Beth Slater, Author at The Limelight Hotel

18 Posts

Where to Spend Your Easter in Aspen

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...

Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Aspen Snowmass

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...

Places to Get Gluten-free in Aspen

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...

Kid’s Day off Skiing — Things to Do in Aspen

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...

How to Choose & Prep For Adult Ski Lessons

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)....

Why Midweek Skiing is the Best

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...