Aspen Colorado Ski Resort & Rental Homes

Ski resort of Aspen Colorado - four mountains, painted white, dotted with hither and thither skiers, among the vast Rocky Mountains grip the eyes and shape one of the most renowned ski resort of the word. Rising up from downtown Aspen is Aspen Mountain, Colorado.
The figures: base elevation, 7,945 ft.; summit elevation, 11,212 ft.; vertical rise, 3,267 ft.; and terrain, 673 acres. Its location is convenient for skiing to lunch, shops, and the Aspen/Snowmass ski resort. Aspen Mountain is mostly for intermediates and experts with bump and steep runs.
Above Highland Village with its shops, lodging, vacation rental homes, cabins, cottages, ski chalet, condos, and restaurants looms Aspen Highlands.

Lodging & Vacation in Aspen

Of course, accommodation variety in ski resort of Aspen, Colorado, is very large, so finding lodging in one of the many vacation rental homes, condos, cabins, cottages, or ski chalet is usually easy. Still, in the peak seasson, due to its popularity, this ski resort is very crowded, so renting in time a vacation home is advisable.
In Aspen, the events will pull you in. Annual events not to be missed are Winterskol, Food and Wine Classic, Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration, and the Aspen Arts Festival, and the Winter X Games. There are usually more than one event taking place daily: ski and snowboard races, entertainment festivals with food, beverage, and song, theatre plays, writers workshops, standup comedy acts and comedy troupes, film festivals, summer sports tournaments, art exhibits, rodeos, and more.
There is a rainbow of shops in Aspen, CO. Whether you are looking for a Gucci purse, the latest skiing equipment, or eclectic and ethnic fare, Aspen has it. Restaurants cater to variety of palettes: American, Japanese, French, Italian, vegetarian. Aspen has some cooking schools, which is an indication of the attention to food you will receive. Need to be online, a few Internet cafes are around.

Many Attractions & Activites

Ski resort of Aspen, Colorado, conjures in the mind endless valleys, shimmering peaks, swimming snow, skiers zigzagging, knees bouncing, powder shredding, smoke rising from chimneys, and smiling passersby walking through the lit streets. Primo skiing is probably the first activity, which will draw you. And snowboarding. Other activities run the gamut, so if the downhill skiing or snowboarding is not your bag, there are other things: balloon rides, cross-country skiing, dogsledding, flyfishing, hut trips, backcountry skiing, ice climbing, ice skating, paintball, paragliding, sleigh rides, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, biking, camping, golf, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, rock climbing, swimming, target shooting, tennis, 4-wheeling, and spa treats.
While wintertime may be high season, Aspen is a year round resort community and thriving city. Luxurious Aspen, artistic Aspen, rugged Aspen, action-filled Aspen - vacation here, find lodging at comfortable rental homes, cabins, cottages, condos or ski chalet, and you will see its many facets are as vast as the Rockies which surround it.
Figures: base elevation, 8,040 ft.; summit elevation, 11,675 ft.; vertical rise, 3,635 ft.; and terrain, 1,010 acres. New to Aspen Highlands runs the Deep Temerity lift. Carrying a fixed-grip triple chair over 1,700 vertical feet in about 7.3 minutes is not only an exhilarating highlight, but it takes you to a newly developed 180 acre terrain. There you'll find the Highland Bowl Runout, South Castle, Kessler Bowl, and Soddbuster. You'll also find on Aspen Highlands, the Olympic Bowl and Steeplechase. This mountain has the stuff for beginners and extremes for the very best.
The ski resort of Snowmass Mountain is more family-friendly, where things for kids and adults alike go on all the time. Its figures: base elevation, 8,104 ft.; summit elevation, 12,510 ft.; vertical rise, 4,406 ft.; and terrain, 3,128 acres. Snowboarders welcome at the Super Dragon halfpipe. Check out the mountaintop cabin for a western-style meal. Listen to stories by a campfire. Or, paintball at an indoor warehouse.
Most popular of all four mountains is Buttermilk Mountain. You may have heard of it, because, for nine years, it has been home of ESPN's Winter X Games, and will be till 2010. Crazy T'rain Park packs the best of them in, on advanced slopes crammed with rails, funboxes, and hits. Buttermilk Mountain also has the X Games Superpipe, a Ski and Snowboard School Park and minipipe for practice. This mountain is also known for its world-class ski and snowboard instruction. Its figures: base elevation, 7,870 ft.; summit elevation, 9,900 ft.; vertical rise, 2,030 ft.; and terrain, 453 acres. Beside the thrilling winter games, there is depth and breadth to Aspen, an artistic community that comfortably sits at the same table as other cities in the world.
Where to find these arts and cultural activities are at such groups, places and events: Anderson Art Ranch, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen Choral Society, Aspen Community Theatre, Aspen FilmFest, Aspen Gay and Lesbian Week, Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Aspen Stage on the Air, Aspen Theater in the Park, Food and Wine Classic, Free Summer of Music, Grass Roots Television, Inc., Grassroots Aspen Experience, International Design Conference, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Red Brick Council for the Arts, and Wheeler Opera House. Environmental education does not fall short: Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen Global Change Institute, and Aspen Wilderness Workshop. When not exploring the mountains and dining at the restaurants, involving yourself in the arts and education of Aspen will give you a better sense of what the real Aspen is about.
Lodging in vacation rentals can be found everywhere in this premier ski resorts of Colorado. Rental homes, condos, cottages, cabins and ski chalet have amenities which fit everyoane's needs. Summer or winter, Aspen, Colorado, is a vacation resort where you'll feel you like in Heaven!