Families & Kids

Snowmass is a family-friendly destination with activities for kids of all ages. Base Village and the Snowmass Mall are safe, insulated areas where children can run, play, and explore while parents enjoy a meal or drink nearby. Families can also find a wide variety of events, camps, and activities designed with kids in mind.

In the summer, older kids and teens can enjoy scenic gondola rides on the Skittles Sky Cab or the Elk Camp Gondola, the ride bikes in the Snowmass Bike Park, visit the Lost Forest, complete with ropes course, alpine coaster, disc golf, and climbing wall, or explore Snowmass on a free e-bike, to name a few. In the winter, kids can ski or snowboard all day, enjoy a snowshoe tour, visit The Collective game lounge, or go tubing or snowmobiling.

Yes. Challenge Aspen, based in Snowmass, is a nonprofit organization that helps people of any age with cognitive and physical disabilities experience the outdoors through adaptive recreation, education, and cultural programs. Challenge Aspen offers adaptive on-snow recreation instruction and support as well as other customized outdoor adventures in winter and summer, including bowling, a visit to the Glenwood Hot Springs, ice skating, indoor swimming, music therapy, nordic skiing, sledding, snowshoe tours, tubing, and more.

Absolutely! Snowmass is full of free activities in both winter and summer, including:

• Snowmass Free Concert Series
• Ice Age Explorer Tours
• Snowmass S’mores
• Easy family hikes
• Outdoor movies on select evenings in the summer
• Cross country skiing & fat biking
• Ice skating
• The Collective Snowmass’ weekly lineup of activities
  

Yes. The Snowmass Rodeo is a family favorite, and includes kid’s participation events like the Mutton Bustin’ and the Calf Scramble (get to the Rodeo early to register for free). The Snowmass Rodeo is a ticketed event, so plan ahead as it does sell out.