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Aspen Mountain base
The Little Nell
Aspen's only Forbes Five-Star, Five-Diamond hotel and the sole ski-in/ski-out property at the base of Aspen Mountain, a Relais & Chateaux icon since 1989.
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Colorado · Aspen
Aspen, in powder and in bloom.
Four mountains on a single pass, the Maroon Bells mirrored in an alpine lake, a Michelin-starred table in town. We plan the days only Aspen can string together.
The destination, curated
Aspen hands you a single pass to four mountains, America's most-photographed peaks, and a Michelin-starred tasting menu, whether you come for the powder or the golden aspens.
Ways to experience Aspen
Six trips, one place.
Start with the version of Aspen you came for. Each is designed end to end, with the activities and stays that fit.
For two
Luxury Honeymoon
The rare mountain town that turns romantic in either season, deep powder and firelight in winter, golden meadows and long light in summer.
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For families
Private Family Villa
Separate bedrooms, full kitchens, and gentle terrain that lets first-timers and experts share the same mountain day.
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Active and restorative
Adventure & Wellness
Bookend the hard-charging days with deep recovery, in the thin, clean air of the high country.
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For groups
Private Group Retreat
Reunions, milestones and offsites, built on a mix of guided group days and unhurried evenings.
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For food lovers
Food & Chef Experience
Aspen's marquee rooms, anchored by the region's only Michelin star and a Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar.
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Comfortable and inclusive
Accessible Luxury Travel
The biggest mountain experiences here arrive without expert legs, the views come to you.
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At the base of the mountain, or the heart of town.
Aspen's finest hotels cluster at the foot of Aspen Mountain and along its historic downtown, each a short walk from the gondola.
Historic landmark
Downtown
Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection
The social heart of Aspen since the 1889 silver boom, a meticulously restored landmark hotel steps from the Aspen Mountain gondola.
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Aspen Mountain base
The St. Regis Aspen Resort
A red-brick grand resort at the foot of Aspen Mountain pairing St. Regis butler service with the destination RAKxa wellness spa.
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Aspen Mountain base
W Aspen
A bold contemporary hotel with the only year-round rooftop pool and bar in town, set right at the base of Aspen Mountain.
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Snowmass Village
The Snowmass (Viceroy Snowmass)
A sleek ski-in/ski-out resort in Snowmass Base Village with a multi-level pool deck and direct access to the largest of the four mountains.
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Downtown
Limelight Hotel Aspen
A relaxed, design-forward hotel a block from the gondola with a buzzing fireplace lounge and live music, owned by Aspen Skiing Company.
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A Michelin star, and decades-deep classics.
Aspen's tables run from the region's only Michelin-starred tasting menu to a French bistro running since 1987 and a backcountry cookhouse reached by sleigh.
Michelin-starred
Downtown
Bosq
Chef Barclay Dodge's intimate, seasonally driven tasting menu is the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Aspen and the broader mountain region.
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The Little Nell
Element 47
The Little Nell's flagship dining room, Michelin-recommended and celebrated for a Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar of more than 600 references.
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Downtown
Matsuhisa Aspen
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's original Colorado kitchen since 1998, serving omakase and signature new-style sushi inside a historic Main Street Victorian.
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Downtown
Cache Cache
A beloved French bistro running since 1987, where locals book ahead for consistent classical cooking and a deep wine list rather than trend-chasing.
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Ashcroft
Pine Creek Cookhouse
A legendary backcountry restaurant 12 miles up Castle Creek, reached by sleigh or ski in winter, serving alpine gourmet game and fish beneath the Elk Mountains.
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Downtown
Prospect at Hotel Jerome
Hotel Jerome's Michelin Guide-recommended restaurant, an elegant all-day room that anchors Aspen's most historic gathering place.
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Cold plunges, steam caves and ski-in saunas.
Aspen's hotel spas are built for restoring tired legs, from the region's only ski-in/ski-out spa to a sprawling destination sanctuary with rooftop hot tubs.
Ski-in/ski-out
Aspen Mountain base
The Spa at The Little Nell
The region's only ski-in/ski-out spa, recognized by ELLE among the best spas, with treatment suites featuring infrared and halotherapy saunas.
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Aspen Mountain base
RAKxa Wellness Spa at The St. Regis Aspen
A sprawling destination spa with treatment rooms, steam caves, cold plunges and rooftop hot tubs framed by Rocky Mountain views.
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Downtown
Yarrow Spa at Hotel Jerome
Hotel Jerome's intimate spa blending mountain botanicals and locally inspired rituals in a refined historic setting.
