Aspen Snowmass Is Auctioning Iconic Ski Trail Signs for a Good Cause
Have a few bare walls in your house that would look better with ski decor?Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, has just the thing.
In an auction that started yesterday and goes until October 5, 2025, signs from Aspen’s collection of ski resorts are available.
All of the auction’s proceeds benefit the local effort to purchase the Aspen-Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile home parks and help the people living there adopt a resident-owned community model.
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The signs are classic Aspen iconography and, for skiers who frequent Highlands, Buttermilk, Aspen Mountain, or Snowmass, should trigger plenty of happy memories.
One sign, that at the time of writing this has a bid of $600, reads Coney Glade Lift. Another directs skiers towards the double black diamond trail, Corkscrew Gully. Signs that read “terrain park,” “emergency phone,” and “medical clinic” are available, too, and could appeal to a broader audience of skiers.
“From Red’s Rover to Corkscrew Gully, every trail across the four mountains of Aspen Snowmass tells a story. And so do the signs that marked the way,” reads the auction page.
So far, the auction has raised almost $18,000.
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The Aspen-Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile home parks went up for sale in March. Since then, their residents have been raising money to buy the land from its owner and preserve their housing. Together, private groups and local governments have contributed millions of dollars worth of funds towards the purchase.
Aspen One, the brand behind Aspen Snowmass, has pledged $600,000, a portion of which will come from the trail sign auction, the Aspen Times reported.
The Aspen Snowmass trail sign auction follows a similar effort from the summer, when Alpental, Washington, auctioned off the chairs from its iconic Chair 2, which is being replaced with a newer model. That drive raised almost $200,000 for four education-focused nonprofits.
If you think a “terrain park” sign would bring together the feng shui in your bathroom—and want to support affordable housing—you can participate in Aspen’s auction by following this link.
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