Aspen is great in the summer. I have been there many times. Tond of hiking and biking, plus the town has plenty to see and enjoy. Food is fantastic. The bus system is easy to use. If you do, definitely take the bus up to the Bells. Hike there during the day. It’s spectacular.
I went to Vail last summer with the kids. It was great for a week but I prefer Aspen. Vail had fewer food options, and less of a town that’s fun to do stuff in. Either is beautiful and would be fun. But if prices were similar I’d go for Aspen in a heartbeat. You didn’t mentioned Breckenridge but I found it really fun too. Altitude is higher though - one thing to consider. |
It’s been probably 10 years, but I still remember taking my kids on a gold mine tour outside Breckenridge. It was really enjoyable for a range of kids aged 3-12 and their parents. |
Well my great-great-grandfather came to Colorado in the 1800s to work on the railroad and I wouldn’t even call Vail a mountain town. It’s a large resort between the interstate and a ski mountain. I’d rather spend a week in any of the other towns mentioned. |
No. It was a mining town that added a ski resort. Aspen was also a town that added skiing, although no question that the skiing has contributed to the growth of the town and the price of real estate. |