"There's more cachet to the Aspen name than a place like Telluride, " says Ben Roos, a real-estate agent at Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's International Realty.

WSJ: In Search of Sand and Snow | Spread Sheet

On one end of the Roaring Fork Valley lie Aspen and Snowmass Village, where many affluent people live and vacation, and where housing prices are some of the highest in the United States.

WHITEHOUSE: Urbal Growth Through Rapid Transit

SH82 is one of the most congested rural highways in Colorado, and it serves as a critical travel artery for thousands of workers in our area who serve the resort communities of Aspen, Snowmass Village, and Glenwood Springs.

WHITEHOUSE: Urbal Growth Through Rapid Transit