Vail Sports and One Track Mind in Lionshead are kicking off the next ski season in style with the 2008 Blizzard Ski and Snowboard Sale. The sale begins at 10 a.m. today and continues through Sunday.
Drawings and giveaways will be awarded during the weekend, including a Ride snowboard, boots, bindings, helmets, and clothing. The grand prize is a 2008-09 Vail/Beaver Creek Ski Pass.
Sale items include skis, snowboards, outerwear, casual wear, footwear, and accessories — some reduced up to 70 percent. Featured brands include Salomon, Rossignol, Patagonia, Quiksilver, K2, Rome, Burton, Oakley, Marker, Spyder, The North Face and Tecnica.
For more information contact Vail Sports at 970-476-3600 or One Track Mind at 970-476-1397, or go to www.vailsports.com.

The Shaw Regional Cancer Center invites its patients and cancer survivors, along with their family and friends, to attend Fit for Survival, a month of fitness activities ranging from meditation and yoga to guided hikes and cooking classes. To learn more, contact Dustin Buttars at 970-569-7493 or buttars@vvmc.com or Brandon Bays at 970-569-7645 or mays@vvmc.com.

The Vail Starry Nights series continues at 8:45 tonight, delving into Native American star knowledge, led by a University of Colorado astronomer. Explore some astrobiology with the whole family while snacking on s’mores by the campfire during the free event. Call the Vail Nature Center at 970-479-2291 for more information.

Immerse yourself in three days of sensory expression at the Vail Arts Festival at Lionshead starting today and lasting through Sunday. The free-admission event starts at 10 a.m. daily and goes until 5 p.m. featuring live performing arts, children’s activities and collectible world-class, original art. Get to meet the artists themselves. Call 970-477-3699 for more information.