We know most people plan their ski vacations around two things: 1) when they can get time off and 2) the snow conditions. While these are the obvious top two factors, there is a third reason that is often overlooked -- winter events. Resort towns across America are spending more resources on ski competitions, film festivals and concerts to bring more fun and awareness to winter sports. We've scoured the web and talked with our to find the best events to attend this season (if you can get a few more vacation days!).
December- Dew Tour Mountain Championships, Date TBD, Breckenridge, CO
- SnowGlobe Music Festival, Date TBD, Lake Tahoe, California
- FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, Date TBD, Deer Valley, UT
- Aspen Gay Ski Week, Date TBD, Aspen Snowmass, CO
- Sundance Film Festival, Date TBD, Park City, UT
- X-Games Aspen, January 26-29, Aspen Snowmass, CO
- Beaver Creek FOOD & WINE Weekend, Date TBD, Beaver Creek, CO
- US Open Snowboarding Championships, Date TBD, Vail, CO
- Winter Carnival, February 5-9, 2014, Steamboat Springs, CO
- Vail Film Festival, Date TBD, 2014, Vail, CO
- World Ski and Snowboard Festival, Date TBD, Whistler, BC
