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 ASPEN - COLORADO
Not long ago, a “ski vacation” in the Rockies meant downhill skiing and nothing else. A vast array of exciting activities now share the spirit of winter fun at Aspen: dog sledding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, ballooning, paragliding, ice climbing, and even fishing. Snowboarding continues to grow in popularity, especially on the 42 trails at nearby Buttermilk Mountain, two miles west of Aspen...
Aspen is a culturally rich, freewheeling, tolerant town that welcomes diversity of personal expression. Local annual events include Winterskol, Aspen’s Winter Carnival, the Aspen Music festival, with concerts and recitals by world-class artists, also the International Design Conference and a Food and Wine Festival. Wheeler Opera House, carefully restored in every detail to its 1889 grandeur, is the site of operas, dramas, concerts and films throughout the year.
Be sure to stay long enough in the summer to enjoy Theater in the Park, the Aspen Dance Festival and one or more of the summer Janus Jazz Aspen at Snowmass concerts. Top name performers appear through Labor Day. Once the Labor Day Festival is over, there are the Fall and Winter Festivals. Perhaps you will decide to stay on just a little longer, and then another week, and before you know it you will have become an Aspen resident.
Once you visit Aspen, and experience its beauty and warmth; its cultural richness and ability to restore and rejuvenate, you may find yourself searching for a way to stay permanently, and surely for an opportunity to return as soon as possible for another visit...
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