| If you are looking for a bit of adventurous winter | | | | because getting off the mountain at the end of the |
| skiing vacation, the Aspen Ski Resorts in Colorado | | | | day can be a very intimidating experience. |
| may be just what you are looking for. When people | | | | Most of the skiing is done at the top of the mountain |
| talk about winter skiing vacation in Aspen, they most | | | | but the main ski slopes such as the Cooper Bowl and |
| likely are referring to the Ajax Mountain, which rises | | | | Spar Gulch tend to be somewhat fast and furious in |
| directly above Aspen town. | | | | which intermediates and expert skiers in Aspen |
| Unknown to many people, there are actually 4 ski | | | | Colorado plunge their way down in dizzying speed. |
| mountains linked together to the name of Aspen and | | | | Unless the novice skiers travel back down on the |
| all of the four ski areas are further linked together on | | | | Silver Queen gondola, they will be forced into the |
| the same lift ticket. | | | | very narrow and steep gullies to plummet like a heat |
| The Roaring Fork Valley, another ski resort in Aspen | | | | seeking missile. This can be a very terrifying |
| is technically the most challenging ski area in Colorado | | | | experience for someone new to winter snow skiing. |
| Aspen, followed by the Buttermilk, which is often | | | | The gentler ski area at the Buttermilk will be a better |
| billed as the best beginner ski mountain in the Rocky | | | | choice for novice skiers and beginners. |
| Mountains. | | | | The Aspen Highlands is Aspen's real attraction. It is |
| Then there is the massive Snowmass, a ski area | | | | the only one of the four ski resorts in Aspen that is |
| which is bigger than the other 3 resorts put together. | | | | independently owned. The Highlands had developed a |
| Any wonder why this ski area is called Snowmass? | | | | reputation for being the most challenging and yet the |
| The Snowmass prides itself on its extensive | | | | cheapest and least expensive resort in the Roaring |
| intermediate skiing terrain and have plenty of | | | | Fork Valley. |
| extreme slopes too for the more adventurous and | | | | While most skiers in Aspen will only ski at the Ajax |
| advanced skiers. | | | | Mountain, hard core skiers and speed demons will |
| The ski trails and 'dump' runs in Ajax have queer | | | | make their way to the ski lift system to take them |
| sounding names like Bear Paw, Zaugg Dump, Last | | | | to the breathtaking steep slopes of Aspen Highland's |
| Dollar, Perry's Prowl and Short Snort. All these dump | | | | Olympic Bowl, Steeple Chase and Temerity, skiing |
| runs are fairly short, sharp and challenging descents | | | | exhilarating runs like Mushroom, Aces and Eights and |
| are built on the steep mountain slopes where gold | | | | Deception which starts steep and gets steeper along |
| miners of old once tunneled their way into the | | | | the way. |
| mountain in search of the precious metal. | | | | Have you tried winter skiing at Aspen Colorado? |
| Novice skiers are discouraged from skiing Ajax not | | | | Why not give it a try in your next winter vacation? |
| so much so because of the challenging terrain but | | | | |