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Aspen Mountain base
AWAY Spa at W Aspen
W Aspen's contemporary spa focused on detox, recovery and post-slope restoration with bold, energetic design.
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Snowmass Village
The Spa at Viceroy Snowmass
A ski-in/ski-out spa in Snowmass Base Village with a relaxation lounge, eucalyptus steam and treatments built around restoring legs after a day on the mountain.
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Aspen Mountain base
Remede Spa heritage at the St. Regis
The St. Regis's long-running spa tradition centers on a signature hydrotherapy circuit, mountain-botanical rituals and rooftop soaking under the peaks.
On the snow
Four mountains on a single pass.
One lift ticket unlocks Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass, from gentle beginner cruisers to the legendary hike-to Highland Bowl.
Holiday weeks and the powder months bring peak demand. We secure private instructors and snowcat days well ahead.
One pass, four peaks
Aspen & Snowmass
Aspen Snowmass (Four Mountains)
A single lift ticket unlocks all four mountains, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass, spanning beginner cruisers to legendary expert terrain.
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Aspen & Snowmass
Aspen Snowmass Ski & Snowboard School
North America's largest family of elite instructors, fluent in 30-plus languages, offering fully customizable private lessons with priority lift access.
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Aspen Mountain backside
Aspen Mountain Powder Tours
Guided luxury snowcats access 1,500 acres of untracked bowls and glades on Aspen Mountain's backside, averaging 10,000 vertical feet with a wood-stove cabin lunch.
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Aspen
Aspen Expeditions Worldwide
A four-season professional mountain guide service operating since 1977, offering private backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering and avalanche education.
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Aspen Mountain base
The Little Nell Adventures
The hotel's adventure desk curates private guides, ski concierge service and exclusive snowcat powder days for its guests.
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Aspen
Aspen Highlands (Highland Bowl)
Home to the famed hike-to Highland Bowl, a 12,392-foot ridge of steep, in-bounds powder that draws strong skiers from around the world.
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America's most-photographed peaks, and beyond.
Summer trails climb from the twin Maroon Bells reflected in Maroon Lake to granite-cirque alpine lakes, with gondolas to shortcut the long ascents.
The Maroon Bells require timed reservations in season, with a shuttle from Aspen Highlands. We book your window the day it opens.
Iconic
Maroon Creek Valley
Maroon Bells Scenic Area
The twin Maroon Bells reflected in Maroon Lake form America's most-photographed mountains, with a timed reservation and shuttle system from Aspen Highlands.
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Maroon Bells
Crater Lake Trail
A classic moderate hike from Maroon Lake up to Crater Lake at the foot of the Bells, the signature short trek of the scenic area.
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Castle Creek Valley
Cathedral Lake Trail
A steep 5.5-mile climb through aspen groves and wildflower meadows to a granite-cirque alpine lake beneath 13,000-foot peaks near the Ashcroft ghost town.
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Aspen & Snowmass
Summer Gondola Trails
Ride the Silver Queen or Elk Camp gondola to access high-alpine summit trails, wildflower routes and the Sundeck without the long climb up.
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Aspen
Ute Trail
A short, steep classic right out of town that climbs through scrub oak and aspen to a rocky overlook with sweeping views of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley.
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Aspen & Snowmass
Aspen Chamber Hiking Trails Guide
The local visitor authority's vetted directory of area trails by difficulty, from valley-floor strolls to demanding fourteener approaches.
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Gold Medal waters, guided since 1969.
The Roaring Fork and the famed Frying Pan tailwater are among Colorado's premier trout fisheries, fished by heritage outfitters on wade and float trips.
Since 1969
Downtown
Aspen Outfitting Company
Aspen's heritage outfitter has guided the local Gold Medal waters since 1969, running half- and full-day wade and float trips on the Roaring Fork.
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Aspen
Aspen Trout Guides
Aspen's oldest guide service permitted on White River National Forest rivers and lakes, teaching fly-fishing on the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan since 1981.
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Aspen
Aspen Flyfishing
A dedicated guide service running full- and half-day trips across the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan and Colorado Rivers.
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Aspen & Basalt
Taylor Creek Fly Shop
A respected fly shop with Aspen and Basalt locations offering wade and float trips, especially on the famed tailwater of the Frying Pan River.
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Basalt
Frying Pan Anglers
Basalt-based specialists on the legendary Frying Pan tailwater below Ruedi Reservoir, one of Colorado's premier trophy-trout fisheries.
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Carbondale & Glenwood Springs
Roaring Fork Anglers
An Orvis-endorsed down-valley outfitter running guided wade and float trips across the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan and Colorado Rivers with a full-service fly shop.
