Slideshow: The Other Aspen
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The new base village has added style, if not yet substance, to the Highlands.

On the way to the slopes, pray for snow at the Prince of Peace Church.

Another rush hour out-of-bounds at the Highlands.

Highland Bowl proves skiing’s fundamental equation: work = reward.

Ski-day terminator: Cloud Nine chef Andreas Fishbacher.

Aspen Highlands’ Matterhorn: the ever-looming Highland Bowl.

The Highlands’ holy trinity: aspens, snow, solitude.