Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. Especially in Aspen, where the fish in the Roaring Fork are jumpin’ and the elements are…harsh. Thankfully, the Aspen area’s spas showcase wellness treatments featuring the latest technology to rejuvenate skin ravaged by overexposure to our nirvana’s low humidity, variable winds, and high-intensity solar rays. Want to turn post-adventure recovery into proactive longevity? Seek out these futuristic modalities on the cutting edge of personal care.

Hire a robomasseuse 

Born in Thailand and transplanted to Aspen in 2023, the RAKxa Wellness Spa at the St. Regis Aspen Resort embodies a philosophy of prevention and renewal in its low-lit, subterranean sanctuary. (The Viewline Spa by RAKxa at Viewline Resort Snowmass opened in November 2025.)

While the supremely soothing space features no shortage of traditional offerings (facials, massage, body wraps, complimentary oxygen lounge, and Aspen’s only waterfall-crowned indoor relaxation pool), high-performance technology is the spotlight, helping to combat issues associated with being at high altitude—a serious physiological stressor.

Two brand-new machines offer a powerful well-being double whammy. First is the Ammortal Chamber, an immersive, 25- or 50-minute detox incorporating multiwavelength light therapy (red and near-infrared light to help repair damaged skin and reduce inflammation) enhanced with hydrogen inhalation therapy (breathing molecular hydrogen, a powerful antioxidant that heightens the body’s natural defenses), pulsed electromagnetic fields (short electrical pulses known to promote healing), and vibroacoustics (combining music, voice, and vibration to promote relaxation). Climb onto the clear, lightning bolt-shape platform and choose among various modes (rest, restore, relax, energize, awaken), each guided by meditative soundscapes that help users slip into a deep state of relaxation; the red glow is proven to increase blood flow, boost collagen production, alleviate inflammation, and enhance cellular energy.

“Fight or flight, we’re always in it—ding, ding, emails, things, stress,” explains Spa Director Amelia Winfrey. “Lie on here for 30 minutes, and that goes away completely. People have said that it feels like getting 12 hours of restful sleep.”

For those uncomfortable with the human touch of traditional massage therapy, the Aescape provides an AI-powered, robotic-arm alternative that cues up personalized precision via automated sensors, all controlled by a touchscreen console. Guests don stretchy compression clothing, lie still for a 3D body scan, and surrender to a 30- or 60-minute back and leg “recovery session.” 

Meet your digital twin

“This is a game changer,” says NeuroSpa proprietor Dr. Brooke Allen, introducing the Aura 3D Imaging System, a Swiss-made facial analysis tool she acquired in 2025 for her Basalt- and Aspen-based “brain and body” wellness centers. Outfitted with 13 high-resolution cameras and 18 white LEDs, the device captures a photorealistic “digital twin” of a patient’s face and neck using specialized sensors and algorithmic software, providing a comprehensive baseline and allowing clinicians to better track treatment results over time. Revealing multiple aspects of skin texture and structure, including volume changes, UV damage, and signs of collagen degradation, Aura’s 3D rendering highlights subtle structural shifts that are often imperceptible to the naked eye. 

“It changes the patient conversation,” says Allen, a neurologist who earned an MD from the University of Mississippi in 2006 and completed her residency at CU Denver in 2010 as a specialist diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system. “When a client can see their own UV damage mapped in three dimensions, it’s really motivating in a way that [isn’t for] an abstract risk statistic about skin cancer or aging skin.” She notes that the technology is especially appealing to male clients, who tend to be more receptive to discussions that emphasize data analysis over aesthetics. “Maybe he wants to understand what the past 10 years of high-altitude skiing has done [to his face],” she adds. “Then he’s engaged and wants to look at treatments.”

Options abound. The BBL HERO is a handheld device that uses bursts of intense pulsed light to erase age spots, freckles, and sun-related skin blemishes that Allen refers to as “the standard of care for ‘anti-aging’ treatments that address sun damage.” However, Allen, herself a clinical researcher, follows a Stanford-designed protocol that “changed everything we think about what’s happening at a cellular level [with the technology]. BBL doesn’t just improve brown spots and red spots. It’s changing gene expression profiles and aging the skin backwards.”

