Peter Moore: The real superstars of Aspen, Colorado
Every sidewalk in Aspen is a Walk of Fame, given what it costs to live there. But these Aspenites actually deserve attention, because they put up with the stars. And the rest of us.
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In Aspen, the stars come out during the day. A recent, highly reliable assessment, based on an Instagram account, ranked Aspen the No. 2 spot in the world for close encounters of the celeb kind, with 151 celebrity sightings per hundred people. That means that everybody in town sees approximately half a famous person every year. Which is about right for Kylie Jenner.
The number No. 1 celeb spotting place, you ask? The Watch Hill neighborhood in Westerly, Rhode Island. It’s where Taylor Swift has a seaside manse, which means a parade of celebrity visitors — and we’re not just talking Travis Kelse. But the skiing there sucks!
If you want to Instagram somebody who is workin’ hard for the money, Aspen is good for that, too, given the cost of housing, food and party-jet maintenance.
Give it up please, for these #RealSuperstarsofAspenColorado!
No. 1: The guy who washes your dishes at the three-star restaurant
No. 2: The liftie who makes sure your butt is firmly planted before your chair rockets uphill!
No. 3: The guy who wakes up at 4 a.m. to make sure your caramel latte is ready before your work call to London!
No. 4: The snowcat operator who lays corduroy all night so you don’t have to work too hard at skiing.
No. 5: The air-traffic controller who keeps your Gulfstream GIV from colliding with a buncha noobs flying economy on Delta!
No 6: Perhaps most impressive of all, the saint who cleans your $600-a-night hotel room after you trash it!
