Winternational Poster: Call for Submissions 

2024 Stifel Aspen Winternational Commemorative Poster – Call for Submissions

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

AGREEMENT TO THE OFFICIAL RULES: By participating in the Contest, all entrants (and/or such Minor's parent or legal guardian if entrant is a Minor (as defined below) fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize (described below) is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

SPONSOR: The Contest is sponsored by Aspen Skiing Company, 117 Aspen Airport Business Center, Aspen, Colorado, 81611 (“Sponsor”). All questions related to the Contest should be directed to Sponsor.

CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest starts on December 4, 2023 at 12:01 AM MST and ends on January 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM MST (“Contest Period”). The Contest computer, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, is the official time keeping device for the Contest.

ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, 13 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Eligible Entrants who are under the legal age of majority in their state of primary residence (a “Minor”) must get their parent or legal guardian’s permission to participate in the Contest. A Minor Entrant will be required to provide parental consent in a form satisfactory to the Sponsor before he or she can be declared a winner and any prize can be awarded under the terms of these Official Rules. Employees of Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates, promotion and advertising agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouses and parents, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, of such employees, are eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

HOW TO ENTER:

To enter the Contest, during the Contest Period, complete the entry form at https://content.aspensnowmass.com/visit/events/aspen-world-cup/winternational-poster-contest and upload an original poster showcasing Aspen’s ski racing heritage, and relevance to the long-standing Winternational tradition (“Entry”). Entry must be in PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, preferred. PSD, AI, INDD, accepted. Format and the file size may not exceed 25 MB.

Only entries submitted via the method above are eligible. Entries submitted via any other method, will NOT be accepted. Entries must be received no later than the close of the Contest Period. There is no limit on the number of entries each person may submit.

Entries (i) must be the original and sole creation of the submitting entrant, and all right, title and interest including but not limited to, the copyright in any Entry, must be owned solely by the submitting entrant; (ii) may not have been submitted in any other competition and may not have been published; (iii) may not infringe upon any third party's rights, including but not limited to, copyright, patent or trademark, or rights of privacy or publicity, or contain material that is or may be considered defamatory, slanderous or libelous, or portray or depict any person, product or entity in a false light; (iv) may not violate any law, rule or regulation; (v) may not contain any virus, bugs, or other deleterious material; and (vi) may not contain inappropriate content, for example but not limited to, profanity, defamatory statements, words or symbols widely considered offensive to individuals of any certain race, ethnicity, religious, sexual orientation or socioeconomic groups, threats to any person, place, business, or group. Each entrant warrants and represents that his/her Entry complies with all of those conditions. Any non-complying Entry will subject the entrant to disqualification in Sponsor’s sole discretion. By submitting an Entry, entrant grants Sponsor a worldwide, royalty free license in any and all media, now know or hereafter created, to copy, prepare derivative works, and distribute the entrant’s Entry materials. Entrants hereby waive in favor of Sponsor, all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that winner may now or later have to his/her Entry. Sponsor reserves the right to alter, change or modify the entrant’s Entry, in its sole discretion.

Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are incomplete or inaccurate whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures or delays in computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. All Entry information becomes the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. By entering, you acknowledge that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any Entry.

SELECTION OF WINNERS:

On or about January 22, 2024, one Entry will be selected from all eligible submissions received during the Contest Period as the “winner”. Criteria for the winning Entry will be judged based on (a) the originality of the submission; (b) how well the submission represents Sponsor’s brand; and (c) the quality of the submission.

Sponsor will tally all of the scores for each Entry and then rank them according to cumulative score. The winner will be selected based on these rankings. In addition, Sponsor will select the nine (9) Entries with the next highest scores from the same rankings as “Notable Mentions.”

In the event of a tie, the winner will be the Entry among the tied entries with the higher score in the criterion of relevance to Sponsor’s brand. In the event of a further tie, the tied entries will be re-judged by a new panel of judges using the criteria set forth above. Decisions of judges are final and binding in all respects. Being named a winner and/or Notable Mention is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. Winner and Notable Mentions will be notified by Sponsor by email within 10 days after the close of the Contest Period and will be asked to provide his/her full name, shipping address, phone number and email address. If potential winner or Notable Mention fails to respond to Sponsor’s notification within one week, the respective prize winner will be disqualified and the entrant with the next highest score will be the potential winner for that respective prize. Sponsor reserves the right to select no winner or Notable Mentions if the number or quality of entries are insufficient.

ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period. As this is a contest of skill, winning is dependent upon the quality of entries received and the skill of the individual entrants.

WINNER NOTIFICATION: Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Potential winners will be notified using the contact information listed in the Entry and will be asked to complete a Declaration of Eligibility and Copyright License. If winner does not provide requested information within the specified time period, prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact the potential winner or the potential winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.

PRIZES:

· One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner will have his/her winning Entry:

o Printed and distributed as a commemorative poster during the 2024 Stifel Aspen Winternational Event (the “Event”);

o Featured in an art installation at the Event;

o Featured in Event collateral including newspaper insert and pocket guide;

o Featured on Sponsor’s digital platforms including website and social media cites.

· Grand Prize winner will also receive a gift card to Sponsor’s locations in the amount of $1,000. Gift card is subject to issuer’s terms and conditions. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is: $1,000.

· Nine (9) Notable Mentions: Nine (9) Notable Mention winners will have their winning Entries:

o Featured in an art installation at the Event;

o Featured in Event collateral including newspaper insert and pocket guide;

o Featured on Sponsor’s digital platforms including website and social media cites.

· Notable Mention winners will also receive a gift card to Sponsor’s locations in the amount of $200. Gift card is subject to issuer’s terms and conditions. ARV of each Notable Mention prize is: $200.

ARV of all prizes is $2,800. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer a prize or redeem a prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details are in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of Winners.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, each entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and it respective affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the foregoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize; and (c) to the use of his/her name, voice, performance, photograph, caption, Entry, and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in perpetuity by Sponsor and its designees, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use. By participating, entrant also agrees not to release any publicity or other materials on their own or through someone else regarding their participation in the Contest without the prior consent of the Sponsor, which it may withhold in its sole discretion.

MISCELLANEOUS: Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, deleted, removed or garbled Entries, tweets, comments or posts or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the prize, or in any Contest- related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from, or use of, the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or who are in violation of these Official Rules, all as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised for any reason, including virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest (or portion thereof) and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winner from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received prior to action taken. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited, by participating in the Contest entrants agree that: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant(s) and Sponsor and its agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. Entrant agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Contest, or awarding of the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in either Denver or Pitkin County, Colorado and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or awarding of the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Contest but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.

REQUEST FOR WINNER’S NAME: For the name of the Contest winner visit https://content.aspensnowmass.com/visit/events/aspen-world-cup/winternational-poster-contest.

Abbreviated Rules for Advertising

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest is Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S./D.C., who are 13 years of age or older. Void where prohibited. Contest begins 12/4/2023 and ends on 1/15/2024. Odds depend on number of entries received & skill of entrants. Sponsored by Aspen Skiing Company, 117 Aspen Airport Business Center, Aspen, Colorado, 81611. See https://content.aspensnowmass.com/visit/events/aspen-world-cup/winternational-poster-contest for complete Official Rules.