The POW, the PIX, the PEOPLE.
Go BIG, or Go Home.
March 17, 2012 Recreation in Aspen is a little different than most places. America's Uphill, a 3,267 vertical ft hike up Aspen Mountain at 7 a.m. serves as a walk in the park. Sponsored by Aspen's Parks and Recreation Department and the Ute Mountaineer...the annual uphill saw more than 300 hearty competitors hittin' it hard before the sun came up. They all looked happy and healthy.
Click 4 pix: America's Uphill
March 13, 2012 
Klaus Obermeyer at Aspen Fashion Week.Aspen Fashion Week 2012 is a wrap. The cat-walk at the ice rink is getting packed up as we speak. The models and the Bentleys are hitting the road. In it's fourth year Aspen Fashion Week (AFW) is staking it's claim among the pantheon of exciting events in Aspen. Despite a tumultuous history, AFW appears to be working out the kinks and maturing into a super-fun and popular event.
The brands, the fans, the models and the fasionistas all had a blast. Over a jam packed 3-day period we caught 8 cat-walk shows on the Snowstage, 6 at The Chateau and 7 in-store events. AspenSpin was hopping, we snapped over 3000 photos for your viewing pleasure. Here's the Best of AFW.
Click 4 Pix;
THE ASPEN LOOK BOOK: by AspenSpin
Roots / SIA Snow Collection / Duohta Vuohta
SKEA / PAJAR /MARMOT / AUTHIER
BLUE STEEL Aspen (the people pix)
Lauren Bush of The Feed Project.AFW highlights:
A super-fresh runway show from KJUS mixing vibrant colors and classic lines. Kjus showed off both their functional on-mountain looks and their life-style offerings. The sophisticated audience of fashionistas and industry folk were wowed by the animated show and the fashion forward KJUS style.
Neve Designs from Boulder showed their luxurious and stylish knit products. The Neve sweaters were a HUGE hit in Aspen.
Bentley Motor Cars. Bentley pulled out all the stops to open AFW. Bentley inlisted local dare-devil Ted Davenport to perform a wing-suit sky dive from a chopper. Ted flew into the AFW venue to kick off the festivities. AspenSpin took advantage of the Bentley test-drive program by taking a convertible Continental GT up Independence Pass at a very high rate of speed. No one was injured in either stunt.
SIA. The Snowsports Industry Association presented, Snow Collections a fashion show featuring several of their member brands. Oberymeyer (Aspen), Skea (Vail), Killy, Fera, Krimson Klover (Vail) Dale of Norway and Helly Hansen strutted their stuff on the Snowstage.
Fashion for a cause: The Feed Foundation, Krochet Kids International and The Empowerment Project shared their respective eco-friendly, fashion oriented and progressive messages with AFW.
The Marmot in-store event featured tacos, tequila and a mariachi band.
Aspen is known for its night-life...so needless to say their were tons of parties, in-store events, model interactions and hosted bars all over town...all within the TBR..three block radius. The Swag--- well that was off the hook.
To see the Party Pix: click BLUE STEEL ASPEN.
Aspen Fashion Week, Bentley, KJUS, Marmot, Neve Designs, Obermeyer, SIA March 13, 2012 Everybody likes to get a great deal and almost everyone wants to own a posh house in Aspen. This Saturday MARCH 17, in Aspen, RAIFIE BASS, Sotheby's and Concierge Auctions are bringing you a tremendous opportunity to do both.
Aggressive bidding is expected, but one custom home and 3 premier home sites will be going to the highest bidder on March 17. All you need to do is sign up here...and bring your checkbook.
March 11, 2012 
The Wine Party. Click 4 pix.The Aspen Wine Party has been an institution on Aspen Mountain for 51 years. It's like the every-ready bunny of parties, it just keeps going. A section of Ajax, near Blondies is roped off so that the 11 hosts can provide food and drinks for more than 400 of their friends. Brats and Pasta from L'Hostaria for 400+ and plenty of booze were on the menu.
Maybe you've skied on Gene Reardon's run on Ajax. Gene Reardon (1930-2005) was the consummate Aspen party host and the founder of many of the Aspen's most infamous parties. The Wine Party is dedicated in his honor. This week we had the Cheeseburger Party, The Lemon Drop Party, The Sky Lab Party, Sneak-a-Peak, The Wine Party, the After-Wine-Party and a few more that we can't remember.
Click 4 Pix: Respect your Elders
The traveling 400 always shows up in Aspen during the first 2 weeks in March. It's the conglomeration of several cliques that have morphed into on mobile party. They've been coming for more than 50 years from all over the country. Most of the guys are now in their 70's and 80's. The ladies that love them are mostly on the other side of 50. Many of the 2nd wives and partners are actually "in the will". Some hot chicks get sprinkled in due to scholarship exemptions. These folks do some skiing, but mostly they party, and THESE GUYS KNOW HOW to PARTY.
It's both creepy and exciting to see a 75 year old dude, drinking his face off, wearing a 25 year old one-piece grinding a coug. to LMFAO all while wearing rear entry ski boots. Hats off to these true party animals. I'm also under the impression that a lot of senior citizen uglies were getting bumped this weekend too. "Thank god for the little blue pill" winked one gray-haired playa.
Click the pix RESPECT your ELDERS
Old dudes and young chicks...TIA This is Aspen. Click 4 pix.
Ronnie is always RTP..ready to Party..click 4 pix.
The After-Wine Party is where the damage gets done. Click 4 pix.
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle...click 4 pix.
March 10, 2012 I can't make dis sh*t up. Click 4 pix. SNEAK-A-PEAK
The 10th Annual Sneak-A-Peak Party. Aspen, Colorado 3/9/12
