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There are plenty of special events on the calendar at our favorite winter resorts, including World Cup and other races worth a visit.  Here’s the schedule for the first part of the 2024/25 season, for you to watch or even participate in – plus one super-cheap lift ticket deal for grown-ups and another for kids. 

Now that I have your attention –

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) will host the wildly popular Ski in Jeans Day for the second consecutive year, on Saturday, Dec. 7.  Guests who dress in their favorite denim can hit the slopes for just $25, or $199 for a three-day lift ticket. Plus, there are discounted rentals and lessons, giveaway surprises, and the chance to ride mechanical bull during après-ski celebrations in Teton Village.

Last year, the first Ski in Jeans Day set a new world record for the most people skiing and riding in jeans at 3,114, and event organizers are optimistic there will be a new record this year. JHMR has partnered with Performance Denim apparel company Ripton for Ski in Jeans Day. Ripton will offer exclusive JHMR patches to customize any denim worn during the event, as well as a photo booth for participants to capture the moment with printed and digital imagery.

Copper Mountain invites world-class skiers and riders to compete in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe event, happening Dec. 18–21 on the resort’s 22-foot Superpipe in Center Village. The event will feature the best athletes on the World Cup circuit in their first North American competition of the season. Copper is the Official Training Center for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, so this is your chance to test your skills against them.

 Aspen Snowmass is hosting three top competitive events this season – X Games, the world’s premier action snow sports competition on Buttermilk Mountain, January 23–25; the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, January 30–February 6, on Buttermilk’s famed slopestyle course and halfpipe; and the launch on March 7–8 of The Snow League at Buttermilk, the first professional winter sports league entirely dedicated to snowboarding and freeskiing, created by world-renowned Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White.

$69 Season Pass for 4^th, 5^th, 6^th Graders

Once again this season, Ski Utah is offering a $69 season pass to any 4^th, 5^th or 6^th grader, regardless of their home state.  The Passport Program is designed to get kids on the slopes – and also save money for their parents and grandparents.  It’s good for three days at each of Utah’s 15 resorts.  That’s up to 45 days for $69 – which is less than $2 per day on the hill.  Now that’s a deal!  More information here.  https://www.skiutah.com/passes/passports.

 See you on the slopes!

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Evelyn Kanter

Evelyn Kanter is a NYC-based travel and environmental writer and a senior skier who would rather ride a chairlift, river raft or zipline than the subway, and has done so in the more than 100 countries she’s visited, skiing in many of them. In what she calls a “previous life”, she was a TV and radio news reporter for ABC News and CBS News, now a regular contributor to major publications, including airline inflights and AAA magazines, and has written or contributed to more than a dozen travel guidebooks.Her latest are “100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die”, Fodor’s Essential Germany and Fodor’s New York City. Evelyn's website is www.ecoxplorer.com

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