Aspen, CO – Buttermilk’s Second Annual Bacon Appreciation Day leads off the final weekend of skiing and riding at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen.
Bacon Appreciation Day, featuring free bacon items, will take place this Saturday, a day before the big closing party for Buttermilk featuring a rail jam followed by a free concert by DJ Z-Trip on the Red Bull Tour Bus.
Saturday, April 7 – Bacon Appreciation Day
- 9:15-10:30 a.m. – Bacon Waffles on the Beach at Bumps
- 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Bacon Samplers at Summit Express, Patrol Headquarters, West Express, Ticket Office, Tiehack Express and No Problem Cabin
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Cliffhouse and Bumps Bacon Lunch Specials
- 4 – 6 p.m. – Beer and Bacon Happy Hour at Bumps
- 4 p.m. – Speaker Monster will play outside of Bumps
- 4:30 p.m. – Bakon Bartenders Brawl at Bumps, where star bartenders from Aspen restaurants will use the brand Bakon (bacon flavored vodka) to make bacon themed drinks. Bartenders include Erin Harris of Jimmy’s, Eric Wardell of Ajax Tavern, Joshua Smith of Justice Snow’s, Chad Wilkop of Inn at Aspen and Craig Witthoeft of Bumps. Drink tickets are $3 for one drink or $10 for five drink tickets.
Sunday, April 8 – Rail Jam followed by DJ Z-Trip on the Red Bull Tour Bus
- 10 a.m. – Noon – Registration for the Rail Jam
- 2 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. – Rail Jam
- 2 – 4 p.m. – DJ Naka G at the base of Buttermilk
- 4 p.m. – DJ Z-Trip at the base of Buttermilk including $5 Red Bull vodka drink specials and $3 Bud Lights.