The Explainer

Aspen Mountain: How to Ski Hero's

12/16/2024 By Cindy Hirschfeld

The Explainer

How to Navigate Aspen's Four Mountains Like a Local

12/16/2024 By Cindy Hirschfeld

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

Feature

Bonus Runs

Aspen-Snowmass has lots of great ski trails, and some of the best aren’t even on the map.

12/06/2022 By Cindy Hirschfeld Photography by Matt Power

Feature

Eat. Ski. Drink. Repeat.

An in-the-know gourmand’s guide of where to dine (and what to order) before, during, and after a big day on the mountain.

12/06/2022 By Amanda M. Faison

At Altitude

Hopeful Huts

10th Mountain Division Hut Association launches climate project.

12/06/2022 By Tess Weaver

People & Places

Friends of Pandora's Holds Info Session on Aspen Ski Future

A slopeside open house hosted by Friends of Pandora's answered Aspenites’ questions about proposed ski area expansions.

12/21/2021 Photography by Nancy M. Mayer

Backcountry Bliss

Here's the Perfect High-Country Hideaway

A tucked-away aerie on the far side of Aspen Mountain lets a local couple live at one with the landscape.

07/16/2020 By Catherine Lutz Photography by Ross Kribbs

These Tables are Made for Dancing

The Snow Lodge Amps up Gondola Plaza

Montauk’s party central for A-listers opens for the winter in Aspen.

02/25/2020 By Cindy Hirschfeld

No's a no-no

The Year of Yes

What happens when a non-athlete moves to the Roaring Fork Valley and never turns down an invitation?

02/20/2020 By Katherine Roberts

Pro Tips

Kim Reichhelm's Favorite Steep and Deep Runs in Aspen

For the big-mountain skiing pioneer, the steeper, the better.

12/11/2018 By Allison Pattillo

Local Legend

The Grommet's Guide to Aspen Mountain

Besides great terrain, the NASTAR race course and shrine hunting are popular family attractions.

11/24/2018 By Catherine Lutz

Field Notes

Hike of the Week: Aspen Mountain

A gondola ride down makes this mountain ascent a more attainable outing than you might expect.

08/30/2017 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

Field Notes

Hike of the Week: Ute Trail

A daily workout for locals, this in-town favorite is short, sweet, and steep.

08/16/2017 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

While You Were Sleeping

Slideshow: Waking the Silver Queen With Aspen Skiing Company

Our overnight photo diary of the intensive prep work to open Aspen Mountain.

11/27/2016 By Tim Cooney

Make It Snow

4 On-Mountain Experiences Only Made Possible From Snowmaking

In the face of the wild card of climate change, the technology is one of Aspen Skiing Company's most vital tools.

11/01/2015 By Catherine Lutz

Caprice on Piste

Ski in and Eat out at Sled Mobile Kitchen

Make on-mountain dining a real experience versus a necessity this season.

11/01/2015 By Amanda Rae

Ski Country

Aspen Mountain: The Essential Guide

Now that the snow is falling again, brush up on the best way to ski our town’s first ski area:

11/01/2014 By Catherine Lutz

Ski Snowmass

A View to a Hill

Whether you’re looking simply to get stoked for an upcoming day on the hill or you want actionable information for deciding which of Aspen/Snowmass’s four mountains to ski, do yourself a favor and bookmark the Aspen Skiing Company’s webcams.

11/01/2014 By Michael Miracle

Home Sweet Home

Build and Let Live

Forty years ago, the City of Aspen and Pitkin County hatched an idea: create price-controlled housing for anyone on town’s lower economic rungs so that they might build a life in the community they served.

05/01/2014 By Catherine Lutz/Aspen Journalism