Vail Snow Daze kicks off this week with free concerts, good skiing

Vail kicks off its annual Snow Daze celebration this week. Celebrate on the more than 1,400 acres of skiable terrain by day, enjoy après parties throughout the villages in the afternoon and evening, and free live concerts on Friday and Saturday night in Ford Park.

On Friday, Dec. 13 Rebelution entertains the crowd with opening act MiM0SA, and on Saturday, Dec. 14 Big Head Todd and The Monsters and co-headliner Matisyahu take the stage.

All Vail Snow Daze concerts are free of charge and will be held at Vail’s Ford Park. A limited number of Private Reserve tickets are available for purchase and include a preferred viewing area, private entrance, complimentary food and beverage and a rocking party! Please check www.vail.com/snowdaze for more info.

The schedule of activities for Vail Snow Daze 2013 also includes the return of the sponsor expo village at the base of Gondola One, Dec. 13-15, including displays and giveaways from brands like Sprint, Helly Hansen and Gatorade, and gear demos from Vail Sports, Burton, Salomon and Liberty. A DJ will be on-site spinning tunes throughout the day as well. After the slopes close for the day, don’t miss après and after-dark parties in the Town of Vail throughout the week.

2013 Snow Daze Schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 11

• Snow Daze Bar Party, Tavern on the Square, 3-6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 12      

• Bud Light Bar Party, Vendetta’s, 7-9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 13                       

• Expo Village, Mountain Plaza, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• EpicMix Racing Day, Expo Village and Black Forest Race Course
• Bud Light Apres Party, Red Lion, 4-6 p.m.
• Rebelution with opener MiM0SA presented by Pepsi, Ford Park opens at 6 p.m., music begins at 6:30 p.m.
• Bud Light After-dark Party, The George, 10 p.m.-Midnight

Saturday, Dec. 14

• Expo Village, Mountain Plaza, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Bud Light Apres Party, Vendetta’s, 4-6 p.m.
• Big Head Todd and the Monsters with Matisyahu presented by Bud Light, Ford Park opens at 6 p.m., music begins at 6:30 p.m.
• Bud Light Afterdark Party, Vail Underground, 10 p.m.-Midnight

Sunday, Dec. 15

• Expo Village, Mountain Plaza, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Vail Snow Daze is presented by Vail Mountain, Bud Light, Pepsi, Sprint and the Town of Vail, and sponsored in part by Helly Hansen, GoPro, Liberty Skis, Colorado Mountain Express, NRC Broadcasting and KZYR.

For more information on Vail Snow Daze visit www.vail.com/snowdaze. For more information about Vail Mountain visit www.vail.com or call (970) SKI-VAIL (754-8245).