“Help Us Stay Alive”—Aspen Gay Ski Week Continues Virtually This Year For 44 years, Aspen has been home to the world’s only nonprofit gay ski week. While the popular event is hosting virtual celebrations this year, the organizers are hoping community support will help them get to their 45th anniversary in 2022. Andy Stein • January 15, 2021 Every winter for the past 44 years, visitors have traveled to the Roaring Fork Valley for a weekend full of skiing, soaking, dancing, costume contests, and drag queen entertainment. Aspen Gay Ski Week (AGSW), the world’s only nonprofit gay ski week, is unlike any event you’ll find in the Rocky Mountains.