According to most of the locals in town, this was the last weekend of the season. Like most ski towns across the country, things generally get very quite between September through mid-December; when the snow hits and the tourists flock back. We spent Friday and Saturday celebrating the last busy weekend, and enjoyed everything from Mexican food to a scenic and chilly gondola ride.

On Friday, we woke up and headed to the bus stop in front of the Snowmass Village Mall. We had 20 minutes to spare before the Aspen bus came, so we decided to check out the coffee shop next door, appropriately named Fuel. I ordered a regular coffee and a bagel sandwich, and Kevin got a breakfast burrito. Our total for breakfast and drinks was under $12.00, which is hands-down the cheapest breakfast we’ve found so far! We enjoyed our breakfast while riding into town, and then spent some time working.

For lunch, we were craving some Mexican food, and decided to try La Cantina. I asked the server which fish dish she liked, and ordered the Mahi Tacos upon her recommendation. I thought they could have had a bit more flavor, but was satisfied none-the-less. Kevin had the Chimichanga Carnitas, which he said was fabulous, and we sipped on some margaritas while overlooking main street on their outdoor patio.

After lunch, we cruised around the stores and did some serious window shopping. Everything from last season is still on sale and it’s a great time of year to purchase anything you are missing for winter. After browsing the sale items, we checked out a few locals bars, and called it a night.

On Saturday, we ate some breakfast at the condo and then took the bus into town. One of Kevin’s friend, Kim, works for Aspen and was kind enough to get us some gondola tickets. The gondola ride was beautiful and gave me a pretty good idea about the terrain that Aspen has to offer. The views from the top of the mountain are incredible, and everything this time of year is so green! We ate lunch on the Sun Deck while Kevin made a friend with a little terrier who was very interested in his sandwich.

After our gondola trip, we headed back into town. We checked out a few more ski shops where I got an incredible deal on some new ski pants, and then caught the bus back to Snowmass to get some work done.

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