Travel Guide: Aspen, CO for 4 days

3 WORDS TO DESCRIBE ASPEN: APRES SKI, MOUNTAIN TIME, REAL MONEY

ESTIMATED COSTS: $1,600

WHERE TO STAY:

  • Aspen, CO

  • Snowmass, CO (where we stayed and skied)

    • Viewline Autograph Collection, Snowmass

WHAT TO VISIT:

  • There are multiple mountains in Aspen

    • Aspen - great for expert skiers

    • Snowmass - Biggest mountain and the most mountain restaurants

    • Buttermilk - Beginners mountain

    • Aspen Highlands - Local’s choice, great for bowl skiing

  • Hot Springs

    • Iron Mountain (where we went)

    • Glenwood

  • Alpine Coaster

  • Snowmobiling

WHERE TO EAT:

  • Mawa’s Kitchen (Black Owned)

  • The Crepe Shack (Black Owned)

  • Element 47

  • Steakhouse 316

  • Casa Tua

  • Cache Cache

  • 7908

  • Betulla

  • Poppycocks

WHERE TO PARTY:

  • Sterlings

  • BellyUp

  • Escoabr

  • 7908

  • Hootch Craft

Apres Ski:

  • Snowmass Mountain

    • Venga Venga (awesome happy hour)

  • Aspen Mountain

    • Ajax Tavern

    • Chica

    • Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro (Ski In/Ski Out)

Drinks:

  • The Bad Harriet

  • The Wine Bar

  • Hotel Jerome

  • W Hotel

OTHER TIPS/TRICKS:

  • Transportation

    • We flew into Denver and purchased a rental car to drive 4 1/2 hours into Denver. We enjoyed the ride, although it is scary going through a mountain, and scenery

      • Other options: Fly directly into Aspen or take a shared shuttle (Express Mountain Express)

    • Ubers are not easily assessible and may need to use hotel transportation / taxis to get around

    • Local Aspen bus (FREE99) with free Wi-Fi that runs every 15 minutes between the 4 Aspen mountains until 2AM

    • Free rideshare app, Downtowner, that will take you to places within Aspen city limits

  • Shopping List (co-worker told me REI is the Chick-fil-a of skiing)

    • Ski Jacket / Ski Suit

      • Tipsy Elves

      • Doll Skill

      • Asos

      • Prettylittlething

      • Etsy

    • Ski Gloves

    • Thermal Ski Leggings / Long Sleeve Shirt

    • Ski Goggles

      • Amazon

    • Ski Socks

      • Smart Wool

      • Bombass

    • Hand Warmers

    • Ski Scarf

    • Fanny Pac

    • Our ski lessons ($310) included the helmet, poles, boots and skis

Mariah Scott