Unfortunately, The Snowmass Rodeo is canceling its 47th summer season due to the novel coronavirus pandemic but will return for the 2021 season.

The village’s longtime western tradition has been a summer staple for many local and visiting families for years and was hard to call off completely, said Darce Vold, executive director and rodeo stock contractor of the Snowmass Rodeo.

“It was a really difficult thing because the rodeo is so beloved in Snowmass and is an event a lot of people count on,” Vold said. The Snowmass Rodeo is produced by the Snowmass Western Heritage Association (SWHA), which decided at its Monday night board meeting the rodeo would not take place again until summer 2021.