Ski Aspen Colorado
Aspen (and her sister, Snowmass) are the epitome of world-class skiing. Nestled in the very heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, offering the very best of powder and an incomparable small-town local feel, an Aspen ski vacation is legendary. Aspen is the Mecca of skiing and snowboarding in North America. Countless celebrities of all kinds have made Aspen their primary or second home because of the unparalleled majesty of her mountains and the way that the town leaves everyone feeling so comfortable there.
Of course, it takes more than picture-perfect scenery and warm, friendly, talented people to make a ski town into a legend. The slopes themselves were the actual start. While beginners will have plenty of areas to learn and develop their skills at, the intermediate and expert skiers can be seen with that certain inexplicable glow on their face as they revel in the exhilarating challenges that make Aspen such an awesome skiing and snowboarding destination. Known as a place where people with PhDs will sweep floors for a living just so they can be there, the ski patrol and instructors are the crème de la crème. These mountain sport professionals can pick and choose, live wherever they like – and the best of the best choose Aspen. Your safety will always be the number one concern. Improving your skills and abilities is virtually guaranteed, between the awesome setting and the quality of the instruction. It just does not get any better than Aspen and Snowmass… anywhere!
Apres ski may not have been invented in Aspen, but it seems it was perfected there. You'll find warm spirits, friendly faces and genuine smiles greeting you as you walk in the door. Whatever door you enter, the people within are having a good time. Whether you enjoy a quiet intimate or romantic meal, or a rousing good foot-tapping sing-along time with the local musicians (many of whom are actually world-famous artists sitting in at their local pub) you'll find that "Aspenglow" filling and warming your heart. Of course, there are non-downhill activities in Aspen as well. Aspen can offer you pampering like you've never known before, at one of the day spas, or a compelling dialogue or study. There's the world-class opera house, and all manner of other entertainment. Really, though it sounds redundant, no where else can quite compare with Aspen.
Being that far up in the Rockies, you're definitely within an alpine winter environment. The winds can blow hard and fast, especially further up on the mountain where wind chills can reach well into the negative double-digits. Be sure to come prepared for the weather; bring good technical gear and powder jackets. Dress in quality layers (both for better insulation and because that way you can remove a layer or two as the day warms.) When you're up on the mountain, enjoying the thrill and ski experience of a lifetime, you're not going to want to come back down to change clothes. If you happen to come during or just after a major "dump" of snow, you're in for a rare treat! The snow in Aspen is most always perfect powder, and you'll have a mountain full of virgin powder after the snowstorm lets up. But it will be VERY cold once the clouds which have been blanketing the area are gone, so dress especially warm and be careful of frostbite. You may be so stoked while skiing that you don't notice how extreme the cold is. Masks are highly advised in that kind of weather. Trust that you'll be having far too good at time to mind the temps!
Every skier and snowboarder owes it to himself to go to the downhill Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime. A ski vacation to Aspen is an incredible, unbelievably good time, - the BEST! You'll make memories that will last a lifetime, and want to return year after year to make more of them. Aspen truly is the perfect destinatin for ski vacations in Colorado.
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Aspen Mountain Summit Elevation - 11,212 feet | Base Elevation - 7,945 feet | Vertical Rise - 3,267 feet | Lifts - 8 Total (1 Gondola , 1 high-speed quad chair, 1 high-speed double chair, 1 quad chair, 2 double chairs) | Total Ski/Ride Terrain - 673 acres | Snowmaking - 210 acres | Number of Trails - 76 | Longest Run - 3 miless |
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Snowmass
Summit Elevation - 12,510 feet | Base Elevation - 8,104 feet | Vertical Rise - 4,406 feet | Lifts - 21 Total (7 high-speed quad chairs , 5 double chairs, 1 triple chair, 2 magic carpets, 2 ski/snowboard school platter pulls) | Total Ski/Ride Terrain - 3,010 acres | Snowmaking - 180 acres | Number of Trails - 84 | Longest Run - 5.05 miles | Pipes and Parks - 1 halfpipe and 2 terrain parks |
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Aspen Highlands Summit Elevation - 11,675 feet | Base Elevation - 8,040 feet | Vertical Rise - 3,635 feet | Lifts - 4 Total (3 high-speed quad chairs, 1 triple chair ) | Total Ski/Ride Terrain - 790 acres | Snowmaking - 110 acres | Number of Trails - 131 | Longest Run - 3.5 miles |
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Buttermilk Summit Elevation - 9,900 feet | Base Elevation - 7,870 feet | Vertical Rise - 2,030 feet | Lifts - 7 Total 1 high-speed quad chair, 5 double chairs, 1 handle tow) | Total Ski/Ride Terrain - 429 acres | Snowmaking - 108 acres | Number of Trails - 41 | Longest Run - 3 miles | Pipes and Parks - 1 halfpipe, 2-mile long Crazy T'rain Park. A permanent ESPN Winter X Games Slopestyle course to be integrated into terrain park. New sound system in the superpipe. |
