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...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...
Snowmass is possibly the most well-rounded mountain in the area. Neither especially easy or especially hard, Snowmass has slopes for everyone, from easy greens for the inexperienced to death-defying yellows for the jaded. And it's so large that you can ski all day without seeing any of your traveling companions, if that's what you wish...
...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...
Just remember not to lose your balance when they cheerily ski past you on the Wall, a hellish black slope tastefully adorned with rocks and trees. You're never too young or too short to ski in Aspen...
When you see the advertisements or brochures for ski areas, they always show people gracefully schussing down the mountain...