Summers in Aspen are even more spectacular than our winters. Even as the temperature rises, Aspen remains a highly-coveted destination, with a thriving cultural and dining scene, and countless seasonal activities for those that want to have the true Aspen lifestyle. The Roaring Fork River is out your front door for swimming, fishing, kayaking, rafting, stand up paddle's and long, winding hikes along its babbling shoreline. For the active guest, Mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking await. For those looking to stimulate their minds and palates, The Aspen Food and Wine Festival, Aspen Ideas, Aspen Music festival and much more offer a summer calendar that is full.
Every year Aspen attracts visitors in the fall to view the beautiful changing of the Aspen leaves, (the fall colors). As the Sanctuary is situated in an Aspen groove, and outside of Aspen proper, you'll have a front row seat to one of Nature's greatest shows. "Surrounding Aspen is a vast wilderness, where immersion diminishes the distractions of the manmade world. Bird song, a rushing stream, the roar of wind in the Aspen trees...these become the predominant sounds" - Aspen: Body, Mind and Spirit.
Regarded as one of the premier skiing destinations in the world, Aspen is a buzzed-about playground for the adventure-seeking elite. With visitors coming from around the world to its mountainous terrain each year, the Aspen lifestyle is alive and well each winter. Filled with steeps and bumps, it's core Aspen Mountain offers hundreds of acres of terrain for skiers and snowboarders of all levels, even first-timers - and where better to learn than against Aspen's stunning, lux backdrop? What's more, Aspen offers an unparalleled cosmopolitan nightlife, renowned dining and wealth of activity, making it a resort town that's truly not to be missed.
"Sitting in your hot tub on a beautiful fall evening under a full moon ... the definition of paradise! "
—Bill
