A snowboarder descends an illuminated course toward a mountain music hall at blue hour.

Frostline Basin, Colorado · February 19–21, 2027

POLAR/PHASE

One continuous event

Ride the day.
Enter the night.

Twenty-four invited riders take over the mountain by day. At sunset, six light installations activate and two stages carry Frostline into night.

Competition, sound, art, transport, and the practical details around them are designed as one continuous experience.

How POLAR/PHASE works
Invited riders
24
Music artists
16
Lightline works
06
Daily capacity
8.5K

Ski · Snowboard · Music

Riders and artists
on equal ground.

Twenty-four freestyle athletes and sixteen electronic artists shape three days across Summit Course, Phase Hall, and Aurora Yard.

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The 2027 rundown

Three days.
One daily phase shift.

The mountain opens in daylight and changes state at official sunset. These are the moments the weekend is built around.

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  1. 01

    Expression Session

    The full athlete field tests Summit Course without scores or prescribed lines.

  2. 02

    Opening Phase Shift

    The cobalt course line descends the mountain as all six Lightline works activate.

  3. 03

    Mixed Team Rail Jam

    Six ski-and-snowboard teams compete in a rider-voted jam through sunset.

  4. 04

    Finals into Last Light

    Three-run ski and snowboard finals conclude under lights after the final Phase Shift.

Beyond the run

Everything belongs
to the same mountain.

The course, music, art, food, transport, and warming spaces follow one continuous guest journey.

01

Built in snow

An athlete-shaped course rewards choice, progression, and a final run under lights.

02

Activated by light

Six commissions transform the paths between competition and music.

03

Sound with a setting

Two venues programmed around architecture, weather, and time of day.

04

Winter without friction

Transport, storage, warming rooms, and live information are built into the pass.

One pass

The complete phase.

Three event days, every competition session, both music venues, six installations, event-operated transport, and heated gear storage.

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Full Phase Pass18+
$289ALL-IN
  • Friday through Sunday
  • Summit Course + both music venues
  • Denver or Calder transport
  • Weekend heated locker
  • Reusable event cup

Lodging and recreational lift access are separate.

What stayed with them

One event,
remembered differently.

“You could feel the whole place change at sunset. We came for the riding, but that five-minute walk through the Lightline is what I still talk about.”
Camille R.Minneapolis · 2026 attendee
“It was the first winter festival where the practical parts felt designed too. The shuttle, lockers, warming spaces—nothing pulled you out of the experience.”
Darius M.Chicago · 2026 attendee
“The finals felt close enough to hear every landing, and three hours later the same people were together in Phase Hall. It really was one event.”
Sofia L.Denver · 2025 and 2026 attendee

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February 19–21, 2027

The mountain changes after dark.

Join 24 riders, 16 artists, and one crowd moving from first run to final signal at Frostline Basin.

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