Aspen Highlands

Patrol veteran Lori Spence slated to become Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol’s first female director

The four mountains that make up Aspen Snowmass are the gold standard.

The bond uniting the Freaks, Aspen's fastest ski gang, runs deeper than the powder they chase.

SKI Magazine's content producer pops her Aspen cherry.

Where the locals go on powder days. This is a real skier’s resort.

It sure seems like it’s all glam and glitz, but don’t let this iconic ski town fool you.

Ski bums of all ages may be working three jobs to pay their way in this pricey resort town, but on a powder morning, you’ll find them in the Aspen gondola line.

Here are the ski resorts with the best on-mountain food, because brown bagging doesn't always cut it.

America’s toughest backcountry ski race starts at midnight in Crested Butte, Colorado, and charges 40 miles north through the rugged heart of the Rocky Mountains to Aspen. When two desk jockeys, coworkers at this magazine, sign up on competing teams, an epic game of one-upmanship unfolds.

This mountain was made for those who like to hike for big lines in patrol-controlled terrain.

If you need to be convinced to go to Aspen, you should take up snowshoeing.

This Aspen Highlands extreme terrain is a rite of passage for any serious skier. Here’s how to do it well.

The must-hit classic on every red-blooded skier’s bucket list.

These Colorado resorts turned millions of acres of diseased pines into something uniquely beautiful.

Eldora joins Vail’s Epic pass while Mountain Collective adds Mammoth, Snowbird, and Whistler Blackcomb.

A celebration of the week's best dumps.

Practice gets tricky.

A new partnership with a coal mine could be good for the environment.

“The laid-back little brother to Aspen Mountain, with great terrain and awesome inbounds hiking in the bowl.”

This town's iconic lodging scene enjoys a nip/tuck of its own.

Grass-fed beef and locally sourced ingredients? Vacation dining goes healthy (well, healthier).

Come Hither: Alta, Aspen, Jackson and Squaw/Alpine team up.

Methane emissions could power four resorts.

In other news, Ski Co. considers outlawing powder days.

For a week in January, Aspen becomes the center of the jibtastic universe when the Winter X Games comes to town. With 80,000 spectators (heavy on the park rats), dozens of free events, and parties—i.e. free booze—galore, Aspen is going to go off. Here’s your insider’s guide to the 2011 Winter X Games.

The Meeting, an annual convergence of filmmakers, athletes and industry masterminds, just wrapped in Aspen. Here's what went down.

Check out SKI Magazine's author page.

Aspen is just as famous for its sky-high prices as its expert terrain, but there are some tricks to getting a good deal if you know where to look.

This week we're at Aspen Highlands testing next year's AT skis and bindings. Here's a look behind the scenes at the ski test, and a peek at some 2011-12 goods.

Don't throw the boards into storage just yet. March, April, and even May (if you ski at Mt. Bachelor) are the best months to get great deals on lodging, lift tickets, and equipment, all while curating a gnarly goggle tan. Sun, brews, music, and costumes are what make spring skiing the next best alternative to an epic powder day. Here's where to close out yet another great season of shredding.

Environmental education, hands-on science lessons and farm tours.

A family friendly gallery space complete with coloring supplies.

Hunter S. Thompson's old hangout.

Highlands' midmountain bistro may just be the best restaurant in the valley.

The mountain towns of Vail, Aspen, Steamboat, Snowbird, and Park City are all hosting free concert series this summer. By Ramsey Bernard.

High-caliber Aspen sushi.

Aspen going global

This Aspen bed and breakfast will have you right at home.

Wood-burning fireplaces in each of the single bedroom condo-style rooms and other amenities make the Aspen Square a great place to stay.

Dan Sheridan, a singer-songwriter in Aspen, was fired then rehired after performing a song about Aspen's shift from a ski bum town to a luxury resort village.

There are several legendary inbounds bootpacks in the Western U.S., places where the resort's toughest skiers hike for their turns. Take the Ridge at Bridger Bowl, Taos' Kachina Peak, Jackson Hole's Headwall, or Aspen's Highland Bowl. We spoke to ski patrol at Highlands to find out the best technique for carrying your skis up the bootpack.

Don't let fear lock you down in the steeps. Work with your downhill ski, not against it.

You’re a pro at the groomers – Now tackle the tough stuff

An Aspen institution.

Like the Olympics it’s about to host, Whistler Blackcomb is big, hyped, and full of underage Asian women on drugs.

"We have the snow, so we're going skiing."

Ranked by the readers of Skiing Magazine.

Ranked by the readers of Skiing Magazine.

58th Annual Toast to Winter will be Held January 8 - 11, 2009

Check out SKI Magazine's author page.

News

News

Last Call to Ski and Save ‘Green’ in Aspen

News

News

News

Travel

News

Features

Features

Features

Travel

Travel

Travel

Features

Features

Instruction

Cold Front

Features

Travel

Adventure

Features

Travel

Features

Features

Features

Features

Fall Line

Travel

Mountain Life