The Snow Ball Music Festival was held between March 4–6, 2011, near to Vail

Vail, Colorado

The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived...

 in the city of Avon, Colorado

Avon, Colorado

Avon is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2000 census. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver Creek Resort which lies about two miles south of the town. It was the previous site of Vail Resorts before the...

. The three-day long event consisted of back to back performances played across three outside stages. Headliners included: Pretty Lights

Pretty Lights

Pretty Lights, real name Derek Vincent Smith, is an American electronic music artist from Fort Collins, Colorado.-History:...

, Bassnectar

Bassnectar

Bassnectar is a freeform electronic music and dubstep artist, DJ, and producer based in Santa Cruz, California. He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group Conscious Alliance....

, and Flaming Lips. The organisers claimed that the festival incorporated the "ultimate marriage: mountains and music." Some participants have compared Snowball to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...

, giving it the nickname Snowchella.

The festival’s winter setting allows attendees to experience Vail and Beaver Creek Resorts during the day prior to attending the music festival.

The second edition of the event will occur in March 2012.

Outreach

Organizers of Snow Ball decided to have an event not only centered around music, but a bigger cause as well. They partnered with the non-profit organization, The Realm of Caring, to raise money to help fund the education of music in elementary schools.

Lineup

2011

Friday March 4

Pretty Lights

Pretty Lights

Pretty Lights, real name Derek Vincent Smith, is an American electronic music artist from Fort Collins, Colorado.-History:...

• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
• Diplo (DJ)
• Porter Robinson

Porter Robinson

Porter Robinson is an American electronic dance music producer and DJ. He primarily produces in the electro house genre, but has also experimented with dubstep and moombahton on his Spitfire EP.-Biography:...

• 12th Planet
• Zeds Dead
• Lord Huron
• Mansions on the Moon
• RAC
• Robotic Pirate Monkey
• Superhumanoids
• Gauntlet Hair
• Mr. Anonymous
• Lazerdisk Party Sex
• Ecto Cooler
• DJ ANNALOG
• McADOO
• Snake Rattle Rattle Snake
• DJ Lito

Saturday March 5

Bassnectar

Bassnectar

Bassnectar is a freeform electronic music and dubstep artist, DJ, and producer based in Santa Cruz, California. He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group Conscious Alliance....

• Savoy
• Lotus
• Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives are an indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, USA. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, was first released in the UK in November 2009, and later released in the US on February 16, 2010...

• Big Gigantic
• Classixx
• Paper Diamond
• Twin Shadow
• Sam Adams
• Onra
• American Royalty
• MTHDS
• Scorpion Breath
• Mo Rockin
• //Bones
• Steffi Graf
• Candy Claws
• Rabbits Running
• Chain Gang of 1974

Sunday March 6

The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...

• Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man is an American psychedelic rock band based in Portland, Oregon, but originally from Wasilla, Alaska. The group released their first two albums with Fearless Records. They also released material on their own imprint Approaching AIRballoons through indie label Equal Vision Records...

• EOTO

EOTO

-Description:The band's music is created live and without prerecorded loops.The band formed in 2006 as a side project of The String Cheese Incident incorporating looper pedals, like Echoplex and the DJ program Ableton. According to one reviewer, the duo sets their live instruments free and take on...

• Miami Horror

Miami Horror

Miami Horror are an Australian electronic band from Melbourne, Victoria with a disco-house throwback style. Miami Horror can refer to its producer, Benjamin Plant, or its four-piece live incarnation.-Biography:...

• Eskmo
• Baths
• Afro Man
• Brother Ali
• Jesse Woods
• Emory Quinn
• Michal Menert
• Sugarpill
• Air Dubai
• Oliver Vanity
• Springdale Quartet
• Con Bro Chill