New Facilities and Upgrades at Aspen

Usually referred to as the Ski Co, Walter Paepcke established the Aspen Skiing Company in 1946. The company manages and operates the Aspen Snowmass resort. Located just outside the town of Aspen, the complex is divided into four skiing areas, and has become one of the most popular skiing destinations in the world. When the new skiing season is ushered in there will once again be breathtaking snow covered mountains to enjoy, along with a few new facilities that the Aspen Skiing Company has been working on to make visitors skiing vacation even more convenient and enjoyable.

US Ski Resorts Reopen

Snowbasin is making history. For the first time it will be opening its slopes on weekends late in June, as the snowfall and cold weather has been favorable and the mountain still has enough snow to allow skiers and snowboarders an additional period of fun and excitement. It has been confirmed that as long as there remains enough snow to allow for safe winter sport activity, the resort will be open on weekends and skiers and snowboarders will be able to purchase day passes to enjoy the white slopes.

Winter X Games 2010

The Winter X Games are filled with thrills, with skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers from around the world competing at Aspen/Snowmass. The event will feature nighttime competitions with live telecasts on ABC and ESPN. Date: 28 – 31 January Venue: Buttermilk, Aspen/Snowmass City: Aspen, Colorado Country: United States of America

Après Ski

A vacation means fun at anytime of the day or night and the phrase après-ski says it all! A skiing vacation is much more than just skiing or snowboarding on slopes and very often skiers get together at the local pub or restaurant right after the last ski run in their ski gear. This is [...]

Restaurant Guide

A vacation is Aspen is as much fun on the slopes as off them. This glitzy town is a vacation favorite with the rich and famous and offers exciting après-ski. There are numerous restaurants offering cuisine from all over the world and you will be spoiled for choice here. American food, contemporary or traditional is [...]

Aspen Highlands

Aspen Highlands, part of the Aspen Snowmass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, is considered one the the United States’ most challenging ski areas and is very popular amongst locals and travelers alike. The mountain is an adventure from beginning to end, a maze of exciting ski trails covering the diverse snowy landscape. Aspen Highlands is [...]

Aspen Mountain

Aspen Mountain, otherwise known as Ajax, is part of a massive snow skiing experience available to the public for the price of one ticket. Aspen is one of four resorts known as a ‘resort complex’ which are situated within a twelve-mile radius of each other and which can all be accessed with the same ticket. [...]

Buttermilk

Part of the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, Buttermilk Ski Resort has everything you’ll need for a great skiing vacation. It features an impressive 44 trails spread out over 435 acres, with 9 lifts to help you get to the top as quickly as possible. When you combine this with free and easy access to any of [...]

Snowmass

As part of the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, Snowmass has a lot to offer. Not only does staying at the resort mean that you gain cheap and easy access to three other great resorts, but the Snowmass Mountain is one of the largest mountains in Aspen. This impressive 12 510 ft peak has 3 128 acres [...]

Upcoming Buttermilk Improvements

With its four magnificent peaks – Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk – Aspen Snowmass is a very popular snow skiing destination. Recent upgrades at the Snowmass Ski Area offer world-class skiing and snowboarding opportunities to the many snow sport enthusiasts that visit each year. In an ongoing effort to maintain high standards, Aspen Skiing Co. is seeking approvals to carry out improvements on Buttermilk’s skiing facilities, including a new Tiehack lift, as well as nearly doubling up on the current snowmaking capacity.

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