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 Aspen
From Aspen Mountain's champagne powdered slopes to the Roaring Fork River's
gold medal waters, Aspen and Snowmass offer it all. Skiing, flyfishing, snowshoeing,
river rafting, ice skating, golfing, biking, and camping, the ideal setting for
family vacations to corporate retreats. Outfitted with every activity, summer
month's boast warm, sun-filled days and a very active nightlife. It is the combination
of beautiful natural environment, the exhilaration of recreational activities
and the inspiration of leading edge cultural events that makes Aspen and Snowmass
the world's greatest summer and winter vacation destination. Re-create your peace
of mind, body and spirit in an inspirational environment!
The Mountains
Aspen's four mountains, each with its own style, give skiers a variety unsurpassed
by any other North American resort. No matter what time of year you decide to
visit, we’re confident you'll come to love Aspen and Snowmass. Against
this stunning backdrop, events and activities vary throughout the year. Immerse
yourself in an internationally known cultural climate. There is some of the finest
skiing and snowboarding on the planet. Enjoy a sleigh ride through pristine wilderness.
Enjoy premier Nordic ski trails and then in summer months watch those turn in
to a half-dozen spectacular golf courses. In the summer months you can take your
turn enjoying breathtaking hiking and biking trails, or rushing rivers perfect
for rafting and fishing.
Family Fun
On a day too inclement for skiing, the next best entertainment is shopping
the streets of Aspen. You can find shops in pedestrian-friendly streets where
everything from fudge to finger cymbals, pastrami to impressionist paintings
can assuage the strongest material cravings. Housed in a historic brick building
on the Roaring Fork River,the Aspen Art Museum features year-round programs with
a special emphasis on contemporary art. Why not take a spin with indoor or outdoor
ice skating opportunities. You can choose between fine gourmet dining establishments
to 'locals' restaurants that maintain the historic mountain charm of this old
mining town.
Golf Information
The golf course is already a favourite, averaging about 26,000 rounds a year.
Golfers will enjoy the scenery, the great conditions and our fast greens. The
fairways are lush and from just about every hole you have a view of Pyramid Peak,
Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain ski runs. Groves of aspen, blue spruce,
willows and other evergreens dot the landscape. Aspen Golf Club presents the
golfer with some tight driving holes, guarded by 39 bunkers and water on every
dad-gum single hole -- they come in the form of ponds, hard-to-see irrigation
ditches cloaked in long- and sticky-haired rough and a creek.
Skiing
Aspen Highlands offers terrain for all ability levels, with great easy slopes
on the bottom and spectacular intermediate to high-expert trails, glades, and
bowls above. Buttermilk is Aspen's congenial area for new and intermediate skiers.
As a ski area, Snowmass is the giant among the four Aspen options-and one of
Colorado's biggest as well. Right in town is fabled Aspen Mountain, with a 3,267-foot
vertical drop, 76 trails, 675 acres, one Silver Queen Gondola, one high-speed
quad, two quads, one high-speed double and three doubles. Nearby are Aspen Highlands,
with a 3,635-foot vertical drop, 112 trails, 714 acres, three high-speed quads,
and one triple chair, and Buttermilk, with a 2,030-foot vertical drop, 43 trails,
420 acres, one high-speed quad and five doubles. Snowmass is 12 miles away. Aspen
and all four mountains are linked by free ski buses.
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