Partner Release from Vail Valley Foundation
Vail, Colo., March 27, 2025 — Today, the Vail Valley Foundation announced the addition of two new events to the 2025 GoPro Mountain Games lineup in Vail June 5-8. The Kayak Cross will replace the 8-Ball Kayak Sprint, offering competitors the chance to show off their whitewater skills with a kayak slalom on Gore Creek where contact is allowed! The YETI Speed Camp will enable climbers to level up their game by getting tips and tricks from some of the world’s top speed climbing athletes and coaches.
“We are always looking for ways to enhance the experience for our competitors and spectators, and these new events do exactly that,” said Peggy Wolfe, senior director of operations for the Vail Valley Foundation. “The kayak competition will give whitewater athletes another thrilling race platform, while the YETI Speed Camp will offer climbing enthusiasts an exclusive opportunity to learn from the best. Speed climbing is gaining tremendous momentum in the outdoor sports world, and we’re excited to be celebrating this incredible discipline.”
Other events that will debut at the 2025 GoPro Mountain Games include YETI Speed Climbing competitions, where athletes compete side-by-side and scale a 15-meter wall at lightning speed, and the Vail Ultra Benefiting 50 For the Fallen, a challenging 50-mile mixed-terrain ultramarathon, with proceeds supporting the nonprofit that works to connect veterans with mental health resources.
Registration is Now Open! Prices increase April 2
The GoPro Mountain Games bring together some of the world’s most renowned professional and amateur athletes, influencers, brand partners, artists, musicians, and outdoor enthusiasts in one place to create an epicenter of the mountain lifestyle.
Athletes can register for more than 35 events across 11 disciplines, competing for over $150,000 in prize money. Early bird pricing is available through April 1, with fees increasing April 2. Sign up today at mountaingames.com/register.
Media Registration Now Open
Members of the media can register at mountaingames.com/media-registrationto cover the action.
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About the GoPro Mountain Games
Each June the GoPro Mountain Games event brings athletes, art, music and mountains together in Vail, Colorado, to create the best all-around adventure sports and music festival available anywhere in the world.
Founded in 2002, the family-friendly event sits at the intersection of adventure sports, music, art and the outdoor industry. The event is hosted by the Vail Valley Foundation, in partnership with GoPro, Town of Vail, CELSIUS, adidas Terrex, Nature Valley, Vail Resorts, YETI, Purina Pro Plan, Aventon, BFGoodrich, and other partners. For more information about the Mountain Games, visit mountaingames.com.
About the Vail Valley Foundation
The Vail Valley Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Colorado nonprofit corporation with a mission to provide leadership in arts, athletics, and education, and address community needs to enhance our valley as a place to live, work and visit.
The organization’s work in education is through YouthPower365, a 501(c)(3) Colorado nonprofit corporation. From early childhood to college and career, YouthPower365 provides programs to help youth reach their full potential and support youth and families every step of the way. The Vail Valley Foundation also provides the Vail Valley with several of its most treasured annual events, such as the GoPro Mountain Games, the Stifel Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup races, the Vail Dance Festival, and the Bulleit Summer Nights and Town of Eagle ShowDown Town free concert series. The Vail Valley Foundation also manages and operates two performing arts centers, the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek Village and the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, providing more than 150 Broadway, dance, comedy, classical, rock, pop, jazz, community and family events per year.
The organization also operates Eagle River Valley Childcare, a 501(c)(3) Colorado nonprofit corporation dedicated to increasing and enhancing early childhood education and development services across the Eagle River Valley community. Eagle River Valley Childcare’s first initiative is located in Avon, Colorado, and is a partnership and collaboration between the Vail Valley Foundation and the Town of Avon. Eagle River Valley Childcare capital and operational (programmatic) charitable contributions (donations) are both eligible for the Colorado Child Care Contribution Tax Credit (CCTC).
Vail Valley Foundation activities and events are in part made possible by cornerstone partners: Town of Vail, Vail Resorts, Beaver Creek Resort Company, GoPro, Nature Valley, Constellation Brands, CELSIUS, Diageo, Lifetime Home Remodeling, and Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate.
To learn more about the Vail Valley Foundation visit vvf.org.