Easter in Aspen is always a bittersweet time of year for locals. Warmer weather, flowers blooming, leaves reappearing on the Aspen trees, and fewer cars parked downtown signal that it is time to start packing up our ski boots and tuning our mountain bikes. I always ski until the very last day of the winter […]
Aspen is a backcountry skiing hub. Even our mayor has been working to make Aspen a destination for alpine touring (AT). For those who are new to the sport, alpine touring is when you put adhesive nylon “skins” on your skis enabling you to move uphill. Once you’ve reached the top of your ascent, the […]
If it seems like more of your friends, family, or coworkers are going gluten free, it is not all in your head. I spoke to my friend Jenni Houston, an Aspen-based functional nutritionist, and we quickly agreed that gluten free diets are not just a trend. As Jenni told me, gluten is a protein found […]
My friends and I joke that nothing gets your body in shape for skiing other than skiing. Whether you trained for a marathon or did hundreds of daily lunges before the lifts started spinning, your legs are bound to be sore after a couple of days on the slopes. The same goes for kids, so […]
Aspen Snowmass has something for everyone. Experts can get as extreme as they want by hiking the Highlands Bowl, heading to the Cirque Headwall on Snowmass, or skiing any of the expert terrains on Ajax (local speak for Aspen Mountain). But what about beginners? The name of our area evokes images of steep peaks and […]
When planning a ski vacation, most people’s minds automatically go to Christmas, Martin Luther King Weekend, President’s Weekend and spring break. And while I hate to rain on your parade, I’m here to tell you that you’re doing it all wrong. Those peak weekends (no pun intended) are when our mountains and town are overrun. […]
