Vail Signature Events

From snowboarding competitions to film festivals, Vail events guarantee year-round fun for the entire family. Listed below are Vail's winter signature events for the 2011/2012 Season. View Summer Events Here

Vail Snow Daze

December 5-11, 2011
Winter doesn't start until we say it does. Kick – off the ski season with an action-packed week at Vail Snow Daze – the biggest early season party in North America. This year’s events include an all-mountain photo competition, Dummy Demolition Derby under the lights, and three larger-than-life concerts in Vail Village.

Vail Holidaze

December 17-25,31 2011
Vail Holidaze - the perfect place for family celebration of the season. Vail comes alive with lights, sounds, events, and the cheer of the holiday season during December. From kid's bands, a cappella performances, world class ice shows, and Santa's work shop, you can't find a more festive atmosphere to spend quality time with the family than Vail.

Winter Teva Mountain Games

February 10-12, 2012
The Winter Teva Mountain Games presented by Eddie Bauer showoff professional and amateur athletes in a celebration of adventure sport, music and the great outdoors. Competitions in mixed/ice climbing, mountain cyclocross, Big Air, and dual slalom biking, Nordic and telemark skiing, ski mountaineering, and snowshoe racing. Plus, the inaguaral Seven Wonders of Vail contest - can you ski all the Back Bowls in one day?

CarniVail

February 19-21, 2012
Celebrate Mardi Gras in the mountains with three days of festivities, including the throws, the Cajun and Creole cuisine and, of course, the Fat Tuesday Parade and Street Party with Frogs Gone Fishin’.

Spring Back to Vail

April 9-15, 2012
The biggest end-of-season bash in the Rocky Mountains, Spring Back to Vail is a week of fun in the sun. Come early for an all-mountain film competition open to pros and amateurs, and then roll on through the week for free concerts, sweepstakes, the World Pond Skimming Championships and a free concert on Closing Day, Sunday April 15th.