Wednesday February 24, 2010
Rescue teams are on site at Ashcroft, as workers look for a backcountry skier missing since Tuesday afternoon, when, at 4 p.m., an avalanche swept through an area near the Lindley Hut.
No information about the missing skier is being released at this time, except to say that the person was a local and was a member of group of eight other skiers—all locals.
We expect more information soon and will be letting you know more details as soon as we can.
Search teams in southern Colorado continue looking for a snowboarder who went missing near the Wolf Creek ski area on Saturday.
42 year old Wayne Alexander Brown of Alamosa is believed to have been snowboarding alone; his car was discovered in the near empty parking lot after the lifts closed.
New music for Aspen could be realized this fall with the Songwriter Festival.
Rock star and Aspen resident John Oates is working closely with the director of the Wheeler Opera House Gram Slaton, in organizing efforts to bring more than 30 new artists to venues around Aspen over the four days of September 16th through the 19th.
Aspen city leaders last night approved of the initial plans, presented by Slaton.
Stay tuned to local news for more information as this new event moves forward.
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