Category: events

Colorado In London

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Mountain biking in solitude in Colorado, USA.  Photo credit: Colorado Tourism.

Planning a Colorado Rockies holiday?  If you’re in the UK, head to the Destinations Show 2012 in London and talk to Colorado tourism experts there.

The U.S. mountain travel destination is exhibiting at the show in Earls Court, London which runs Thursday, February 2nd until Sunday, February 5, 2012.

For mountain travelers, Colorado is one of the world’s exciting adventure travel destinations for every mountain activity from skiing, snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking to whitewater rafting.

Destinations Show 2012

London

Earl Court

Website: www.destinationsshow.com

Mountain Polo In France

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The world’s best polo players will again compete in Val d’Isère, France. Photo credit: Val d’Isere Tourist Board.

The French ski resort of Val d’Isère will play host to the Polo Masters Tour from January 11 to 14, 2012.

At the four day sports event, the world’s best professional polo players will compete at the foot of Face de Bellevarde, one of the resort’s most famous and dramatic ski runs.

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A Snow Sports Festival

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Morzine Avoriaz, France. Photo credit: rudechalets.

Snow sports lover?  If you’re in Europe, you might want to head to Morzine for its first BASSCAMP Snow Sports & Music Festival from April 2- 6, 2012.

“The expanding worlds of snow sports and electronic music together  (will) create an energy and atmosphere that has never been seen before in Morzine,” say festival organizers.

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Edinburgh Christmas

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Snow Queen + Santa at Edinburgh Christmas. Photo credit: Edinburgh Christmas.

Traveling or living and working in the UK? If you’re looking at a Christmas city break with friends, think about taking flights to Edinburgh for Edinburgh Christmas.

Launched in November, the event features some traditional Christmas favorites, the Light Night and a St Andrew’s Day weekend.

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Blue Mountains Walking Festival

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Australia’s Blue Mountains.

Mountain traveler and lover in Australia?   If you’re traveling or living in Australia, you might fancy the Blue Mountains Lithgow and Oberon Tourism Festival of Walking, coming up October 8-15, 2011.

The festival is taking place at locations throughout the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

This eight-day festival will include free and costed events including walks, photographic exhibitions, wilderness treks and guided and self-guided activities.

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Colorado Live

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Creation and Ship Rock, Colorado.  Photo credit: Karen McHugh.

Planning a Colorado mountain holiday?  Then you’ll want to check out new interactive site Colorado Live by the Colorado Tourism Office.

This site features special events; a searchable event calendar; links to buy tickets; live concert feeds from Red Rocks and social media feeds.

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A Mountain Arts Festival

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An artist painting mountains in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Mountain arts festivals can capture hearts and minds.  If you’re traveling or living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this fall, the resort town will hold its Fall Arts Festival, September 8 to 18, 2011.

The Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival will be a mash-up of visual, contemporary, culinary, Western, landscape, wildlife and Native American arts.

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