“Here’s the part I don’t get,” writes Post blogger Michael Conniff. “After years of pain and campaigning, why in the name of Fanny Hill would Aspen Skiing Company sell out the rights to develop Snowmass Base Village to Pat Smith? The answer is most likely money–$169 million in the sale–because that’s the answer most every time, and I can’t be blaming Skico for wanting to make a buck—though I wonder if people who voted for the project would have changed their minds if they knew Skico was only a temporary landlord. So I greet the news that Skico is pumping $80 million into Snowmass Ski Area improvements with mixed emotions.”