Again this year, Cripple Creek Backcountry (our publishing partner, who sponsored this post) will participate in our amazing uphill festival. WildSnow will be there as well, just like last year’s festival, chat us up!
Just in: Cripple Creek is planning on sunset dinner at Cliff House, should be an amazing experience, see sunset on Pyramid and Sievers Peaks.
Press release from Aspen Skiing Company and City of Aspen:
Join us!! For an Uphill Experience at Buttermilk Ski Area.
In partnership with Aspen Skiing Company and City of Aspen, the Aspen Ascent Buttermilk Uphill Festival will return for the second year in a row with gear demos, vendors, uphill clinics and a mountain top party on March 31st. — — AT skiers, trail runners, snowshoers, split boarders, hikers and all non-mechanized uphillers are welcome.
There will be a festival village set up at the base of Buttermilk offering demo gear, merchandise, guides, clinics and food.
Panda Peak will be the staging area for the demo gear and instruction by local guides.
For anyone that wants to learn about up hilling, the gear, skills — stop by for hourly clinics for beginners. The clinics will take place on the hour at 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm and 1pm.
The Cliffhouse will have complimentary hot cocoa or lemonade and a limited selection of food for sale.
The event is free and open to the public (all skill levels!).
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.