Ski Experience Aspen Colorado

Aspen is the epitome of world-class skiing. Nestled in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, offering the very best of powder and an incomparable luxury small-town 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 the mountains and the way that the town leaves everyone feeling so comfortable and satisfied.

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, 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. Visitor safety is the number one concern and skiing and riding the mountains at Aspen is guaranteed to improving visitor’s skills and abilities. Between the awesome setting and the quality of the instruction, it just does not get any better than Aspen.

Apres ski may not have been invented in Aspen, but it seems it was perfected there. Guests will find warm spirits, friendly faces and genuine smiles as they walk in the door. Whether guests seek 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) guests will find that "Aspenglow" filling and warming their heart. Of course, there are non-downhill activities in Aspen as well. Aspen offers world-class pampering at one of the day spas. There's the world-class opera house, and all manner of other entertainment. Really, though it sounds redundant, nowhere else can quite compare with Aspen.

Being that far up in the Rockies, it’s definitely 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. When up on the mountain, enjoy the thrill and ski experience of a lifetime. Visitors blessed with fresh powder are in for a rare treat! The snow in Aspen is most always perfect powder, and there will be a mountain full of virgin powder caches after the snowstorm lets up.

Every skier and snowboarder owes it to themselves 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, in fact, many people consider it the absolute best! The Aspen experience provides skiers and riders with memories that will last a lifetime, and ensures that they’ll return year after year. Aspen truly is the perfect destination for ski vacations in Colorado.

[discount lift tickets]	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
[discount lift tickets]	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
[discount lift tickets]	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
[discount lift tickets]	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.