Holidays · February–March 2027
Presidents' Day week and spring break in Aspen
Two of the busiest family weeks of the ski season. What fills first, and how to plan so the week feels easy.
Two of the busiest family weeks of the ski season. What fills first, and how to plan so the week feels easy.
Presidents' Day is Monday, February 15, 2027, and the week around it is one of Aspen's three busiest, after the holiday fortnight and X Games weekend. Right after it, Palm Tree Music Festival runs February 19–20. February is peak snow: about 28 inches in town, highs near 35°F. Spring break follows in March; Easter is March 28, 2027.
Dates from Aspen Snowmass, the festival and our winter-events guide; weather is NOAA's 1991–2020 normals. Checked September 2026.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated September 2026
Families travel this week; ski school, private instructors and babysitters go early. Skiing with kids.
Rentals and airport cars sell out; our route prices step up for Presidents' week, confirmed before booking. Private driver.
The good tables and Cloud Nine go well ahead. On-mountain dining.
Ikon Base blackout dates can include holiday weeks; check before booking. Aspen and the Ikon Pass.
Tell us the group. We'll line up the instructor, the babysitter, the cars and the nights out before they're gone. Plan the week.
First chair and lunch before noon miss the worst of the lines.
Snowmass absorbs crowds best; Buttermilk suits the youngest skiers. The four mountains.
Early March has the same snow with fewer families, and late March is quieter still outside Easter week. Best time to visit.
Monday, February 15, 2027. The week around it is one of Aspen's busiest.
Yes: with the holiday fortnight and X Games weekend, it is one of the three busiest periods. Lessons, childcare, cars and dinner tables fill first.
School breaks spread through March; Easter is March 28, 2027, and the season closes April 18, 2027.
Right after it: February 19–20, 2027.
Instructors, childcare, cars and tables, booked before they go.
Fitted at the residence, not in a shop queue.
From Aspen's airport to the door in a private SUV, timed to your actual landing.
A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
Winter-equipped vehicle and driver for the four-hour drive, re-timed as roads change.
Aspen, known
Aspen Snowmass: 2026–27 season passes · Aspen Snowmass: early and late lift tickets · NOAA NCEI: 1991–2020 monthly normals, Aspen — checked September 30, 2026.
Tell us the dates and the group now. We'll secure what fills first.
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