Looking for places to put 2021 in the rear-view mirror with a bang? A few ski resorts and ski towns will be hosting torchlight parades and fireworks to bid the old year adieu. Here’s a list of options:
Aspen
DJ and bonfire at Wagner Park from 6-9 p.m., fireworks at 8 p.m.
Beaver Creek
Performers and live music in Beaver Creek Village from 4-10 p.m. with the New Year’s ball drop on a giant TV screen at 10 p.m., followed by fireworks.
Copper Mountain Resort
DJ Landry from 6-10 p.m. at Center Village with a torchlight parade from 6-6:15 p.m. and fireworks from 10-10:15 p.m.
Crested Butte
Torchlight parade involving ski and snowboard instructors at 5:30 p.m. with fireworks beginning as the parade reaches the base area.
Purgatory Resort
Fireworks and torchlight parade involving ski patrollers, ski and snowboard instructors from 6-6:30 p.m.
Snowmass Village
Torchlight parade for visitors 8 years old and over will take place at 6 p.m. Participants must fill out a waiver at the Ticket Pavilion by 4:45 p.m. and chairlifts will load at 5:30 p.m. Fireworks to follow at 10 p.m.
Steamboat Resort
“Light Up Snowcat Parade” and synchronized skiers illuminated only by torches, followed by fireworks. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.
Town of Vail
Silent disco from 4-7 p.m. at the International Bridge, torchlight parade on Golden Peak at 6 p.m., fireworks at 6:20 p.m.
Winter Park
Sledding, tubing, silent disco and fireworks from 6-9 p.m. at the Rendezvous Event Center in downtown Winter Park.
