Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
Aspen is a skier’s paradise, with 375 world-class lifts and pistes, luxury resorts, and a reputation for exclusivity driven by sky-high prices. Aspen Mountain has 135 ski instructors, and all are hired out as private instructors- no group lessons here. They are an elite group of professionals, with many world-class athletes and former Olympians among them.
They already know about skiing. What they learn in Aspen is about how the rich and famous do a ski vacation.“People are awfully particular about their special requests,” says Olga Lawson, the on-snow coordinator at Aspen Mountain. Among the common asks? “Blond instructors, please,” “Olympic medalists only,” or…
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