Visit Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado, for a peaceful holiday. You’ll enjoy fun holiday events and festive snow. Whether you take a weekend escape or long holiday vacation, you’ll treasure your time at the top of the Rockies. Check out this list of holiday-themed events, then plan your trip!

Leadville Railroad Holiday Express

Nov. 21– Jan. 5
Check the schedule for times
326 E. 7th St., Leadville

Climb aboard the Leadville Railroad for a magical, fun-filled holiday adventure! Travel through the snowy Colorado mountains on a train decorated with holiday lights. Enjoy our three heated lounge cars with comfortable booth seating and large windows. Bring the whole family and make great holiday memories! Buy your tickets today!

Shop Small Saturday in Downtown Leadville

Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
Noon to 4pm

Support local businesses by shopping small this holiday season! Pick up your passport at the Leadville Visitor Center, 460 Harrison Ave., to get stamps at local businesses. Explore our shops and find fun, unique gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Return your passport to the Visitor Center and be entered to win a fun raffle prize!

Freight’s Motherlode Holiday Markets

Saturdays – Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 21
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
FREIGHT
320 E. 9th St., Leadville

Find unique, handcrafted gifts by local artisans. Enjoy festive drinks and foods, live music, and a special visit from Santa! Kids can make their own holiday creations at our Kids Makers Table. Thank you to our wonderful event sponsor Lifetime Home Remodeling!

Warren Miller’s 75th Film Tour at FREIGHT

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
7 p.m.

FREIGHT
320 E. 9th St., Leadville

Get stoked for ski season and win some giveaways while celebrating 75 years of Warren Miller! Stacked with unbelievable action and unexpected stories, Warren Miller’s 75 will bring fans to powder stashes and chutes around the world. Catch a diverse lineup of snowsports legends, Olympic hopefuls, world champions, X Games stars, and emerging talents on the big screen! The classic Warren Miller Ski Film Tour is brought to you by Follow The Footsteps. Buy tickets today!

Leadville Main Street’s Parade of Lights

Friday, Dec. 6
6 p.m.
Harrison Ave., Downtown Leadville

Celebrate the season with a festive holiday parade!

Taste of Leadville

Friday, Dec. 6

4 – 7:30 p.m.

Downtown Leadville

The Taste of Leadville is the annual fundraiser for St. George’s Episcopal Church, in conjunction with the Parade of Lights. Since food is central to our mission, we want to celebrate the many unique tastes of Leadville by bringing the entire community together to sample “bites” and “sips” from our town’s various restaurants and venues. St. George’s offers a food pantry, a mobile food pantry, and community meals to address food procurement challenges in our community. Buy your tickets today!

Calm Beneath Castles Film Screening

Friday, Dec. 13, 2024

6 p.m. (Doors open at 5 p.m.)

FREIGHT
320 E. 9th St., Leadville

Calm Beneath Castles is an awe-inspiring ski movie that delves into the heart, soul, and mind of skiers driven by an insatiable thirst for adventure and discovery. This epic film explores the essence of finding solace in nature and being one with the mountains. Cloud City Mountain Sports presents this Matchstick Productions film at its famous annual fundraiser to support our club, which helps local kids learn to ski, snowboard, and cross-country ski! Take home goodies from a raffle and silent auction. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Buy tickets today!

Twinter Celebration at Twin Lakes

Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024

4 p.m.

Twin Lakes Village

Celebrate the holidays in Twin Lakes with a tree lighting, tractor and trailer rides, food, drinks, and music! Please bring an ornament to hang on the tree. Tenderfoot Market, the Roadhouse Inn & Cafe and the Twin Lakes Inn will be open.

Holidays & All Winter Long

Skiing & Riding at Cooper

Opening Dec. 11 (weather permitting)

Enjoy the uncrowded slopes and family-friendly vibe at Cooper! Only 9 miles from Leadville, Cooper has 64 trails served by five lifts, spanning 480 lift-served acres. Trails are covered in all-natural snow. Season passes are on sale now! Your Cooper Season Pass (Ages 6-74) allows you to ski three free days  at each   partner resort in the Powder Alliance!

Be sure to pack these wonderful winter offerings into your trip, for a gem of a holiday.

Dogsledding

See the sights from a dogsled with Alpine Adventures Dogsledding! Make new furry friends and enjoy this quintessential winter activity at the top of the Rockies.

Groomed Winter Trails

Enjoy fat biking, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling on the area’s network of groomed winter trails.

Ice Skating

Skate under the sun or stars on Leadville’s open-air Huck Finn Ice Rink. (As weather allows; usually opens in December)

Sledding

Zoom down steep and fast Dutch Henry Hill! Bring the kids or bring out your inner child. (As weather allows; usually opens in December)

Snowmobiling & UTV Tours

Explore our winter wonderland on a snowmobile or UTV! Check out Leadville Offroad Adventures and White Mountain Snowmobile Tours for snowmobile rentals and tours. Visit Leadville ATV Tours for UTV rentals and tours.

Snow Zipping / Winter Ziplining

Fly on a zipline above the snowy landscape, with a birds-eye view of surrounding peaks. What a rush! It’s an unforgettable experience. (Zipline opens for winter on Nov. 20, 2024.) Combine your ziplining with a snowmobile tour, for a day of fun! (Snowmobiling starts Dec. 7, 2024, or as snow allows.)

Tennessee Pass Cookhouse & Sleep Yurts

November 28 – April 13
Dinner Served Daily
Lunch Served Saturdays and Sundays

For a special celebration, enjoy a delicious meal at a candlelit yurt. You’ll ski or snowshoe a mile to a tasty dinner or lunch, for a unique experience! Up the adventure quotient and spend the night in a luxury yurt, complete with a comfy bed and a woodstove. By day, glide over the Nordic Center’s scenic trails.