Aspen cheap hotels if you want a cheap hotel in Aspen Co you need to get it in the shoulder seasons and even then they ar not going to be the cheapest hotels in Colorado . If you really need a cheap Aspen hotel you might want to look at staying a bit further downvalley in either Basalt or Glenwood Springs which has a hostel for the backpacker that might wnat to come up and exprience the four mountains.
The Aspen Winter X Games in Aspen on Buttermilk completely dry up all of the cheap accommodations in Aspen Snowmass all the way to Glenwood and beyond. If you are comming you should try to get your rooms booked as far in advance as you can I would also get a reservation for a rental car if you are going to be here in tht time frame as well.
To Get there from the Aspen Airport Snow Limo is who we highly recommend which offers the best rates into town for singles and also has some of the most experienced mountain drivers in Aspen to Denver & Colorado in general.