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Town has grown from a silver boom town of the 1800's to one of the great ski mountains of
North America. Come visit the Mines of Yesterday or try Paragliding over town.
Despite the virtually limitless recreation opportunities in the surrounding mountains,
there's not all that much to do in the town itself. Even so, sitting around the town's leafy
pedestrianized streets, watching the world go by, or browsing in the chichi stores and
galleries is a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. In summer, the Historical
Society Museum, 620 W Bleeker St, offers walking tours of downtown and
nearby ghost towns. The Art Museum at 590 N Mill St holds changing
exhibits, lectures and special events; Center for Environmental Studies , 100 S Puppy
Smith St, is a wildlife sanctuary, which gives guided nature tours of some
of the taller peaks in the Elk Mountain Range.
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The mogul-packed monster of Aspen Mountain , looming
over downtown, is for experienced skiers only. But, to Ski Aspen in every skiers dream. Many experienced skiers come to ski Aspen Mountain just to find prices on Hotels in Aspen out of reach; Buttermilk is great for beginners, with an
excellent ski school that offers a three-day guaranteed "Learn to Snowboard" program; the
wide-open runs of Snowmass , though mostly for intermediate skiers, feature some testing
routes. Highlands has some new high-speed lifts and offers excellent extreme skiing
terrain. Daily lift tickets for all mountains are available. Rental of skis, boots and poles
usually costs around $18 a day - you can also
rent snowshoes in which to trek up and down the mountains. However, the town's best value
has to be its fifty miles of groomed Nordic ski trails - one of the most extensive free
cross-country trail networks in the US.
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Cycling is the main summer pursuit; The Hub, 315 E Hyman Ave, has a wide
range of bikes, while Timberline, 204 S Galena St, is the cheapest for
mountain bikes, and also organizes tours. The Roaring Fork River , surging out of the
Sawatch range, is excellent for kayaking and rafting, but sections can be dangerous and every
summer sees a few fatalities. Blazing Paddles does half-day float trips.
While not the lowest-priced company, they do have a good safety record.
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If you fancy walking in the mountains, the Silver Queen gondola climbs from 601 Dean St to the
summit of Ajax, where guided nature walks set off on the hour from 11am
to 3pm. Occasional free lunchtime concerts and talks are held up here, and there's a good
restaurant. Even more alluring is the landscape around the twin purple-gray peaks of the
Maroon Bells , fifteen miles southwest, soaring above the dark-blue Maroon Lake. The road
is closed between 8.30am and 5pm, except for overnight campers with permits, travelers with
disabilities and RFTA buses, which leave daily from the Rubey Park transit center every 30min
9am-4.30pm. Details on hiking are
available from the ranger station.Some of the Hotels in Aspen have beautiful views of the surrounding mountains including Ajax.
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From inauspicious beginnings in 1879, this pristine mountain-locked town developed slowly,
thanks to its remote location, to become one of the world's top silver producers. By the
time the silver market crashed fourteen years later, it had acquired lodging, tasteful residential
palaces, grand hotels and an opera house. In the 1930s, when the population slumped below
seven hundred, it was, ironically, the anti-poverty WPA program that gave the struggling
community the cash to build its first crude ski lift in 1936. Entrepreneurs seized the
opportunity presented by the varied terrain and plentiful snow, and the first chairlift was
dedicated on Ajax in 1947. Skiing has since spread to three
more mountains - Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk Mountain, and the jet set arrived
in force during the 1960s. Development is a burning political issue: tight architectural
constraints have been placed on businesses (McDonald's is forbidden to have a neon sign),
but the last decade has seen yet more Scandinavian-style lodges, condo blocks and giant houses
that remain empty for most of the year.
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Rooms in Aspen Colorado come in a varity of sizes from small rooms for one person to Grand Family Condo.
There are some great family owned and operated Hotels in Aspen where you can deals. Aspen Hotel Reservations are
always recommended for your families Aspen Ski Vacation. Snowmass Village Reservations are a must during the winter but, in the
summer you can still find rooms at the last moment.
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Thousands of people come each year to ski Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Village. Most Skiing in Snowmass Village will get their lodging near Fanny Hill.
Those who only want to ski Aspen Mountain will generaly stay in hotels in Aspens central core.
 But many first time travelers will make the mistake of booking Aspen Hotel Reservations when they really wanted to stay in Snowmass Village.
When you are looking for lodging and want Aspen Hotel Reservations check the address of the Hotel to see with town it is really in.
Rooms in Aspen Hotels can be found easy on our Hotel Reservations in Aspen Colorado booking page.
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