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Aspen & the Roaring Fork Valley, CO

Aspen talent.

Linear places estate managers, house managers, private chefs, and personal assistants across Aspen, Snowmass, and the Roaring Fork Valley, for seasonal, dual-residence, and full-time Colorado principals.

Who we serve

Seasonal UHNW principals, dual-residence family compounds, and full-time Roaring Fork Valley families.

Neighborhoods

  • West End Aspen
  • Red Mountain
  • Starwood
  • Snowmass Village
  • Woody Creek
  • Old Snowmass

Industries

  • Family offices
  • Private wealth
  • Hospitality & sport
  • Real estate

Market overview

Staffing in Aspen.

Aspen is a specialist market shaped by seasonality, altitude, and privacy. A meaningful share of our Aspen engagements involve seasonal or dual-residence households, a primary residence in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, or Dallas plus an Aspen or Snowmass compound, and a smaller but growing group of full-time Roaring Fork Valley families with year-round staffing needs. The talent pool locally is thin at the senior end, and most successful searches include either a partial relocation shortlist or long-tenured mountain-market candidates from Vail, Jackson Hole, or Park City. Linear works across Aspen, Snowmass, and the broader Roaring Fork Valley.

Who we're serving

Our Aspen clients are seasonal UHNW principals with primary residences in other markets, dual-residence family compounds with year-round staffing needs, full-time Roaring Fork Valley families, and a small set of principals building new mountain compounds who need staffing sequenced with construction and move-in.

Compensation in Aspen

What roles typically pay.

Estate Manager
$180K–$350K base for multi-residence households. Compounds with 4+ staff and multi-property scope sit at the top. Housing is frequently included, particularly for year-round roles.
House Manager
$120K–$210K depending on residence complexity, entertaining cadence, and whether the role is seasonal or year-round.
Private Chef
$150K–$260K plus benefits. Chefs supporting principals with dietary specialization or heavy in-season entertaining sit at the top of the range.
Personal Assistant
$100K–$170K depending on scope, travel demands, and whether the role includes coordination with a primary residence in another market.

Figures are market ranges; every search is calibrated to the specific mandate.

Hiring in Aspen

How searches actually run here.

Two structural realities shape Aspen hiring. First, altitude and winter operations are not incidental, candidates without high-altitude or mountain-market experience routinely underestimate the operational complexity of a season, and we screen for it explicitly. Second, housing is frequently the deciding factor in whether a search closes; Roaring Fork Valley staff housing is scarce and expensive, and provided housing (a caretaker unit, a valley rental, or a housing stipend) is often the difference between a strong finalist and an accepted offer. We calibrate housing as part of the mandate before sourcing.

Frequently asked

Aspen searches.

Do you place staff for seasonal-only Aspen households?
Yes. We regularly place seasonal Estate Managers, House Managers, Personal Assistants, and Private Chefs whose scope is calibrated to a defined winter or summer season and whose off-season work sits with a primary residence in another market.
Do you handle multi-residence portfolios spanning Aspen and a coastal primary?
Yes. Most of our Aspen engagements are part of a multi-residence portfolio, typically Aspen plus New York, Miami, Los Angeles, or Dallas, and we treat the portfolio as a single search geography.
Is staff housing typically included?
For year-round roles it frequently is, either as a caretaker unit at the property, a valley rental, or a housing stipend. We calibrate housing expectations in the mandate before sourcing to avoid a shortlist that unravels at offer.

Roles we place in Aspen

Senior support, across disciplines.

Beginning a search in Aspen?

Every engagement starts with a private consultation.

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