Aspen, Colorado
In 1878, Aspen, Colorado was first founded as a silver mining camp and originally named Ute City, after the Ute Indians who populated the area. Ute City however, was renamed Aspen in 1880, for the large number of aspen trees in the area. Aspen trees are in the willow family and turn a warm golden hue in the autumn.
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january
- Aspen Gay Ski Week
- ESPN Winter X Games
- Wintersköl
february
- Aspen Celebrity Downhill
- Aspen/Snowmass Open
- Colorado Freeride Competition
march
- Bud Light Spring Jam
april
- CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational
may
- Ride for the Pass
june
- Aspen Ideas Festival
(through July)
- Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival
- Jazz Aspen/Snowmass Jazz Festival
- Food & Wine Magazine Classic
- Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival
- Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest
- Snowmass Rodeo (through August)
- Wilderness Picnic
july
- Aspen Antiques & Fine Arts Fair
- Aspen's Old Fashioned July 4th Celebration
- Boogie's Diner Buddy 5 Mile Race
- Susan G. Komen Aspen Race for the Cure
- La Sportiva Trail Race Trifecta
- Snowmass Massive Music Weekend
august
- Jazz Aspen/Snowmass: Labor Day Festival
- Snowmagical Family Fun Fest
- Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic
september
- Aspen FilmFest
- Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure
- Aspen Ruggerfest
- Golden Leaf Half-Marathon Classic
- Snowmass Balloon Festival
- Snowmass Oktoberfest Presented by Beck's
- Snowmass Wine and Jazz Festival
october
- Rock Bottom Ranch Harvest Party
december
- Summit for Life Uphill Race
- World Snow Polo Championships
