Morgan Rachel Levy

Whether you want to bask in luxury or care only about the powder, there?s an alpine town for you What makes a ski town more than just a small town with snow" Maybe it?s the mish-mash of log-cabin storefronts and gingerbread Victorians that look especially alluring under a coat of powder. Or the locals who shovel each other?s driveways, all winter long, and exchange hellos in the grocery store. Or perhaps it?s the twinkle lights in the trees, winking as you pass by in beanies, gloves, and puffy coats.
But most of all?it?s the mountains. Rising majestically from the valleys, they turn alpenglow pink in the morning, blindingly white at high noon, and then a deep purple at dusk. Whether you visit for a few nights or decade after decade, you can?t quit these peaks and the towns that call them home. They stay with you, one season to the next.
Fortunately, Colorado?s best ski towns are like old friends, welcoming you back again and again. There?s European-chic Vail, low-key Crested Butte, friendly Steamboat Springs. You?ll want to party in Aspen, take photos in Telluride, and bring kids along in Breckenridge. And no matter where you go, you?ll find piles of snow?make that boatloads of snow?on pristine ski runs, coating historic streets, and below bluebird skies. This is the good life, Rocky Mountain edition.

Morgan Rachel Levy

Morgan Rachel Levy

Aspen
Visit if: You like the finer things in life
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