With georgous weather expected all weekend, here are a few fun events going on in Aspen and Snowmass.

July 17 – 18, Saturday & Sunday
Aspen Arts Festival
10am – 5pm in Aspen  at Wagner Park

July 17, Saturday
Aspen Race for the Cure – The Aspen Race for the Cure(r) funds breast health initiatives in our tri-county area of Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle counties and provides grants to local and non-profits.
8:30am – 10:30 am, Rio Grand Park, Aspen

July 16 – 18, Friday – Sunday
Yoga Rocks the Mountains - This three day inaugural festival begins Friday evening with activities though Sunday afternoon at the new Viceroy Snowmass in Snowmass Village, Colorado.  Main components include yoga, music, and organic food and spirits and feature some of the world’s best yoga teachers that will leave you inspired and rejuvenated. Enjoy classes and workshops in a number  of yoga styles and levels, with a wide variety of accompanying music  including jam band, indie rock, reggae, psychedelic, new world, and experimental.

The Elk Camp GondoNew This Summer, Ride to the Top! a and Chairlift is now open for your summer on Snowmass. Grab yourself, your book, camera, backpack, even bike, and ride the Elk Camp Gondola, daily, to explore the flowers and the hours of summer sun. Disc Golf, ACES Nature Walks and plenty of backcountry nature at your disposal. And Friday-Sunday only, take the Elk Camp Lift to 11,300 feet for views of the Maroon Bells, hiking, mountain biking and always scenic rest stops. Free parking in the base village parking garage and numbered parking lots, all summer long! For more info, wwww.snowmassvillage.com.

There’s no place like Snowmass on Mardi Gras.  Bourbon Street is a lot dirtier, for one; and where else can you ski fresh powder and celebrate with a plethora of beads and beer specials, into the night and right off the slopes?  Only in Snowmass.  And the good thing about being in Snowmass for Fat Tuesday is that the celebration never seems to end.  Over 10 inches of new snow in the last 48 hours means plenty of it left to plunder at Snowmass, all week long.  Next up, Big Air Friday.  For  complete apres and ski day highlights, www.snowmassvillage.com.