Winter Escape to
ASpen-snowmass

Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
December 11-13, 2026

About Aspen/Snowmass, CO

Aspen's History

Founded as a mining camp during the Colorado Silver Boom and later named "Aspen" because of the abundance of aspen trees in the area, the city boomed during the 1880s, its first decade of existence. That early era ended when the Panic of 1893 led to a collapse in the silver market, and the city began a half-century known as "the quiet years" during which its population steadily declined to less than a thousand by 1930. Aspen's fortunes reversed in the mid-20th century when neighboring Aspen Mountain was developed into a ski resort, and industrialist Walter Paepcke brought many properties into the city and redeveloped them. Today, Aspen is home to three renowned institutions, two of which Paepcke helped found, that have international importance: the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Aspen Institute, and the Aspen Center for Physics.c

LEGENDARY NIGHTLIFE

Consistently ranked tops in nightlife (with more than 100 bars, restaurants and clubs), Aspen and Snowmass Village offer something for everyone: billiards to jazz clubs, dancing to no-nonsense watering holes, coffee houses to internet-connected taxi rides. There's never a dull moment when the sun goes down. Great musicians love Aspen Snowmass, and the feeling's mutual. Check out the wicked live music scene at our outdoor concerts in downtown Aspen, Belly Up in the Aspen and Snowmass concert stage.

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Activites Around Town

WHAT TO DO

ASPEN has always been about more than what happens on their 4 mountains (Aspen/Ajax, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, & Snowmass). There are horses and sleighs, hot springs by day, streams overflowing with fish, and sumptuously lush spas. At night, there are hospitable restaurants, packed bars and concerts, and people who will shake your hand, and welcome you to places you have never gone before.

Winter Activities

SNOWMOBILE TOURS

Want to try something different? Snowmobiling is not only fun and easy to learn, but it also enables you to see some incredible local scenery. A two-hour dinner ride is also a great family option.

ASPEN CLUB & SPA

The Aspen Club & Spa’s majestic setting attracts those in need of fitness, spa services, sports medicine, and more. It’s the second largest spa in Colorado with 34 treatment rooms offering luxury spa services, signature body treatments, and numerous spa packages. Highly trained massage therapists and estheticians use only holistic, organic, and natural products.

SLEDDING & TUBING

The Woah Nelly Sledding hill at the Aspen Recreation Center boasts great sledding & tubing - a fun winter activity for kids and adults of all ages.

ICE SKATING

Aspen Ice Garden & Lewis Ice Arena both offer free ice skating, hockey, figure skating, and broomball.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

60 miles of cross country & snowshoe trails can be enjoyed between Aspen, Snowmass & Basalt.

SLEIGH RIDES

Snuggle deep in the blankets as you take an incredible sleigh ride through the beautiful Rocky Mountain countryside. In the evening, it will seem like you can touch the stars as you glide across the snow.

HORSEBACK RIDING

A summertime favorite is also a winter delight. You, your friends and family can ride horseback through snow-blanketed aspen trees and valleys.

SNOWSHOE RENTALS, LESSONS &/or TOURS

Snowshoeing is a great activity for winter fun! Snowshoes are available in all sizes and are lightweight and easy to use.

SNOW BIKE TOURS

Experience the newest on-snow sensation. Part ski, part bike - Snow biking is easy to learn and fun for everyone.

MOUNTAIN TOURS

Choose from a variety of mountain tours that best fit how you want to explore the mountain

FISHING

Still got that fishing itch? Experience gold medal fly fishing, or ice fishing, for all levels from beginner to expert. All your gear (except flies and licenses) can be provided at no additional cost, or bring your own gear.

CONCERTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Aspen rocks with an incredible lineup of live concerts at various locations.

LINKS to Activities around Steamboat

sTEAMBOAT'S rESTAURANTS & bARS

Here is a sample of some of the restaurants and bars in Aspen & Snowmass.

The J Bar at the Hotel Jerome - Aspen http://www.hoteljerome.com/

The Red Onion - Aspen http://www.redonionaspen.com/

Ajax Tavern, Element 47 and The Wine Bar at the Little Nell Hotel - Aspen http://www.thelittlenell.com/

Caribou Club (Aspen) http://www.caribouclub.com/

Belly Up Aspen http://www.bellyupaspen.com/

Aspen Brewing Company http://aspenbrewingcompany.com/

Su Casa Mexican Taqueria - Aspen http://www.sucasaaspen.com/

Zane's Tavern - Aspen & Snowmass http://www.zanestavern.com/

Bars In Snowmass Village

https://www.milehighhappyhour.com/best-bars-in-snowmass-village-co/

https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=bars&find_loc=Snowmass+Village%2C+CO

Mountain Information

sKi Areas

Skiing Aspen's 4 mountains is a true escape. The distance from Denver keeps Aspen just out of reach for most Front Range Skiers, so you don't have to worry about crowds.
Aspen has invested nearly $10 million in improvements at Buttermilk alone, new terrain at the Highlands, and Snowmass is now offering Tubing.
Once you arrive in Aspen, whether you are a new visitor or a returning friend, it is hard to know what will be a highlight of your trip! It is not only the snow that separates Aspen from other resorts, but also the restaurants, nightlife or the sheer variety of the 4 mountains of Aspen.

Never crowded (well except during the X Games), people continue to come back to the mountain, day after day, year after year. The camaraderie built in the lift lines, on chairs, whether through your own family or a new group of friends can always be found.

