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Combining world-class arts and culture, adventure and mountain beauty, a spring, summer or autumn holiday in Aspen & Snowmass, Colorado, is incomparable. The good news is that flying to Aspen & Snowmass from the UK this summer will be easier and more affordable than ever. Here we take a look at all that is new & notable in Aspen & Snowmass for Summer 2018:
Norwegian has just launched a direct London Gatwick to Denver flight route with fares from £309. There are also one-stop connections between London Heathrow and Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) on both American and United Airlines through hubs including Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago-O’Hare, Los Angeles International, Houston, and San Francisco International.
During the summer, American Airlines offers nonstop flights from Manchester to Chicago, while United Airlines offers nonstop flights from Edinburgh to Chicago, both of which easily connect to or from ASE. With Aspen located 3 miles and Snowmass located 6.5 miles from ASE, most hotels offer complimentary airport transfers.
America As You Like It offer a 7 night holiday to Aspen and Snowmass from £1575 per person (based on two sharing) including return flights from London to Denver on Norwegian, car hire, 4 nights at the 5* Hotel Jerome in Aspen and 3 nights at the Westin Snowmass.
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Aspen and Snowmass are big destinations for foodies. Here’s what they are serving up this summer!
Aspen and Snowmass have a huge calendar of events and festivals going on all summer long with musical performances around town and on mountain, culinary and art festivals, sporting events and more. Here are some of the headline events for Summer 2018:
On 10 consecutive Thursdays and two bonus Saturdays (June 9 and July 21) throughout the summer, Snowmass hosts a weekly free concert series on Fanny Hill, showcasing genres of music ranging from reggae, to soul, to funk, to rock. 2018 marks the 27th year of the Snowmass Free Concert Series.
This magnet for artists offers 140 art workshops each summer in 8 artistic disciplines. New for this summer are Tech Workshops for kids and free guest faculty lectures on Tuesdays and Sundays from 3rd June – 18th September. The Visiting Artists Programme returns with free lectures open to the public.
The Snowmass Rodeo celebrates 45 years this summer, making it the longest continuously running rodeo in Colorado. The Snowmass Rodeo takes place on Wednesdays, rain or shine, throughout the summer.
The nation’s leading culinary event returns to Aspen with world-renowned celebrity chefs and wine experts. The three-day weekend includes tasting events, cooking classes, cooking demos, wine and interactive seminars, and the daily grand tastings.
Aspen Summer Words welcomes visitors and locals alike to celebrate writing and writers in Aspen for a week in June. Various workshops will be held with renowned authors and teachers including Peter Ho Davies, Tom Perrotta, J. Courtney Sullivan, Heather Harpham, Margot Lee Shetterly, Tina Change, and more. New this year, Aspen Words will offer a juried narrative nonfiction workshop as well as a beginner’s writing workshop.
The 14th annual Aspen Ideas Festival is divided into three sessions over ten days. Spotlight Health returns to the festival as the opening segment June 21-24, followed by festival 1 June 24-June 27 and festival 2 June 27-June 30. A variety of additional programmes, tutorials, seminars and discussions confront guests with stimulating issues throughout the festival.
This summer highlight includes four nights of headline concerts from world-class musicians at the Benedict Music Tent, an expanded JAS Café Downstairs Series, and a free nightly lawn party.
Aspen Music Festival and School, regarded as one of the top classical music festivals in the United States, will celebrate its 70th anniversary this summer, as well as a school with more than 600 classical music students from around the country and the world. The eight-week summer season includes more than 400 classical music events, from concerts by orchestras, solo and chamber music performances, master classes, lectures, and children’s programming. Aspen Music Festival and School’s 2018 season will be a summer of celebration focused around Paris, City of Light. Concerts throughout the season will allow patrons to delve into works by Parisian composers and inspired by the French capital. This season also marks the 25th anniversary of Harris Concert Hall.
AdventureOUT Snowmass brings the LGBT community together for a weekend of summer adventure, from hiking to biking, to white water rafting. AdventureOUT Snowmass features a different spin on the Aspen Gay Ski Week Experience, with an emphasis on building community and getting out into nature. AdventureOUT benefits local nonprofit, AspenOUT.
The second annual Yoga on the Mountain, presented by Power Yoga Retreats, returns to Snowmass for a three-day festival celebrating yoga, music, and nature. The weekend schedule includes restorative yoga classes, advanced asana workshops, children’s yoga, and focused sessions on mudras, mantras, bandhas and breath work – all mixed with meditation, presentations, and discussions.
The Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival will take place in the Snowmass Town Park. Acts for this year’s festival include Zac Brown Band, Lionel Richie, Jack Johnson, Fitz and the Tantrums, Michael Franti, Gary Clark Jr. and more.
The 43rd Annual Snowmass Balloon Festival, a long standing Rocky Mountain tradition, fills the sky with eclectic balloons, as 30 pilots launch their hot air balloons into the air at sunrise. The Night Glow Balloon Show on Saturday evening provides an up-close-and-personal experience to these mega balloons and chat with their pilots.
Aspen Film’s 40th annual FilmFest is a six-day-long festival with a focus on documentaries. Filmfest audiences are among the first in the country to see award-worthy and acclaimed independent films.
For further information on Aspen and Snowmass, visit www.aspenchamber.org and www.gosnowmass.com.
For more ideas on how to go about organising an affordable family holiday in Aspen and Snowmass, there are lots of good tips here. A lot of activities are free or nearly free!
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