Located high in the Rocky Mountains, Snowmass, Aspen's sister resort, has slowly become its own thriving mini town. Ranked No. 11 in Worth magazine's list of 250 Richest Towns in 2002, Snowmass has become a year around vacation spot for active people.

Snowmass Village is best known as one of the top ski resorts in the nation, but it also has the honor of being the birthplace of such renowned summer festivals as the Aspen Food & Wine Classic and Jazz Aspen Snowmass. Each June, Snowmass hosts the highest altitude Balloon Festival in the country.

Nearby, the Fryingpan River is a fisherman's paradise. Other area activities available in the summer are chairlift rides, music festivals, golf, hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, kayaking, balloon rides, and 4-wheel drive excursions. Winter activities include skiing, snowboarding, tubing, snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing, 10th Mountain Division hut tours, sledding, dogsled rides, sleighrides, and snowmobiling.

Local area attractions include the ghost towns of Ashcroft and Independence, Maroon Bells, Maroon Lake, Wheeler Opera House and of course Aspen and Snowmass Ski Resorts.

Vista Verde Ranch, Steamboat Springs

Inn at Steamboat, Steamboat Spring

The Ranch At Steamboat

Annabelle Inn, Aspen

Hotel Lenado, Aspen

Mountain House Lodge, Aspen

St Moritz Lodge, Aspen

Hanging Lake Inn, Glenwood Springs

Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs

The Hotel Denver, Glenwood Springs

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