesdays at Elk Camp

Just 15 minutes from Snowmass in a stunning facility in downtown Aspen, the Aspen Art Museum features the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. With innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public outreach progr...

Aspen Art Museum

Fat bike lovers, rejoice! Snowmass is home to approximately 8 miles of groomed trails. Bring your bike and park for free at the Snowmass Recreation Center. Paved Trails that are groomed in the winter include: Brush Creek – from Lot 4 to the ...

Fat Biking

Summer Tradition in Snowmass This summer will be like no other! Join us as we celebrate another year of The Snowmass Free Concert Series. This long-standing summer tradition and local favorite returns to Fanny Hill every Thursday evening, June 18-Aug...

Free Concert Series

Explore public art, sculptures, murals, and more in Snowmass by following the curated Snowmass Art Walk loops outlined below. Need help navigating? Scroll to find walking directions and corresponding photo for each piece of art. Presented by Snowma...

Snowmass Art Walk

Reserve Your Tour: Snowmobiling Adventure abounds beyond Snowmass’ slopes. Check out the magnificent winter landscape of the Aspen and Snowmass area, from a winter ride to the striking Maroon Bells or exploring the hills above Lenado on a guided sn...

Snowmobile Tours

Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a premier destination for art-making and critical dialog, bringing together aspiring and internationally renowned artists to discuss and further their work. The Ranch also hosts workshops for artists of all levels, event...

Anderson Ranch Arts Center

Explore the beauty and vastness of Snowmass on snowshoes. Rent gear from one of our many sports retailers and venture out on Snowmass trails on your own, or join a guided tour led by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Looking for winter t...

Snowshoeing

105 Pizza & Bowl bowling alley offers entertainment for friends and family of all ages! We have 6 bowling lanes, professional billiard and Foosball tables, dart board, 300-inch projection screens surrounded with cushy leather couches, delicious f...

Bowling

Want to practice a hockey stop, perfect that pirouette, or simply glide around for an evening skate? Snowmass offers two free ice skating rinks. One at The Rink in Snowmass Base Village and the other, Snowmass Village Ice Rink, at the Snowmass Recrea...

Ice Skating

Summer in Snowmass is beautiful at any pace of life… The Elk Camp Gondola is a fully enclosed 8 person Gondola that whisks you away from all the buzz of Snowmass Base Village (8,475ft) to Elk Camp Meadows and the Elk Camp Restaurant(9,765ft). C...

Scenic Summer Gondola Rides

Snowmass Wildflower Walk Daily from mid-June through September from 10am to 12pm. Saturdays and Sundays only in September. Meet outside of the Snowmass Pavilion on the Snowmass Mall. Explore the gentle, kid-friendly Snowmass Nature Trail on a guided ...

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) Guided Hikes

With over 75 miles of mountain biking trails, Snowmass is a mountain biker’s heaven, whether you’re looking for the gravity-defying rush of a world-class downhill trail or a gentle single track through meadows bursting with wildflowers. F...

Mountain Biking

Check out www.HikeSnowmass.com, your resource for hike ideas, trail maps and planning. Surrounded by the 2.3 million acres of the White River National Forest, the hiking options in and around Snowmass are truly endless. From Snowmass Village i...

Hiking

The Aspen Music Festival and School is the United States’ premier classical music festival, presenting more than 300 musical events during its eight-week summer season. The institution draws top classical musicians from around the world to this Col...

Aspen Music Festival and School

Uphilling has quickly risen to popularity in the ski community. Instead of a leisurely ride on the Elk Camp Gondola or chairlifts, you can earn your turns traversing up the mountain on alpine touring skis or splitboards. This workout with a reward i...

Uphill Skiing

Few places boast a history as rich and robust as Aspen Snowmass. From Native Americans to ranchers and miners to performers, outlaws, environmentalists, artists, and athletes, Aspen Snowmass is deeply rooted in an independent, pioneering spirit th...

Aspen Historical Society

At SMashBox, we create environments where kids get to be kids, where plans are made but are meant to be broken, and where kids – and their imaginations – have the opportunity to run wild. Beyond the play, at the heart of what we do is our...

Camp SMashBox

Looking to head out and take in some of the sights and attractions that make this region famous? Snowmass offers a convenient home base to explore everything from exquisite mountain vistas on the Continental Divide to historic ghost towns tucked up h...

Sightseeing

SNOWMASS CHAPEL WORSHIP SERVICE Pray for snow! Snowmass Chapel offers a nondenominational Christian worship service every Sunday at 9am. Please join us in-person at Snowmass Chapel (ski clothes welcome!) or tune in online. Visit www.snowmasschapel.o...

Snowmass Chapel & Community Center

Bonus Bike Nights take place every Tuesday from June 27 to August 8 and include evening access to the Snowmass Bike Park, the Snowmass Bike Park (SBP) Race Series*, select Lost Forest activities, and food and beverage options in the Elk Camp Restaura...

Bonus Bike Nights

If you need to re-balance and regenerate with a yoga class while on vacation, Snowmass offers a variety of options. The Snowmass Recreation Center holds fitness and yoga classes daily, including sunrise and general yoga sessions. For the most up-to-d...

Yoga

Zipping along an elevated track through the forest above Elk Camp in Snowmass, the Breathtaker Alpine Coaster will add a little adrenaline to your summer vacation. As part of the multi-feature Lost Forest, the 7- to 9-minute thrill ride gives guests ...

Breathtaker Alpine Coaster

Snowmass Village is proud to boast two 18-hole mountain disc golf courses. Different courses are designed every season to ensure a never-ending challenge on diverse mountain terrain with beautiful scenery and lots of elevation change. Course maps a...

Disc Golf

Lift-accessed mountain biking can be intimidating, but with the help of Aspen Snowmass’ Bike Park coaches, adventure meets accessibility, and every rider can discover their perfect trail. Looking to level up so you can enjoy more rides down? Co...

Bike Clinics & Camps

If you’d like to check out the sights from a rarefied view, Hot Air Ballooning is the thrilling way to go. Early morning sunrise rides at Snowmass take visitors up nearly 2,500-feet in altitude over the Snowmass landscape, providing expansive v...

Hot Air Ballooning

If you think Colorado’s land-locked status means there’s a dearth of water sports in the region, you’d be wrong. From white-knuckle white water to meandering rivers ideal for gold medal fly fishing, the Roaring Fork Valley offers pl...

Water Sports

The Lost Forest isn’t hard to find — it’s just hard to see. Tucked in among the trees and rocks at the top of the Elk Camp Gondola are the Breathtaker Alpine Coaster, Treeline Trial Challenge Course, and Rugged Ascent Climbing Wall. In addition...

The Lost Forest

Winter Windows: An Art-Forward Holiday Tradition in Snowmass Village In partnership with Buckhorn Public Arts, Roaring Fork Valley artists and designers were paired with retailers on the Snowmass Mall and in Snowmass Base Village to transform storefr...

Winter Windows

The Collective Snowmass is the heart and soul of Snowmass Base Village, serving as a hub for community events throughout the year. The Collective Snowmass features weekly programming based on the season, including chess, bingo, and trivia nights. The...

The Collective Snowmass

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