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Whitewater, high passes and flight.
Aspen's active days range from rafting the Roaring Fork to a backcountry Jeep climb above 11,000 feet, tandem paragliding and a sunrise hot-air balloon.
Original outfitter
Aspen & Snowmass
Blazing Adventures
Aspen's original whitewater outfitter since 1973, running Roaring Fork rafting trips plus backcountry Jeep tours and hot-air balloon experiences.
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Aspen & Snowmass
Blazing Adventures Jeep Tours
Rugged guided 4x4 tours climb above 11,000 feet on routes like Taylor Pass and Gold Hill for history, geology and panoramic Elk Mountain views.
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Aspen Mountain
Aspen Paragliding
Established in 1990 and among the first schools cleared to launch from a ski resort, offering tandem flights with the highest-rated certified pilots.
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Aspen
Aspen Expeditions Worldwide
Professional IFMGA-trained guides lead rock, alpine and ice climbing across the Elk Mountains and beyond, guiding since 1977.
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Aspen & Snowmass
Above It All Balloon Co.
Year-round sunrise hot-air balloon flights drifting roughly an hour over the Roaring Fork Valley and surrounding peaks.
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Aspen & Snowmass
Unicorn Balloon Company
A long-running ballooning operator offering scenic sunrise flights over the Aspen and Snowmass valleys.
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Fazio and Engh, framed by the Elk Mountains.
Summer golf runs from a private Tom Fazio championship layout ringed by national forest to scenic resort and public courses down the valley.
Private championship
Maroon Creek
Maroon Creek Club
A prestigious private Tom Fazio championship course encircled by White River National Forest, widely ranked among Colorado's finest layouts.
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Snowmass Village
Snowmass Club
A Jim Engh-designed par-72 mountain course on rolling former pasture land, with public tee times available in the afternoon.
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Aspen
Aspen Golf Club
A Frank Hummel-designed municipal course two miles from downtown, repeatedly rated among the best public golf in Colorado.
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Carbondale
River Valley Ranch Golf Club
A scenic down-valley Jay Morrish public course set along the Crystal River beneath Mount Sopris, a popular open-to-all alternative.
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Glenwood Springs
Ironbridge Golf Club
An Arthur Hills-designed public course threading the canyon along the Roaring Fork River south of Glenwood Springs, with dramatic elevation changes and red-rock cliffs.
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The world's longest gondola, and a pass at 12,000 feet.
The biggest scenery comes easily here: a single-stage gondola to an 11,200-foot summit, the Maroon Bells vista, and high-alpine drives over the Continental Divide.
Independence Pass is closed to through traffic in winter, typically opening late May and closing by early November.
World's longest
Aspen Mountain
Silver Queen Gondola
The longest single-stage gondola in the world rises 3,267 vertical feet in about 15 minutes to the 11,200-foot summit and the Sundeck.
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Maroon Creek Valley
Maroon Bells Scenic Area
The reflective Maroon Lake view of the twin Bells is the signature scenic experience of the Rockies, accessed by timed shuttle or parking reservation.
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Highway 82 east
Independence Pass
A seasonal high-alpine drive cresting the Continental Divide at 12,095 feet through wildflower meadows, open only late spring through fall.
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Snowmass Village
Snowmass Elk Camp Gondola
A scenic gondola ride to Snowmass's Elk Camp for high-country views, dining, hiking and the Lost Forest activity area.
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Castle Creek Valley
Castle Creek Road to Ashcroft
A quiet valley drive past wildflower meadows to the restored Ashcroft ghost town beneath the Elk Mountains, gateway to Pine Creek Cookhouse.
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Timing is the whole trip.
Winter is the four mountains (late Nov to early Apr)
World-class skiing across Aspen Mountain, Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass, with snowcat tours, sleigh-ride dinners at Pine Creek and fireside apres-ski.
Summer goes to the high country (Jun to Sep)
Hiking to the Maroon Bells and Cathedral Lake, rafting and fly-fishing on the Roaring Fork, paragliding, ballooning and golf at Maroon Creek and Snowmass.
Fall is for golden aspens
The quieter shoulder weeks deliver spectacular golden-aspen color and thinner crowds, with lighter lodging and dining availability before the snow returns.
Two timed gates to plan around
The Maroon Bells need timed reservations in season, and Independence Pass opens only late May through early November. We hold both windows the moment they release.
Your Aspen
Let us build the Aspen you came for.
Tell us the shape of the trip you can already picture. A concierge fills in everything still open and sends back a plan, not a quote.