Ryan Anslyn
A native of Aspen, Ryan Anslyn grew up in a real estate family. He graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a double major in International Business and Transportation Management. After several years of sales work with a steamship company, he traveled the world and decided that the Aspen Area is the best place to call home. From land, homes and investment properties, he knows the valley from up to down with decades of experience. As a father, Ryan is excited to be a certified Eco-broker who promotes energy-efficient and "green" features in homes and buildings. "I believe that the most important part of Real Estate is educating the customer. I like to be the teacher, imparting knowledge to my clients so they can make more informed decisions on the market and areas to live."
Industry Leaders: Chaffin Light Real Estate
As a united enterprise, with offices in Aspen, Snowmass and Basalt, Chaffin Light Real Estate offers a team of seasoned real estate brokers, a powerful force of the industry's finest. "We are very proud to have assembled this exceptional team of real estate professionals. We believe that their knowledge and dedication combined with the access to our three offices will make Chaffin Light Real Estate a great success." -Jim Light
Inside Aspen
Aspen is a small town with a big reputation. Tucked away in Colorado's Elk Mountain range, Aspen is defined by its majestic mountains, a variety of outdoor activities and robust history and artistic culture. It is Colorado's most picturesque and vibrant year-round resort.
Aspen is also known as a world renowned as a ski resort, but the town of Aspen began modestly, with a colorful past full of entrepreneurs, risk-takers, athletes and environmentalists. Originally a summer hunting camp of the Ute Indians, Aspen's first white settlers arrived in the 1870s when miners traveled from nearby Colorado towns in search of silver. Thanks to rich mines and hard work, Aspen "boomed," quickly becoming home to more than 12,000 miners and their families. But as quickly as the wealth came, the repeal of the Sherman Silver Act of 1893 caused Aspen to "bust," and town entered what is referred to as "The Quiet Years." During that time ranching kept the Aspen area viable, as residents grew crops on McLain Flats and in Woody Creek. It was a difficult time for Aspen, as its population dwindled to less than 1,000 residents. But the Aspen spirit couldn't be squelched.
In the late 1940s skiing arrived in Aspen as did modern day founders Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke. With a vision for the community that focused on Mind, Body and Spirit, the Paepckes helped Aspen begin a civic and cultural renaissance - one that continues to this day, we call it "The Aspen Idea."
That idea drives the internal energy of Aspen. Forget what you think you know about our mountain town, come and experience "The Aspen Idea" for yourself. Enjoy a day on the mountain in the winter or a bike ride along the Rio Grande Trail in the summer. Fantastic food, incredible environment, but most of all great people: That's what Aspen is all about.
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