After a week filled with fresh snow and more on the way, resorts in Colorado Ski Country USA are heading into the final stretch of the ski/snowboard season with the best conditions of the year, inviting visitors worldwide to join in on exciting spring events and happenings. A late February storm brought over 50.8 cm (20 inches) of snow to resorts in Southwest Colorado and provided Front Range resorts with a snow blanket. March and April are historically the snowiest months in Colorado, setting up a spring filled with powder and fun.

While the snow falls on the high country, Colorado Ski Country member resorts are preparing a full slate of concerts, festivals, dining experiences, and more for guests to enjoy. From the Front Range to the San Juan, skiers and riders will find no shortage of activities on and off the slopes. See below for details at Colorado Ski Country USA resorts:

Arapahoe Basin

In celebration of 75 years of world class skiing, join Arapahoe Basin the first weekend in April for three days of celebratory events. Events include Skimo, a moguls competition, scavenger hunts, après parties, and a 1946 themed dinner at the 6th Alley (costumes encouraged).

Aspen Snowmass

The 22nd annual Bud Light Spring Jam festival will return March 25- April 3, bringing a week of competitions, downtown concerts and parties to Aspen Snowmass. This year’s calendar includes a host of new and returning on-mountain competitions and events including the Banked Slalom on Snowmass, Terrain Park Boot Camp, Bud Light Mountain Challenge, KickAspen Night Skiing and the Anon 4 MTN Mission, in which teams will compete across the four mountains of Aspen Snowmass in a scavenger hunt adventure race. The Spring Jam will also feature the Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series throughout March and April, and the Bud Light Core Party in the streets of downtown Aspen, with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats performing a free concert. With steady snowfall and cold temperatures forecast, Aspen is also extending their season to April 24, 2022.

Aspen Snowmass Spring Concerts:

• March 25: The California Honeydrops, Aspen Mountain Gondola Plaza 
• March 26: Sea Billies, Aspen Mountain Gondola Plaza 
• April 2: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Downtown Aspen  
• April 8: Cash’d Out, Snowmass Base Village 

Cooper

Cooper will continue the popular ‘Ski with a Ranger’ program every Sunday through April 17th. Guests will ski around the mountain with a ranger from the US Forest Service, and learn about the flora and fauna of the area, learn how to identify tree species, and get a bit of history about Cooper and the 10th Mountain Division. 

Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain will continue hosting Play Forever Thursdays throughout March, offering USD $99 lift tickets with a portion of proceeds benefiting various non-profits including the Summit County Rescue Group, Summit County Care Clinic, and the High Fives Foundation. 

Eldora

After two years off, the 4th annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom presented by 10 Barrel Brewing Co will return to Eldora Saturday April 2. Eldora’s Trick Ditch, home to one of Colorado’s first ever halfpipes, will yet again be the stage for a unique and fast banked slalom course where 150 riders will compete for their share of the USD $10,000 prize purse. Learn more at TrickDitch10.com.

Every Friday-Sunday this spring, Eldora invites guests to chill in their 10 Barrel Snow Beach beer garden zone with a mobile pub, Lil' Chugger. Kick back with family and friends and enjoy live music, 10 Barrel beers, and the glorious sunshine. Learn more at Eldora.com/events.

Howelsen Hill

Howlesen Hill will continue to host Ski Free Sunday each week throughout the remainder of the season. Colorado’s most affordable Sunday lift ticket, families can enjoy a free day of skiing by visiting the Howelsen Hill lodge to pick up their ticket.

Monarch

Monarch’s signature event, Kayaks on the Snow, returns in April on closing weekend (exact date TBA). Contestants in kayaks race head to head, like skier cross, down a specially designed course with berms, banks, and bumps, ending in an icy pond.

Purgatory

Purgatory will be offering guests that purchase three or more consecutive days of lift tickets a free USD $20 resort credit for each day of their visit from Feb. 28th – April 3rd. 

March at Purgatory is also prime time for Purgatory Snowcat Adventures (PSA). Owned and operated by Purgatory Resort, PSA is Colorado’s largest snowcat skiing operation with access to 14,164 hectares (35,000 acres) of guided terrain. To promote guest safety, expert guides and cat operators manage the terrain and select the best possible lines in each zone and ensure untracked powder every time. PSA also offers dining excursions and three-times daily scenic snowcat tours. 

Purgatory will also hold a Pond Skim contest on April 3rd, a popular favourite for spectators and contestants alike with costumes, music, and beer from Ska Brewing. Prizes are awarded for the best skim (male and female), best wipeout, and best costumes. 

Steamboat

Incredible Colorado bluebird sunny days, hilarious and fun events, along with a boatload of Champagne Powder snow mean that spring will shine a whole lot brighter in Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A.. The Steamboat Ski Area celebrates the close of the winter season with a festival including a boatload of Springalicious festivities and free concerts.

Schedule of Events:

• April 2- Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert (Big Sam’s Funky Nation)
• April 9- 40th Annual Cardboard Classic
• April 9- Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert (Magic Giant)
• April 10- Splash Down Pond Skim
• April 10-  Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert (Dumpstaphunk)