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Aspen Gay Ski Week returns to sold-out crowds

Drag queen Mariam T, left, prepares to announce bingo numbers at Aspen Gay Ski Week's Drag Queen Bingo on Tuesday night for the crowd gathered at the W Aspen.
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Drag queen Mariam T, left, prepares to announce bingo numbers at Aspen Gay Ski Week's Drag Queen Bingo on Tuesday night for the crowd gathered at the W Aspen.

Aspen Gay Ski Week officially, which runs through Sunday, marks the first time the annual event has hosted in-person events since before the pandemic began in early 2020.

Ticketed events have been sold out for months. And this year, the week of events coincides with the X Games, bringing to town larger-than-usual crowds.

Reporter Halle Zander sat down with Kevin McManamon, executive director of AspenOUT, to discuss what is new this year.

If you are a student in the Roaring Fork Valley in search of mental health resources, you can find information at aspenout.org.

Halle Zander is an award-winning journalist and editor based in Western Colorado, specializing in education, immigration, climate, and equity issues. She was Aspen Public Radio's News Director from 2025 to 2026.