Mark your calendar.

Acre-sized structures of hand-grown ice, glowing with color after dark. An evening walk through the tunnels and slides is pure winter magic — book a timed ticket ahead.

The valley kicks off the holidays with carols, cocoa, and the lighting of the Main Street tree. A small-town evening that draws the whole community out.

Dozens of hot-air balloons lifting off over a snowy valley floor at dawn, capped by a nighttime balloon glow. Bundle up and get there early for the launch.

A quintessential small-town Independence Day: a morning parade down Main, a rodeo, and fireworks over the Uinta foothills after dark.