Ski Town Secrets

A Local's Guide to Aspen, Snowmass, Highlands, and Buttermilk

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Arts & Events

A Year of Firsts at the Bayer Center

Inside the Aspen facility's freshman year of educational programming

02/03/2025 By Andrew Travers

Best of Aspen

Call & Response

A Conversation with Auden Schendler

The sustainability guru shares his thoughts on big-scale change, human motivation, and the failure of the modern environmental movement.

01/21/2025 By Tess Weaver Photography by Karl Wolfgang

At Altitude

Only in Aspen: Three Winter Things

Buying your way home to Starwood, not knocking heads on Ajax, and reveling in Aspen design

01/06/2025

At Altitude

Community Table: The People Making Aspen Buzz This Winter

Our dream guest list for a dinner party in a swanky rooftop yurt.

12/31/2024 Illustrations by Matty Newton

Eat & Drink

Eat & Drink

Aspen’s Best Prix-Fixe Meals

Tasting menus that are sure to surprise and delight.

01/09/2025 By Amanda Rae

Eat & Drink

Aspen Bar Menu Bargains

In search of good food at fair prices

01/09/2025 By Amanda Rae

Eat & Drink

Notable Restaurant Newcomers: Winter 2024-25

Evolutions in the dining scene from Aspen to Carbondale

12/16/2024 By Amanda Rae

Health & Wellness

Retreat Yourself

Carbondale Wellness Sanctuary Is the Ultimate Winter Retreat

Escape ski town mayhem during high season at True Nature Healing Arts.

12/16/2024 By Amanda Rae

Home & Real Estate

Shelter

Reimagining a Home as Sculpture

Former US Ambassador Alexa Wesner was inspired by Modernist design.

02/10/2025 By Sarah Chase Shaw Photography by lisa romerein

News & Profiles

At Altitude

Buttermilk Hosts Three Top-Tier Freestyle Events

Here’s how to catch all the action this winter.

12/30/2024 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Feature

Sojourner Salutes: A Tribute to Civic-Minded Locals

Honoring a couple who views community service as a team sport, a ski coach devoted to Aspen’s kids, and a local leader who builds public trust in the produce aisle.

12/09/2024 By Cindy Hirshfeld, Catherine Lutz, and Sarah Chase Shaw Photography by Karl Wolfgang

Style & Shopping

Objects of Desire

Wild Style

Seven layered looks for windswept mountaintop adventures

03/10/2025 Photography by Karl Wolfgang Styled by Britta Briscoe and Brooke Smith / Hair and Makeup Artist With blakely rice

Travel & Outdoors

Great Skate

Aspen's Winter Epicenter

Burgers, fries, and an ice rink are an unbeatable combination.

12/18/2024 By Ted Katauskas

The Explainer

How to Navigate Aspen's Four Mountains Like a Local

From Hero's to Hanging Valley: Everything you need to know.

12/11/2024 By Cindy Hirschfeld