Snowmass and Aspen News & Events update

Lots of laughs and heaps of clever observations, coming to the Wheeler Opera House over the next few weeks! Wednesday, January 21st, Aspen Gay Ski Week presents ELEVATION: 10,000 LAUGHS, an evening of “music, mirth and sundry mayhem”, featuring Ant, Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen and Paul J Williams. On Friday, January 23rd, it’s Standup Smackdown, featuring highlighted comics from Comedy Central Live at Gotham, the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and the Rooftop Comedy Festival. Don’t miss Jarrod Harris, Tom Simmons and Robert Hawkins for the Standup Smackdown; and just around the corner on February 4th, it’s the Second City National Touring Company, North America’s premiere comedy troupe for over 45 years! Complete info on the lineup and ticket info, www.wheeleroperahouse.com.

There’s a big treat in store at the Wheeler Opera House this Sunday the 17th, at 7 p.m. Join hosts Nick and Helen Forster from the nationally syndicated “eTown”, for a 2-plus hour live recording from the Wheeler! Enjoy intimate conversations with John Hiatt and Brandi Carlile, as well as their live performances throughout the night. And, your smiles, laughter and applause will be recorded and heard across the country. Tickets still available but going fast, at 970-920-5770 or www.aspenshowtickets.com.

Winterskol gets underway, apres style, this Friday in Snowmass Village. This year’s theme, Epic Steeps and Decades Deep, hits Aspen and Snowmass this weekend with over 30 activities including SnowSculpt, Soupskol, Ice Skating, the Canine Fashion Show and the Torchlight Descent and Fireworks Extravaganza. From 3-6 p.m. on Friday (just in time for Apres), exit the slopes and enter the land of refreshing drink and hunger-curbing appetizer specials, with the Snowmass Pub Crawl through Snowmass Village.

And in Aspen, don’t miss the EPIC Winterfest on Saturday, with tons of events all within the downtown Aspen core. Alpine Property Rentals can help you find that perfect home base in Snowmass or Aspen, never far from what’s happening, 24/7. For details on Winterskol, www.aspenchamber.org and for info on finding that home base we’re talking about, www.alpinepropertyrental.com.