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...what powder it is. Colorado is perhaps the best place to ski, and Aspen is one of Colorado's premier resorts. If you're used to icy Eastern slopes, get prepared to raise your standards...
What better way to enjoy such conditions than by having a mountain in the middle of town? Aspen Mountain, a.k.a. Ajax, certainly has its share of devotees. During skiing hours, its gondola lift moves slowly but constantly up the steep mountain, taking hundreds of vacationers to the top while blocking off wind...
Once skiers get to the top, they face no small challenge. Ajax is the only mountain in the Aspen area with no easy (green-rated) slopes. Although it has some intermediate (blue) slopes, it is best known for its many dangerous, fascinating expert slopes (eith black and yellow signs). Watch out for the trees...
...want a really low-effort ski trip, you can stay at the Inn at Aspen at the base of Buttermilk, where you can almost literally ski in and ski out. Or you can stay at Snowmass, the largest mountain in the area. Be warned--Snowmass is a separate community on its own, a short drive away from Aspen. Be sure to get a car if you're staying here...
...advantage of Aspen is that Ajax, Buttermilk and Snowmass are all run by the same company, the Aspen Skiing Company. Tickets and gear are interchangeable--you can buy a three-day ticket at one place and ski one day at each mountain for no increase in price, if that's what you want...