Explore Aspen’s Maroon Bells, the most photographed mountains in North America, and discover how a journey through over 300 million years of jagged stone inspires travelers from around the world to Defy Ordinary. The Maroon Bells, a series of distinctively bell-shaped, wine-colored peaks towering 14,000 ft. above the pristine, glacial Maroon Creek Valley, offer some of the most spectacular natural views in the world.
The amount of trails in Aspen and Snowmass, are a hikers DREAM! Both Snowmass and Aspen Mountain are open to hiking in summer time, offering nature-lovers the chance to climb the mountains (or skip the climb in the gondola) that they love to ski in the winter. But beyond the resort, incredible hiking options abound in the adjacent National Forest areas.
With incredible mountain biking, road biking, and miles of spacious bike paths ideal for cruising on one of the perfect summer days we're known for, there's no better place to get outside on two wheels than Aspen Snowmass.
The Lost Forest isn’t hard to find — it’s just hard to see. Tucked in among the trees and rocks at Elk Camp on Snowmass are an alpine coaster, biking trails, ropes challenges and a climbing wall. There are ponds to fish in, creeks to hike along and places to enjoy nature alone or with the whole family. Here, surrounded by wild beauty, you’ll find your next wild adventure. Welcome to Lost Forest.
If variety is the spice of life, then Aspen Snowmass' on-mountain restaurants have certainly kicked it up a notch. Whether you are seeking sizzling stir-fry, soul-warming soup, authentic Italian pasta or a stellar wine list, we have a restaurant to match your mood.