ASPEN, COLORADO DECEMBER

WORLD SNOW POLO CHAMPIONSHIP

Hosted at the Aspen Valley Polo Club at Rio Grande Park with the 12,965-foot summit of Mount Sopris as its majestic mise-en-scène, Aspen snow polo is anticipated equally for the vim and the view. The St. Regis Aspen offers prime viewing at the VIP tent under the St. Regis marquee, where the hotel’s signature rustic elegance shines forth in an outdoor alpine chalet, the ultimate ambiance achieved with fur throws, tartan rugs, and antler chandeliers, where a DJ keeps the crowd on its feet in between chuckers. While the game is on, faux-furred guests gather round the evergreen bar to sip Downhill Snappers (the signature St. Regis cocktail) and elegant hands gleefully grasp Bloody Mary glasses as the drinks ripple with the nearby thunder of galloping hooves.

BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO DECEMBER

BIRDS OF PREY SKI WORLD CUP

Ranked as the number one overall stop by the athletes and coaches who participate, the Beaver Creek Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup features a dual-weekend of men’s and women’s racing every December. The festivities of BC World Cup weekend celebrate “Where Winter Begins” in North America. This year’s event is scheduled to include live music, beer tastings, ski films, parties, sponsor activation and much more in the heart of Beaver Creek Village.

ASPEN MARCH

ESPN WINTER X GAMES

Winter X Games are held annually at Buttermilk in Aspen Colorado. This four-day sporting event is free for the general public to attend. X Games Aspen showcases some of the biggest names in skiing and snowboarding and is considered the world’s best action sports event. With sporting competitions during the day, including Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard SuperPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, and concerts each night featuring a range of live performances, X Games Aspen will be sure to give everyone in your group something to enjoy.

BIG ISLAND, HAWAII OCTOBER

ST. BARTHS BUCKET REGATTA

In 1995, the beautiful French island of St Barths hosted its first Bucket Regatta and it has done so in March every year since then. Although the size of the yachts and competing fleet has grown significantly, the spirit of the event has remained unchanged. In recent years, 40 or more superyachts have gathered to compete for the Bucket in glamorous St Barths. Over the years, many of the world’s most notable and accomplished sailors have participated in the racing. Nonetheless, as the Bucket Regatta has evolved, the organizers have kept a tight focus on maintaining the original camaraderie and non-commercial spirit of the event. It was, and still is, an event conceived and hosted purely for the pleasure and enjoyment of the sailing superyacht owner. There is no other regatta of its magnitude on the superyacht racing circuit with the same goals, and the event organizers consider themselves the stewards of a most worthwhile tradition. Every year, invitations are extended to like-minded individuals.

TUSCANY OCTOBER

L’EROICA GAIOLE CHIANTI

A group cycling event, this annual October ride through the Tuscan hills is a grand homage to beauty, nature and vintage design. Due to the popularity of the original L’Eroica in Gaiole in Chianti, there are now Eroica cycling events worldwide from South Africa to the United States to Japan to the United Kingdom. Founded in 1997 by Chianti-born Giancarlo Brocci, the race sees riders take one of several routes, ranging from 46 to 209 kilometres. All start and finish in Gaiole in Chianti — a village of nearly 3,000 people, 15 kilometres north-east of Siena. The various routes lead participants through the farmland around Siena and through the Val d’Orcia.

OAHU, HAWAII JANUARY

PIPELINE MASTERS

Pipeline is an iconic wave located in the middle of the “Seven-Mile Miracle” on Oahu’s North Shore. It is known for its powerful barrels that break over a shallow reef. The Pipe Masters is a professional surfing competition that began in 1971 and is held annually. The event takes place at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii and is considered the preeminent professional surfing competition for the World Surf League.

LOS CABOS JULY/AUGUST

EAST CAPE BISBEE FISHING TOURNAMENT

Bisbee’s Black & Blue Tournaments have been taking place in the Los Cabos region of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico for over 30 years. The Black & Blue Marlin Tournament has grown from six teams with a purse of $10,000 to more than 150 teams with millions of dollars on the line. Over the years each tournament has developed its own personality with the East Cape Offshore being a laid back “Cabo fishing as it used to be” type of event, the Los Cabos which takes place just days before the Black & Blue and nick-named the “Little Bisbee’s”, is a very social event full of comraderie where friends can meet, swap stories and get in a few days of fishing before the “Big Show.” The last tournament in the series, Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament, is hard to describe if you’ve never been there. It’s five days of organized chaos full of hard-core excitement. With the beautiful and lively city of Cabo San Lucas as the backdrop, thousands of people crowd the marina walkways to shop, party and watch huge fish being weighed in at the scales in front of the world-famous Puerto Paraiso Entertainment Plaza. The Black & Blue is a once in a lifetime experience you’ll never forget, whether you take home memories or millions.

VAIL, COLORADO JUNE

GOPRO MOUNTAIN GAMES

The GoPro Mountain Games are the country’s most celebrated festival of adventure sports, art and music, held annually in Vail, Colorado. Each year, thousands of pro and amateur adventure athletes converge upon the mountains and rivers of Vail to compete in 11 adventure sport disciplines and more than 30 competitions including kayaking, running, slackline, DockDogs, rafting, SUP’ing, mountain and road cycling, climbing, fishing, disc golf, and more