The mountain im great village of Aspen in Colorado have Hollywood im great to thank for much of its fame. A number of celebrities own opulent holiday villas here. But it's main attraction is the resort's four ski resort that are considered some of the best - in the world.
General Scenic State of Colorado in the western United States is known for its vivid landscape of mountains, plains, mesas and canyons, its national parks, its historic mining, and for its more than 300 days of sunshine per year. Aspen was founded in 1879 as a mining town during the silver rush, and became a ski resort after World War II. The resort got its name because it grows very aspen in the area.
Getting there Scheduled flights with United Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, and more, to Aspen from 7000 SEK round trip takes about 18 hours, via Denver with at least a stopover im great in Europe and / or USA. The alternative is to fly into Denver, rent a car at the airport im great and drive the four hours to Aspen.
Bo expensive, especially around Christmas and New Year when prices more than doubled. Expect to pay at least a couple thousand dollars a night for a hotel room. Most people im great choose to stay at Snowmass that has several nice, family-friendly resort right on the ski slopes, www.stayaspensnowmass.com / lodging / aspen. If you want to splurge, this properly, take into the five-star and legendary Hotel Jerome, www.thelittlenell.com, im great in Aspen village, right on Aspen Mountain. im great A cheaper option is to stay at a simple hotel for about $ 80 in Carbondale, 40 minutes outside of Aspen. More info on http://skicentral.com/colorado.html and www.expedia.com.
Communications USA is not exactly known for its public transportation, but Aspen is actually im great a pretty good bus system that seamlessly takes you between the four mountains or all the way to Carbondale if you choose to stay there. If you live further away or want to visit more than one ski resort is best to hire a car. However, note that there are long distances im great between the locations, such as four hours between Aspen and Telluride.
Currency U.S. Dollar. 1 USD = about 6.5 SEK. Food and drink, you can find some of the best restaurants in Aspen, and although they are expensive, about $ 30 for a main course, it is in comparison cheaper than back home in Sweden. You pay five U.S. dollars and up for a beer and a minimum of ten dollars for a glass of wine. Do not forget that you have to dricksa 10 to 20 percent on both food and drink. More info: www.foodrepublic.com/2012/03/07/top-10-restaurants-aspen-colorado.
Visa Sweden is included in The Show Waver Program, which means that we can be a tourist for three months in the United States without applying for a visa. However, you must now register your arrival online through ESTA at least 72 hours before departure. https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta
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- We will only hajka up that ridge, we are perched on top of the pot then said Scott on hearty English and throw off the skis on his back. "Oh god, I will die," I think to myself. Scott is an experienced skier and raised in Colorado, USA, where we are now. I come from the plate Västergötland. We are at a big wooden sign that reads Highlands im great Bowl, high in the ski system im great Aspen Highlands in the popular mountain resort of Aspen. Worthwhile We took the lift up as far as we could and then piste machine until the sign. Arriving, I thought. But no. Scott is pointing im great away from the wooden sign. The beaten ridge rises steeply upwards and around the pot, like a long, off-white spine of monolithic proportions. It's really not that far from the top, just under 500 meters. But the slope and elevation, nearly 4,000 feet above sea level, makes all the difference. Still, it's worth the effort. After 30 minutes of panting and puffing, we are on top of Highlands Bowl, and looking im great out over the Maroon Bells, some of the world's most beautiful and most photographed mountain peaks. It does not matter anymore that I was passed by the agile eight-year-olds on the way up. Not when I have over a kilometer of new snow waiting for me.
Thanks to Hollywood Colorado in the western United States is known worldwide for its phenomenal skiing, with
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