So, this is in a couple of hours. Whoops! Shoulda posted it sooner … The Chris Klug Foundation is hosting the fifth annual Aspen Summit for Life kickoff party on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 5:30-8:30p at the Hyatt Grand Aspen in the Grape Bar. Free appetizers and drinks!
Party-goers can register for the Summit for Life, an uphill race that raises awareness about organ and tissue donation on Dec. 11 (where people literally race up Aspen Mountain on foot–or on skis or skins or whatever … the guy who has won it the past couple of years does it in FORTY FIVE MINUTES. I can’t even do that in the summer!) or any of the Summit for Life weekend activities that benefit the foundation. Kahtoola is giving away Micro Spikes to the first 60 people that register for the race.
There’s also news of a new race set for Ajax. The Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club has announced the first-ever Ajax Cup on Aspen Mountain, to be held on Dec. 30 and hosted by Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell!
The invitational ski race will feature teams of eight, led by ski celebrities including race chairs Chris Davenport (whose sunglasses a very proud Vermonster now owns) and Casey Puckett, competing head-to-head for the coveted Ajax Cup trophy.
The race will be on Little Nell on Aspen Mountain. A party will follow the race at Il Mulino restaurant from 2:30-5:30p … just another winter in Aspen!