The Snow Lodge’s Jayma Cardoso Shares Her Aspen Favorites
“I like to go out to the deck of my house and look at Aspen Mountain. I can judge how busy we are going to be at the Snow Lodge from the amount of skiers sloping down Ajax.”
“I like to go out to the deck of my house and look at Aspen Mountain. I can judge how busy we are going to be at the Snow Lodge from the amount of skiers sloping down Ajax.”
“On ski days I start with a tea at the Gorsuch Café at the base of Ajax to get warmed up.”
Skiing Ajax.
Skiing Ajax.
“I always take our talent [performers, DJs and artists] to Clark’s Oyster Bar as soon as they land. Aspen is so hard to get to that they arrive stressed and in a bad mood. After a lavish lunch of oysters, fresh seafood and the best burgers in town they’re invariably in a great mood and ready for all that Aspen has to offer.”
With guests at Clark’s Oyster Bar.
“I’m a hat girl but not a cowboy hat girl. Nick Fouquet does a custom combination that’s cool to wear from après to dinner to daytime.”
“Dog sledding at Krabloonik is a unique one-of-a-kind experience. My son John loved the lunch at Krabloonik and then the dog sledding through the beautiful snowy countryside.”
“My friend Stephane De Baets who owns the St. Regis hotel in Aspen and is one of my partners in Snow Lodge has started RSRV Epic Experiences. For the first experience he took us on a heli-skiing trip from Aspen to Silverton [Colorado] accompanied by snowboard Olympian JJ Thomas and X Games champion Toby Miller. They did most of the skiing while I did the heli.”
“For the best vintage consignment Moncler, Loro Piana, YSL and Gucci, I go to Heirlooms in Bassalt, the next town over from Aspen. They have the most amazing selection of Western vintage and barely worn ski wear. When United Airlines lost my luggage, I got a whole season of fabulous clothes from them. Currently I’m eyeing a one-of-a-kind Tom Ford era Gucci jacket.”
A vintage Gucci coat at Heirlooms.
“I love that you can pick up a vintage Birkin in the Fwrd section and a cute inexpensive sweater to go with it at Revolve. They also have a Shawn White Whitespace skiwear pop-up this season. Shawn also did the après sky uniforms for the staff of Snow Lodge.”
Shopping at Fwrd.
“Aspen is a foodie town. In addition to Matsuhisa, Catch Steak and Cache Cache, we have the wonderful old-school members only Caribou Club, (filled with Warhols and other great art) and the new school, always hopping Casa Tua. But on my time off from The Snow Lodge I prefer off the beaten track relaxed places to dine with friends and family.”