This fest is a birthday party for one of the area’s colorful early residents - a gal named Mary Jane - with live music, fireworks, a snow-sculpture contest, sled races, snowshoe treks and more in Winter Park. The four day fest features on-mountain activities, Soupsköl, a canine fashion show, Winterfest, fireworks and much more.ĭowntown Estes Park glows with winter lights, and winter fun includes a chili cook-off, scavenger hunt, snowshoe event, igloo making, stargazing, carriage rides and tons of other family activities. This is and has always been a free event open to the general public.Īspen‘s annual “toast to winter” dates back to January 1951 when locals began celebrating the town’s unique Nordic lifestyle. No power tools allowed! Teams sculpt countless hours across five days (totaling around 96 hours), resulting in a temporary outdoor art gallery in historic downtown Breckenridge! Artists are only allowed to use hand tools, creativity and inspiration to bring their ideas to life. Snow lovers celebrate Norse mythology dressed as Vikings with Ullympic competitions (such as frying-pan flinging), a downtown Breckenridge parade and bonfire, nighttime snowshoeing, ice-staking and pond hockey.ĭuring the Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships, 16 teams from around the world descend on Breckenridge, Colorado to hand-carve 20-ton blocks of snow into enormous, intricate works of art.
and Dwight Yoakam.ĭowntown comes alive with a variety of free holiday activities, cookies, hot chocolate and much more to celebrate the holidays and the winter season. Last year’s headliners featured Weezer, O.A.R. This bash welcomes the ski and snowboard season with a Dummy Demolition Derby, free concerts and a-rockin’ street fair in Vail Village. WINTER CARNIVALS IN COLORADOĬoloradans consider winter our most privileged season, and we love to celebrate all that comes with it at winter carnivals across the state. Just wear layers (The secret to being the right temperature with our ever-changing conditions)Ĭolorado is home to winter carnivals, ice-carving competitions and beautiful lighting ceremonies throughout the Rockies and the front range.Ī fantastic list was just posted by and we’ve added a few of our own favorites as well.
Afterwards the Vail Skate Club will be putting on a special performance.
With lights on every corner and music being played it will be hard not to feel all the Christmas cheer this early on.ĭecember 12th-14th: Once again Vail will be hosting Snow Daze for the 8th year in a row! Enjoy fresh tracks on the mountain followed by apres parties and live concerts at night! You won’t want to miss the largest early season party in the mountains.ĭecember 13th: The Eagle Ice Rink will be hosting an afternoon ice skating session. Definitely worth driving over from Breckenridge or any other mountain destination to Vail for this epic event.ĭecember 6th: Eagle’s Christmas on Broadway takes downtown Eagle and completely transforms it into a quaint Christmas village.
Considered one of the world’s toughest courses, the Downhill, Super G, and Giant Solomon are sure to be a sight to see. Take a look at these top Eagle County December Events from your Peak 1 Express staff for some added winter fun.ĭece mber 5th-December 7th: Watch male downhill athletes compete in the Birds of Prey World Cup. December is filled with events, both on and off the snow, that are sure to entertain. While the ski season for Eagle County will be starting with the opening of Vail on November 21st, the fun does not stop there.