Aspen Fun Facts

Our resource guide is filled with fabulous businesses across Colorado. Aspen is represented by 12 one-of-a-kind businesses from a dog trainer to a makeup artist.

• Full Circle
• Viceroy Snowmass
• Cornerstone Property Management
• A 2 Interactive Media
• Terry Rogers: Aspen Snowmass Dream Homes
• Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel
• Bandana Boutique
• Express Yourself
• Shelly Hamill Artist
• Dannenman Pure
• Baron Bleu
• Aspen Jewel Box

  There is a some truth in the saying �normal people come to Aspen to feel famous and celebrities go there to feel normal�. Aspen combines it's small town charm with Gucci and Prada. It is alpine-luxury at it's best. Aspen is truly a one-of-a-kind place that makes Colorado so special. Here a few fun facts about Aspen:

• The Hotel Jerome {wedding LISTmember} in downtown Aspen had one of the first elevators west of the Mississippi. Hotel Jerome opened in 1889 and remains one of the premiere hotels in Aspen.
• Throughout Aspen Mountain's trees, you can find four hidden "shrines" made by locals in homage to John Denver, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and The Greatful Dead's, Jerry Garcia
• Snowmass is the second largest ski area in the country with 3,010 acres - 36 Disneylands could fit within the ski area boundaries.
• Singer John Denver made Aspen his home and was inspired by the town's beauty when he wrote his 1972 world-recognized hit, "Rocky Mountain High."
• In 1887, Aspen became the first Colorado town to provide electricity to the whole of its population, totaling 8,000 at the time.
• Independence Pass at 12,095 feet is the highest mountain pass in Colorado.
• In the 1890s, Durant Avenue was known as the Red-Light District of Aspen.

Fun Facts Source & Photo: aspen snowmass