Shoulder Season in Aspen, Snowmass

Shoulder Season in Mountain Towns: Expectations vs. Reality

There is an ebb and flow to life in mountain towns. During the high season, Aspen, Snowmass, and Ketchum flourish – there are endless events, powder days, and a general hustle and bustle. But as the seasons wane, the pulse slows down and they revert to the charming small-town feeling of past eras. The streets […]

Sun Valley in spring. ©Ray Gadd

How Sun Valley and Ketchum Celebrates Spring

In the Rocky Mountains, our notion of spring as a season is a little — shall we say “different.” True, it warms up a few degrees and we celebrate many of the same rites, but blooming flowers? Green grass? Nesting birds? That’s the stuff of summer. Spring in Ketchum means the final days of skiing […]