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Snowboarding Zone - Aspen, Colorado:
Riders Guide - Aspen Snowmass gets 300 inches per year, and has 8 lifts including a gondola, a high speed double and a high speed quad, 76 trails, and a longest run of 15,840 feet. Aspen Snowmass is one of the most challenging mountains around as 48% are rated Advanced, 26% between Advanced and Expert, and another 26% is rated for Experts only. Aspen Highlands also gets 300 inches per year, and has 5 lifts including 3 high speed quads, 131 trails, and a longest run of 18,480 feet. The runs are rated 18% for Beginner, 30% Intermediate, 16% Advanced and best of all an absolutely amazing 36% Expert. You're not going to bump into too many neophyte families with their kiddies here in Aspen. This is serious snow business.
Parks and Pipes - Snowmass has three terrain parks. Little Makaha is strictly for beginners with medium-sized bumps, boxes, rails, rollers and banks and a beginner pipe. The Midway Park features bigger jumps, more challenging boxes and more interesting elements than the Makaha thus is a good intermediate choice. Pipeline Park on Sam’s Knob is the serious boarder's choice. These nonstop lines of various elements start at Banzai Ridge, continue on Coney Glade and end up at Doddler Bowl. The superpipe is opposite Doddler at the end of Coney Glade. Nearby Buttermilk features the top-to-bottom Playstation 2 Crazy T’rain Terrain Park. which is almost 2 miles long, features 30 rails and the only 15-foot superpipe in the Aspen area. There's a gigantic kicker that allows for incredible air. Check out Highlands' Grommets Gulch if you're looking for a natural halfpipe.
Out of Bounds - Enjoy an old-fashioned sleigh ride at T-Lazy-7 Ranch with Maroon Bells Outfitters and Lodge, where you can also take snowmobile tours around the Maroon Bells and through the ghost town of Independence. If you're looking for indoor water sports of the hot, warm and frozen variety, the 83,000-square-foot Aspen Recreation Center features an NHL-sized ice rink for public ice skating, an aquatic area with a six-lane, 25-yard pool, a fun pool with a two-story water slide, hot tubs, and steam rooms.
Hangout & Hookup - Aspen is known around the world as a singles hotspot. There are so many hot places to choose from, you'll never run out of choices: Little Annie’s, Cooper Street Pier, J-Bar, Slopeside The Tavern, 39 Degrees at the Sky Hotel, The Red Onion, The Cantina and The Terrace Room Bar at the Little Nell Hotel, are just some of the more popular spots. Taste some great microbrews at McStorlie’s Pub and Eric's Bar. When it's dancing time, check out Mezzaluna which has to be the most famous singles bar in Aspen to see and be seen. Catch some hot or cool beats at Bar Aspen, The Speakeasy and The Lava Room. For less strenuous music, try Jimmy's, The Shadow Mountain Lounge at the St. Regis, The Little Nell Bar, or Syzygy. Cooper Street Pier is the favorite local and college student hangout so it's great for the under 21s.
