AVSC Signature Events

Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard offers a robust calendar of community events and competitions throughout the year. Here's the short list of ways to come cheer on our athletes and support the region's oldest and largest youth winters sports organization.

 
AVSC STEWARDSHIP SERIES (throughout the year). AVSC gives back to the community and engages AVSC families with a Stewardship Series featuring speakers and opportunities that highlight important topics and individuals. August's series featured AVSC Board Member and Aspen Skiing Company CEO Geoff Buchheister talking about "The Making of Mountain Kids: Raising Children of Resilience in a Culture of Comfort," which you can watch here. Stay tuned for an announcement on our next event. Questions to Ash Farrington, (970) 922-8019 | afarrington@teamavsc.org
AVSC SUSHI NIGHTS (Fall). Kenichi steps up each fall to support our athletes and community in all three of its Roaring Fork Valley locations (Aspen, Snowmass, and Carbondale) with special evening fundraisers. With a set donation to AVSC (around $25), diners receive half off their bill. It's the best deal around, and reservations are highly recommended. 
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FIVE TREES RUN (Fall). Each fall, AVSC Team athletes, staff and families race approximately a thousand feet up in a mile to the top of the Five Trees Lift from the AVSC Clubhouse to celebrate the kick-off to winter. It's rain or shine, and a chance for all our disciplines to connect and work towards and athletic goal together. 
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ANNUAL AVSC SPORTS SWAP (Fall). The AVSC Sports Swap is a community staple each fall in the mid-valley at Willits, featuring around 30 local vendors and individual sellers. It offers the perfect opportunity to stock up on all the sports gear you need from hiking, biking and fishing to skiing, snowboarding and Nordic skiing. 
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WINTERSKÖL RAIL JAM. (December): Join the AVSC snowboard and ski freestyle community in December for the AVSC Wintersköl Rail Jam that kicks off the Wintersköl celebration! Under bright lights at the base of the Little Nell Run on Aspen Mountain, the rail jam gives athletes young and old the chance to flaunt their early season skills on a special pop-up park.
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AUDI AJAX CUP (December). AVSC’s largest fundraiser of the year is a full day of dual GS racing in Aspen paired with the best apres party of the holiday season in Aspen. Sixteen teams of five go head-to-head until one team is named the winner and awarded the famed Gorsuch Cup. The apres party follows at the St. Regis with the awarding of the famed Gorsuch Cup, live music, elevated cuisine an auction and more. Money raised goes into a scholarship fund to make sure that the region's oldest and largest youth organization can subsidize nearly 50% of every program, offer over $800,000 in direct financial aid, and continue to support 3,000 athletes annually from first-time skiers to Olympians as they pursue their winter sports dreams on the slopes.
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USASA ASPEN SNOWMASS SERIES (Winter Series). AVSC organizes this series for the USA Snowboard and Freeski Association, offering regional snowboarding and freeskiing competitions all season long in events like slopestyle, halfpipe, rail jams, and boardercross for various ages and skill levels. Come out to support our athletes as they use these events to progress to national competitions.
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AVSC ASPEN CUP (Winter Series). The "Aspen Cup" is a winter alpine ski race series for the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club that features age-group competitions for younger athletes, such as U10, U12, and U14 racers. This seasonal series runs throughout the winter, with a finale at the end of the season. Competitions include events like panel slaloms on Eagle Hill on Tiehack, where athletes compete for both individual and team titles (the "Nations Cup"). 
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WILDER DWIGHT MEMORIAL CLASSIC SPEED RACE SERIES (January). This week-long series of races on AVSC's Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands gives athletes at AVSC the chance to experience the thrill of a downhill ski race with downhill and Super G races for FIS and U16 racers. In its 39th year, the series is a proving ground for future champions and honors promising athlete Wilder Dwight, who died tragically in December, 1986, when he fell into a mine shaft on a closed part of Aspen Mountain. Come out and support our athletes and check out the next generation of speed skiers at our club!
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OWL CREEK CHASE (January). The Owl Creek Chase is one of the most beloved events in the Nordic community each January and a favorite stop for Nordic racers across the state. It's also one of the longest-running Nordic ski races in Colorado with origins extending back to the mid-1980s and the opening of the Owl Creek Trail. This special day of Nordic skiing includes the Chase (a timed point-to-point race), a Tour (slightly shorter untimed), and a kids race. The Chase and Tour begin at the Snowmass Cross Country Center and take racers through the scenic Owl Creek corridor, through West Buttermilk, Tiehack, and ending at the AVSC Clubhouse, where the Owlet kids race takes place. 
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NORDIC BONFIRE (February). The Nordic Bonfire celebrated 40 years last year and we’re roaring ahead into the next forty with another fun evening of skiing from station to station with bonfires, delicious food and hot drinks for the whole family! (Photo credit Sarah Kuhn)
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ANNUAL ALUMNI REUNION AT THE CLUBHOUSE (July). Alumni, save the date for July 1, 2026 and our second annual Alumni reunion! Whether you raced gates, hit jumps, or cruised the trails, you'll always be part of the AVSC family. Bring your memories and your appetite for this special evening. Want to join our Alumni List? Email communications@teamavsc.org.

 
JULY 4TH PICNIC (July). Going on nearly 30 years, the AVSC July 4th Picnic is a community tradition and AVSC fundraiser that sells out. Join us for family games and activities, barbecue, beverages, live music and more. Immediately following the 4th of July parade, we gather in Koch Park (on the corner of Garmisch and Cooper) for a fun afternoon celebrating our country and community!