Every January, Aspen becomes the center of the action sports world when the Winter X Games return to Buttermilk Mountain. In 2026, the event runs January 23–25 and brings together elite athletes, iconic venues, and a crowd that loves big moments on snow.
The Winter X Games are ESPN’s flagship winter action sports event, featuring top-tier competitions in snowboarding and skiing, plus snowmobile events in recent years. Fans tune in for technical mastery, creativity, and the sport’s constant push for what is possible. The event is built around “progression,” meaning athletes are always raising the bar with new tricks, bigger airs, and cleaner landings.
The first Winter X Games were held in 1997, expanding the X Games brand beyond summer action sports into snow-based disciplines. That inaugural event helped establish a global stage for competitive snowboarding and skiing, broadcasting to an international audience and drawing major spectatorship from the start.
Over time, the Winter X Games evolved into a defining event for winter action sports culture. Aspen became a long-term host, and the event’s identity grew alongside the venue’s terrain, the athletes’ technical progression, and the fan experience. By 2026, X Games Aspen is positioned as a major winter weekend in Colorado, with official event details confirming Aspen, Colorado as the location and January 23–25 as the dates.
The official Aspen 2026 schedule highlights multiple marquee disciplines across the three days, including variations of slopestyle, big air, and superpipe formats across ski and snowboard categories.
Aspen Snowmass also promotes on-mountain and base-area experiences tied to the weekend, adding to the festival-style atmosphere around the competitions.
Aspen has the infrastructure, terrain, and culture that fit the X Games brand. It is a destination where luxury travel meets high-performance sport, which is part of what makes X Games weekend feel like more than “just” a competition. Visitors build full itineraries around the event, combining the excitement of the venue with Aspen’s dining, shopping, and resort lifestyle.
When is Winter X Games Aspen 2026?
January 23–25, 2026.
Where does it take place?
Aspen, Colorado, with events hosted at Aspen Snowmass venues.
What kinds of events are included?
The official schedule lists multiple ski and snowboard disciplines across the weekend.
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