The St. Regis Aspen Entertains with with Polo, Art, Food and Wine

Celebrated polo player and St. Regis Connoisseur Nacho Figueras will captain the St. Regis polo team against Audi and Piaget teams on December 19th and 20th at the snow-packed Wagner Park, across from The St. Regis Aspen Resort. The Piaget World Snow Polo Championship follows on the heels of spirited polo matches and marquee events hosted by the St. Regis brand in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Bangkok, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

The St. Regis Aspen Resort will bring a taste of the brand's signature style to polo for its guests, residents and the local community, who will be invited to experience a day of world-class polo from inside the VIP hospitality tent with such signature brand rituals as the St. Regis Bloody Mary cocktail and legendary St. Regis Afternoon Tea service. The event will be the final stop on the 2013 calendar for the World Polo Tour, where top ranked players from around the globe will earn valuable points towards the final world rankings.

Following the polo tournament, guests will be invited to the unveiling of the hotel's new mural, “Strong Wind: The Myth of the Aspen Trees,” by renowned contemporary artist Bo Bartlett, who was commissioned to create a vibrant and whimsical mural as the focal point for the bar and lounge. The mural is symbolic of the brand's evolution: a modern iteration of the iconic King Cole Mural at The St. Regis New York, commissioned by St. Regis founder John Jacob Astor IV in the early 1900s. The new mural will be the centerpiece of Shadow Mountain Lounge and a cornerstone to the comprehensive redesign of The St. Regis Aspen Resort completed earlier this year by award-winning designer Lauren Rotett.

The mural unveiling and The Piaget World Snow Polo Championship kicks off Aspen's bustling holiday season, where The St. Regis Aspen Resort sits at the center of the city's social scene. Global travelers and locals alike will flood Chefs Club by FOOD & WINE at The St. Regis Aspen Resort, an innovative new restaurant concept that brings together four of the magazine's signature Best New Chefs bi-annually to create an exclusive, seasonally-inspired menu.

Families visiting the hotel will have the opportunity to experience custom-tailored activities for younger guests, part of the new Family Traditions at St. Regis program, including an exhilarating snowmobile tour to the base of the renowned Maroon Bells with expert guides, who will host a two-hour tour with hot cocoa and sweet treats at the picturesque Maroon Lake. Another option for adventurous families is a two-hour dog sled ride through the scenic Aspen Snowmass trails with 10 Alaskan sled dogs, an expert musher guiding you through the wilderness and the hotel's executive chef curating a bespoke lunch for your experience.

For more information about The St. Regis Aspen Resort, please visit www.stregis.com/aspen. To learn more about the Family Traditions at St. Regis program, please visit www.stregis.com/familytraditions. To book a reservation at Chefs Club by FOOD & WINE, please visit www.chefsclub.com.