Aspen, the eternal snows
ASPEN: THE GLAMOR OF THE AMERICAN ROCKIES
Aspen isn't one season, it's four. . And they are all connected by a fleet of free electric buses. These are Aspen Mountains, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass. There are thousands of hectares covered in snow , with slopes so long that it will take hours to descend them.
Aspen is also synonymous with deep woods full of snow . In fact an Aspen is a poplar and here there are millions. The center of the town exudes luxury everywhere, but what is not to be missed under any circumstances is a hamburger at The Red Onion .
Aspen
** WINTERPARK : ROCKY MOUNTAINS JUST A STEP FROM DENVER**
Which means that in less than two hours from the airport we will have reached our destination. It is a small station in terms of number of hotels, but immense in ski area . Great prices and a wide network of mechanical means. Its founder created the teaching " No Pain, No Jane ”- without pain I don't have Jane- because it was Jane's lack of love that led him to perdition.
** LES 4 VALLÉES : THE UNTAMED SWITZERLAND **
The Swiss Alps hide a formidable ski area. It is the season of the four valleys. Namely: Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz and Thyon . In total we have 412 kilometers of tracks . Here you go for one day per season in some extreme Alps, those offered by the canton of Valais, where the Helvetic Confederation becomes wild with almost aerial descents due to its unevenness. And to recover, a raclette like the impressive one at Hotel Nendaz.
4 Valleys
** STUBAI GLACIER : THE AUSTRIAN TYROL**
His very name says it all: a gigantic glacier open both in winter and summer , only in the summer months with fewer hours of skiing. It is one of the reference stations in Austria and the closest to the capital of Tyrol: ** Innsbruck **. Few queues in the multiple lifts, a purely alpine access and if we still have the strength we can visit the ski jump in the city. The view from the exit is priceless: the Innsbruck Cemetery.
Stubai Glacier
** BANSKO : THE HUNGARIAN BALKANS**
the station is located at 925 meters of altitude , on the slopes of Mount Pirin. But its ski area reaches the height of the 2,600 with tracks numbering almost 150 . The best thing about Bansko is the quality of the snow and especially its prices. The hotels (such as the Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena) and their restaurants are of a high standard and have enormous charm.
The Bulgarian resort is an obligatory stop for the Alpine Ski World Cup, which certifies the high level of its facilities, but if we add the quality of its gastronomy, it is an ideal and exotic destination without leaving Europe. By the way, you have to visit a mehana , the typical Bulgarian bar and order paniran , some breaded cheese delicacies that will transport us to another world.
Luxury and skiing in the Hungarian Balkans
*The journalist Alfonso Ojea is the Director of the program of Chain BE specializing in snow, white tracks , which has been on the air for 20 years.
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