The snow is starting to build in the Aspen/Snowmass area as skiers and snowboarders have begun counting down the days until their favorite season arrives. Winter enthusiasts will be able to enjoy unrivaled skiing and world-class amenities with The Westin Snowmass Resort/Wildwood Ski Package. With rates starting at $399 per night at The Westin and $279 per night at Wildwood, guests will receive a total of six daily lift tickets per room to any of the four Aspen/Snowmass mountains with a stay of five nights or longer.

A crowd forms, those in the centre bathing in sunlight, for the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Residents of the small Norwegian town of Rjukan have finally seen the light. Tucked in between steep mountains, the town is normally shrouded in shadow for almost six months a year. But on Wednesday faint rays from the winter sun for the first time reached the market square thanks to three 183-square-foot (17-square-meter) mirrors placed on a mountain. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby) NORWAY OUT

Terje Bendiksby