Aspen Mountain

1 – Gondola
3 – Longest run (in miles)
4 – On-mountain restaurants: Sundeck, Bonnie’s, Ajax Tavern and Element 47 at The Little Nell at the base
8 – Total number of lifts (gondola included)
64 – Miles of trails
76 – Trails total
675 – Terrain acres
3,267 – Vertical rise (in feet)
7,945 – Base elevation (in feet)
11,212 – Summit elevation (in feet)

Aspen Highlands

2 – On-mountain restaurants (Cloud Nine Bistro and Merry-Go-Round)
3.5 – Longest run (in miles)
5 – Total number of lifts
12 – Trails total
84 – Miles of trails
122 – Trails total
1,040 – Terrain acres
3,635 – Vertical rise (in feet)
8,040 – Base elevation (in feet)
12,392 – Top of Highlands Bowl (in feet)

Buttermilk

0 – Percent of Buttermilk that is expert terrain
2 – On-mountain restaurants (Bumps and The Cliffhouse)
3 – Longest run (in miles)
8 – Number of lifts (3 high-speed quads, 1 double, 4 ski/snowboard school lifts)
21 – Miles of trails
44 – Trails total
470 – Terrain acres
2,030 – Vertical rise (in feet)
7,870 – Base elevation (in feet)
9,900 – Summit elevation (in feet)

SNOWmass mountain

1 – 22-foot super pipe
1 – beginner pipe
3 – Parks and pipes (Snowmass Park, Makaha and Lowdown)
5.3 – Longest trail (in miles)
9 – On-mountain restaurants (Elk Camp, Sam’s Smokehouse, Up 4 Pizza, Two Creeks Cafe, Lynn Britt Cabin, Limelight Lounge, Ullrhof, Alpin Room and Gwyn’s High Alpine)
21 – Total lifts : (including one eight-passenger gondola; one high-speed six-passenger lift; one six-passenger pulse gondola; and seven high-speed quads)
94 – Trails total
150 – Miles of trails
3,332 – Terrain acres
4,406 – Vertical rise
8,104 – Base elevation
12,510 – Summit elevation

Ski Lesson Information

The Four Mountains of Aspen are a mecca for learning how to ski and snowboard. The best way to ski/ride like a champion is to learn from one. The Ski & Snowboard School is recognized as one of the strongest in the world, with Professional Ski Instructors, and American Association of Snowboard Instructors National Team members as well as former winter Olympians and more than 400 instructors trained in the latest learning techniques.

Ski School is consistently rated as one of the best in the industry, offering a full line of lessons and clinics to suit all ages and ability levels. The huge variety of mountain terrain offers an abundant number of greens, blues, blacks, and double black diamond slopes that encourages skiers to challenge themselves. The best ski and snowboard instructors await. So, if you want to build your confidence in a safe, controlled environment with instructors who can guide you around the mountain, showing you the secrets of skiing and riding, you've come to the right place.

New to Skiing & Snowboarding

Learn To Ski/Board packages are perfect for first-time skiers and snowboarders. We have negotiated with the Ski School to give you a chance to get on the slopes creating a lifetime of wonderful memories. The learn to ski package is perfect for one, two or more days of lessons. Aspen Snowsports School is nationally and internationally known for its amazing instructors who can build your confidence in a safe, controlled environment. They will guide you from start to finish showing you the secrets to skiing and riding.

LEARN TO SKI - Never Ever
- Never Ever Lesson
  - Teaches you how to put on your equipment, and the basics of skiing or snowboarding

Steamboat Ski & Snowboard School

New Skiers & Riders thru Expert

Even though skiing or boarding is like riding a bike the first time you do it is a little scary but once you have that first moment that first turn on your own you are hooked for life. A professional instructor can make that moment and more moments like it happen. Its simple and all you have to do is take the first step and sign up, we will do the rest. We’ll get you hooked up with the right instructor and we can even get you rental equipment. It’s your choice, but you got to sign up. So sign up NOW.

Refresher's Lesson

So you are already a skier or boarder but it’s the first time out this year. So let us set up a brief two, three or five hour lesson with a professional instructor who can give you a few pointers that will make the entire season. They can show you that one little thing that can make all the difference plus they will take you places on the mountain that you may have never seen before. Best of all you go right to the front of the line.

Ski & Board Rental Information

Discounted Rental Options

This year we have partnered with Christy Sports to provide you with discounted ski rentals. You even get a discount on their delivery service which brings your equipment to your lodging property.

Christy Sports Rentals (20% Discount)
Christy Sports - Delivered (20% Discount)

Christy Sports-Delivered

(Formally Door 2 Door by Christy Sports)

Christy Sports Delivery Snowmass is the most convenient rental choice. Our expert technicians deliver your equipment to you and your family or group, saving you time and providing the most convenient ski and snowboard rental experience available. At Christy Sports, you'll get top-of-the-line gear from the best brands. After your delivery, you can change your skis or board, adjust your boot fit or get a wax.

There are 3 convenient Christy Sports locations in Snowmass:

In Snowmass Village
At the Woodrun Place Condos
At the Stonebridge Condos

The process is simple:

Go to Christy Sports-Delivered at least 48 hours in advance to pick out your rental equipment
A delivery coordinator will call you in advance to coordinate a meeting place based on your specific lodging
The rental delivery team will arrive to meet you at the prearranged time and location. All rental equipment will already be pre-set and sanitized prior to being placed in transport bags. We will also have spare equipment in our delivery vehicle, in case somebody needs a different size or fit. Payment will be taken at the conclusion of your fitting.
At the end of your trip, our delivery team will coordinate with you to pick up gear at a safe location of your choice. Simply leave your gear for us to pick up and we’ll handle the rest! You may also return your rental equipment at any of our stores in the region you are visiting

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Sign up today

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3

1. Pick type of registration

Individual (Shared or own unit)
Couples (Shared or own unit)
Groups (Shared lodging)

** 10 or more people contact us for specials at info@travelorganizers.com **

2. Select lodging and lift tickets desired

3. Make payment