Details: Aspen, Colo.

Lift tickets: Prices start at $129 per day for adults (discount for multiple days) online in advance and are good at Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk.

Aspen's shrines: Learn more about the shrines at www.aspensnowmassshrines.com.

Best fancy meal: Element 47 at the Little Nell, where dinner for two will set you back $150 or more.

Best value meal: The Red Onion, the oldest saloon in town, where you can get burgers, French onion soup or a heaping plate of nachos for about $12.

Best bar: The J Bar at the Hotel Jerome.

For more information: www.aspensnowmass.com.

Pam LeBlanc