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TOWN OF ASPEN

Aspen, Colorado, boasts some of the best skiing in the world. Aspen is also a unique blend of history, culture, festivals, sports, restaurants and music, which makes this famous Colorado, Rocky Mountain town a very special
world-class resort. Famous celebrities flock to Aspen to ski in the winter and to vacation in the summer. Who knows what famous celebrity you might bump into walking down the street?

Founded in the late 19th century as a silver-mining town, this classy destination boasts no less than four major ski resorts, and all are accessible for the price of a single ticket. There's also free transportation among sister resorts. Also offers sophisticated dining, entertainment and shopping, not to mention some of the best skiing around. Located about 220 miles from Denver, Aspen has long enjoyed a reputation as a playground of the rich and famous.
Snowmass
Snowmass is the main attraction for winter visitors traveling to Aspen. With more than 3,000 skiable acres, 300 inches of annual snowfall and a vertical drop that exceeds 4,400-feet, it's easy to ski something different here every day and never get bored. Slopes are far less crowded than the ones
you'll find at Vail and Breckenridge.
Aspen Highlands
Exceptionally steep runs, varied terrain and generous opportunities for hair-raising tree skiing have contributed to Aspen Highlands' reputation as a great place for expert skiers who enjoy a challenge but not a crowd.
Snowboarders are welcome, and there are two snowboard parks and a pipe for their use.
Aspen Highlands has what was once the longest run in Colorado, at three and a half miles long. Terrain is divided almost equally among beginner/intermediate and expert/advanced expert runs.
Buttermilk
This is Aspen's teaching mountain.
There are two snowboard parks and 43 trails. The longest vertical drop is a respectable 2,030-feet. Annual snowfall averages 200 inches.
Ajax - Aspen Mountain
Aspen Mountain (nicknamed Ajax) has long enjoyed a reputation as a favorite winter playground of the rich and famous. Looming above the town of Aspen, this formidable mountain, with a peak elevation of more than 11,000 feet, and 675 skiable acres, offers challenges enough for skiers of virtually all skill levels, except beginners. Ajax claims no beginner runs whatsoever, and only a third of its steep alpine runs are designated intermediate.
That leaves whopping two thirds of its impressive terrain to experts and advanced experts, and a respectable portion consists of steep and deep mogul runs.

Ajax's vertical drop is a more than respectable 3,267 feet, and the longest run is about three miles long. At its higher elevation, Ajax enjoys about 300 inches of snowfall per season, which runs from late November through early April.