Other high-tech tools Allen uses at NeuroSpa include a new UltraClear Cold Fiber Laser. Similar to a conventional CO2 laser used by many dermatologists, it also incorporates a technology called controlled thermal impact for deep resurfacing on all skin types with dramatically less downtime (four days versus 8 to 10 weeks). And microneedling with PDGS (platelet-derived growth factor), a key component in wound healing and skin regeneration, “helps to start remodeling collagen and rebuilding the structural network under the skin.” 
To assess the effectiveness of all of the above, scheduling follow-up Aura scans can show improvement within. Says Allen, “For a high-altitude patient who’s been skiing or hiking for decades, that visual can be a real moment where things click for them.” 

Bask in an AI afterglow

Want the face looking back at you in the mirror to look as though it was cast through an AI filter: cheeks plumped and sculpted, brow lifted, and skin luminous with a rosy, golden aura? That’s the afterglow of a decadent Biologique Recherche Bespoke Facial at Hotel Jerome’s Yarrow Spa.

One of the most scientifically advanced skincare brands to hail from France, Biologique Recherche encapsulates 50 years of clinical laboratory research into its line of 80-plus products, and it’s available in Aspen only at Yarrow Spa, which debuted the line in November 2025. Hotel Jerome General Manager Stephane Lacroix calls it “our most technology-forward offering.”

After a skin assessment, the session begins with a luxurious lymphatic drainage facial massage (which targets the lymphatic system just beneath the skin to help flush away toxins), followed by a milky cleanser, gentle exfoliant lotion, and concentrated masque that is covered in gauze and massaged with icy metal “cryo sticks” made of medical-grade stainless steel to help reduce redness, minimize inflammation, and tighten skin. The entire innovative treatment is known as a cold facial—no heat, steam, or hot towels are applied—to best maintain the integrity of the pure, highly concentrated, vegan formulas created in the Paris lab. In three layers, each recipe of clinically formulated potions—all free of perfumes, dyes, or scents—is applied using low-tech methodical hand manipulations: blotting, tapping, flicking, or pushing movements. The final touch is a proprietary finishing serum that cocoons previous layers, a formulation that esthetician Austin White says is unique among all of the countless formulas and brands she has encountered professionally.

A hidden treasure in the hotel basement, the three-room Yarrow Spa also offers many complimentary luxuries: botanical foot soak, steam shower, herbal tea and Champagne, and, for hotel guests, an automatic $300 spa credit. “Auberge Collection is leaning into the ‘joy of well-being,’” explains Lacroix, “a philosophy that places joy at the center of overall health and longevity.”                  

Recover under pressure

Among the suite of life-enhancing recovery protocols at Aspen’s Base State Longevity, none is more revolutionary than its new ZEUGMA hyperbaric chamber, a state-of-the-art, pressurized pod that safely and efficiently delivers high-purity oxygen.

Time in the chamber helps to enhance the body’s natural healing processes by suppressing systemic inflammation and boosting cellular repair, including promoting new blood vessel growth (a process known as angiogenesis). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) clinics have long used the technology in medical settings to treat conditions like carbon dioxide poisoning and hypothermia and to promote post-surgery wound healing. 

Base State’s futuristic hyperbaric chamber resembles a galactic gondola, outfitted with touchscreen controls and an oxygen mask dangling from overhead. (It’s the same model used by biohacker influencer Bryan Johnson, who published results showing that his telomere length—an aging biomarker—increased after completing an experimental HBOT series involving 60 one—to two-hour sessions in the chamber. ) 

“It also can help people who are feeling mild altitude symptoms,” says Base State co-founder Chrissy O’Brien, “since it increases oxygen delivery in the body, which is often what people are struggling with when they first get to altitude.” A full session is 60 to 95 minutes and can feel intense, with a heightened version of ear pressure that many people experience during airplane takeoff.

Open since December 2023, Base State has evolved to offer a stack of synergistic add-ons, some administered by studio and clinical manager Andrew Koning: IV drips to help with hydration and electrolytes, easing nausea and headaches; a 360-degree, full-body red-light therapy bed to support skin health, muscle recovery, and cellular energy production while reducing inflammation; and thanks to a new summer partnership with board-certified physician Thomas Paluska, peptide therapy (injectibles that harness small chains of amino acids to rebuild cellular pathways, favored by athletes to promote muscle growth and recovery). 

“There’s a lot of the party atmosphere in Aspen, but the recovery atmosphere is growing,” says O’Brien. “You can feel it in the community, the interest in the longevity, health, and wellness space.”