Published on Aspen Daily News Online
Aspen named best ski town

Friday, October 24, 2008
No other ski town in the world is quite like Aspen.

And a new ranking of ski towns confirms it. Skinet.com — as voted by Ski magazine, Skiiing magazine and Warren Miller magazine staff — named Aspen the nation’s top ski town.

“There would be only one place that people would go to if price wasn’t an issue: Aspen,” the ranking states. “It has been and will forever be the quintessential ski town, and blew away the competition in our poll. It has it all. Hopping nightlife: check. Top culinary delights: check. Arguably the best event in the ski world: check. Take two minutes to meander the streets of Aspen and you’ll find Louis Vuitton and a ski bum sandwich shop.”

The kind words didn’t stop there.

“The juxtaposition of high- and low-class skiers makes for a truly unique ski town that everyone can enjoy. Oh also: It has four resorts with some of the best skiing you can find on one ticket. Yeah, it deserves to be number one,” Skinet.com gushed.

With four towns in the top 10, Colorado fared well in the SkiNet rankings. Here is the complete list:

1. Aspen

2. Jackson, Wyo.

3. Crested Butte

4. Telluride

5. Park City, Utah

6. Steamboat Springs

7. Breckenridge

8. Whistler, B.C., Canada

9. Lake Tahoe/Truckee, Calif.

10. Stowe, Vt.

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