On January 21, 2018, World Snow Day, the Aspen Snowmass Ski and Snowboard School featured tours of an on-mountain microhydroelectric plant at Snowmass Resort, with the added bonus of a free lunch — regular and vegan hot dogs. “We wanted to do something for World Snow Day this year,” explains organizer Kevin Jordan who is […]
Tips for a Memorable 2018 Colorado Ski Season
Ski seasons can be memorable for many things. They can be memorable for a lot of snow or a lack of snow. They can be memorable for frigid temperatures or balmy spring days. They can be memorable for the progress you or a loved one made, for the hard terrain you skied (when you never […]
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“The Best Square Mile in Skiing”: Aspen Mountain Highlights
I don’t know who first called Aspen Mountain “the best square mile in skiing.” But I was reminded of this phrase last season when a friend, and former Aspenite, pulled it out. Was it a marketing slogan? A clever localism? Or something he made up? I have no idea. But it fits. For what Aspen […]
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Element: Affordable Luxury Lodging in Basalt (Near Aspen)
As everyone knows, we love skiing Aspen Snowmass. We have a lot of reasons why. The mountains are convenient to our home. The ski company offers a reasonable season pass to kids in our school district. And the skiing (at least in our opinion) is super fantastic, ranging from some of Colorado’s steepest terrain at Aspen Highlands, to […]
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Three Days of Family Skiing Fun at Aspen Snowmass
With the New Year comes two long weekends: Martin Luther King and President’s Day. With fortunate timing, in deep mid-winter, these three-day breaks are made for skiing families. Why Aspen? For nearly seven decades, Aspen has welcomed ski bums, the rich and famous, and everyone else in between, including ordinary folks and families, like yours and mine. This season, the […]
