Aspen Luxe

The 43 Skilebrities Who Put Aspen on the Map The 43 Skilebrities Who Put Aspen on the Map

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Mr. Everything

Meet Carbondale Sculptor Richard Arnold

His massive bronze works reflect a lifetime of experience.

01/24/2020 By Allison Johnson Photography by Ross Kribbs

Book It

Aspen Sojourner's Holiday Reading List

You can find these new titles from Winter Words authors and local writers—plus a novel set in Aspen—on our bedside table this season.

12/18/2019 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Game On

The Collective's Game Lounge Opens in Snowmass Base Village

This super-cool activities space ups the ante for playtime.

12/05/2019 By Todd Hartley

Cultured Après Ski

15 Don't-Miss Performances in Aspen This Season

The local arts scene stays strong throughout the winter, with theater, jazz, live music, and film.

12/04/2019 By Todd Hartley

Pattern by Proxy

Isa Catto Translates Her Nature-Inspired Watercolors into Sunny Fabrics

This Aspen painter has found new ways to share her beloved prints.

11/27/2019 By Meredith Carroll

Best of Aspen

Aspen Extreme

Where to Splurge in Aspen

From a $30,000-a-night celeb estate rental or a day of heli-skiing to a private snowcat outing and over-the-top après, here’s how to live extra large in Fat ...

12/17/2019 By Daliah Singer

Eat & Drink

Savings Account

Aspen's Value Meals

Eat well, spend less money—order off these five local bar menus.

01/24/2020 By Amanda M. Faison Photography by Nick Tininenko

Big-Ticket Bites

Eat and Drink Like a Trust Funder at These Aspen Hot Spots

Decadent dishes, VIP cocktails, and haute on-mountain meals to try.

12/16/2019 By Daliah Singer

sugar High

Cocoa Tree Chocolates Does It All in Good Taste

At this new local confectionery, sweet dreams are made of sensory science.

12/11/2019 By Jenn Weede Photography by C2 Photography

Prost!

How Wine Time Became the Valley’s Go-To Source for German Goods

Find good spirits and so much more at this Carbondale specialty store.

12/10/2019 By Tom Passavant Photography by Ross Kribbs

Eat & Drink

A Winter Welcome to Almresi, Bear Den, Joonas, and mix6

From bratwurst to bowls to baked goods, these new spots promise to enliven the local dining scene.

12/04/2019 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Health & Wellness

Exclusive Access

14 Ways to Get Top-Notch Pampering in Aspen

Private clubs, private jet service, platinum spa treatments, and more.

12/16/2019 By Daliah Singer

Home & Real Estate

Chapter Two

A Fanciful Narrative Inspired This Old Snowmass Compound

Completed over 15 years, the house has an imaginative backstory.

01/02/2020 By Julie Comins Photography by David O. Marlow

Maker Space

This Zen Mountain Cabin Is a Creative Refuge

An artist couple gives a 1960s Pan Abode a modern yet true-to-its-roots makeover.

12/20/2019 By Catherine Lutz Photography by Dallas & Harris Photography

Lodging

Sweet Sleep

A-List Stays in Aspen

You may never want to go outside after settling in to one of these over-the-top hotel rooms or grand estates.

12/16/2019 By Daliah Singer

News & Profiles

Community Character

Sojourner Salutes 2019

Our annual tribute to community-serving locals honors a longtime educator, a philanthropist invested in college scholarships, and a couple who helps foster c...

02/27/2020

By The Numbers

Two of Aspen SkiCo's Latest Environmental Measures

Thanks to an electric snowmobile and tree-less paper, our slopes are a little greener this year.

01/15/2020 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Community Table

From In-Vogue Artist Yayoi Kusama to T-Lazy-7 Patriarch Rick Deane, Our Fantasy Guest List

Here’s whom we’d invite if we could entertain this season’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

12/20/2019 By Cindy Hirschfeld Illustrations by Matty Newton

Altitude Adjustment

Dear Meredith: How Should I Best Approach Chairlift Small Talk?

Your only-in-Aspen questions, answered.

12/11/2019 By Meredith Carroll

Everybody Matters

Sojourner Salutes: Bob and Cynthia Chapman

This couple’s generosity helps make our community—and beyond—a better place, one listener at a time.

12/10/2019 By Allison Pattillo Photography by Karl Wolfgang

The Educator

Sojourner Salutes: Jim Gilchrist

As longtime head honcho at the Aspen Community School, he inspired local students to become their best selves.

12/10/2019 By Bob Ward Photography by Karl Wolfgang

Committed Philanthropist

Sojourner Salutes: Barbara Gold

Through a generous family scholarship fund, she helps dozens of first-generation college students realize their dreams.

12/10/2019 By Bob Ward Photography by Karl Wolfgang

Skileb Spotting

The 43 Skilebrities Who Put Aspen on the Map

Whether for Olympian-caliber skills, progressive thinking, outsize influence, or sheer notoriety, these local legends raised our town's profile as a world-renowned ski resort.

11/27/2019 By Catherine Lutz