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Headed to Aspen? Our Aspen insider, Karen Luter, lists her must-haves, favorite shops and best bites and sips.

While most of her childhood was spent skiing in the Northeast, Palm Beach’s Karin Luter found a “welcome and addicting change” in Aspen’s powder slopes.

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Here, she went on her first date with husband Joe—and later transformed his expansive bachelor chalet into an inviting family sanctuary. Now, the city that was once an occasional getaway serves as a cherished second home.

Personality: “Aspen has a heart and soul that no other ski town has.

With its colorful history of the Ute Indians, silver mining, hippies and glamour, it is a beautiful melting pot of different tastes and styles.”

Best time to go: “It’s perfect year-round.”

Fashion essentials for day and night: Jeans in all colors: blue, white, brown, purple, red, green, khaki and gray.