The Base Village metro districts are struggling, given that many condos that were supposed to generate property taxes have not been completed. Now a legal battle is ongoing over money tied to bonds that were issued by the metro districts to finance construction of infrastructure in the village. Photo:... Read more →
Colorado Skier Visits Go Downhill
Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA) 22 member resorts reported a decrease in skier visitation for the beginning of the 2011/12 ski season. Skier visits at CSCUSA resorts — which include Aspen, Snowmass, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Sunlight — were collectively off by 10.65 percent during the... Read more →
Aspen News Center Tuesday January 17, 2012: Foot Of Snow At Aspen, Highlands, Buttermilk, Snowmass
Avalanche danger spikes! podcast tuesday january 17, 2012 Read More →
Ski Association Sues U.S. Forest Service Over ‘Water War’
The National Ski Areas Association filed a lawsuit (pdf) in federal court late Monday, arguing that a new clause the U.S. Forest Service is inserting into ski area permits is an illegal taking of property. The litigation is the culmination of a water war between ski areas and the Forest Service that... Read more →
Aspen SkiCo Lifts Ticket Price
Still lower than Vail, Beaver Creek For the second time in two weeks, the Aspen Skiing Co. has raised its lift ticket price. read more Click here to read the whole story Read More →
Lowe Enterprises To Manage Snowmass Base Village
Base Village in Snowmass Village on a recent sunny afternoon. Photo: Brent Gardner-Smith By Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Journalism Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Services, a subsidiary of Lowe Enterprises, has a signed a contract to manage Base Village once it comes out of receivership... Read more →
Aspen Snowpack 44% Of 2010
Here’s a graphic look at the below-average snowfall the upper Colorado River basin is experiencing so far this winter. The graph above, from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shows that our regional snowpack, as of Dec. 22, is well below the level of snow we enjoyed in 2011, and is also... Read more →
Aspen News Center Thursday December 15, 2011: Reservations Up In Aspen, Snowmass
Watch out for rockfall! Podcast Thursday December 15, 2011 Read More →
Aspen News Center Tuesday December 13, 2011: Aspen Skiing Company Gets ‘A’ From Green Group
Ski resorts receive environmental score card! podcast tuesday dec 13, 2011 Read More →
Powder To The People But Not For Snowcats
The east side of Richmond Ridge, where Aspen Mountain Powder Tours has the exclusive right to used motorized vehicles to make laps. The run called McFarlane’s is the big gulch in the middle-left of the photo. Trails called Wine Tree and WOFTR (Watch Out For The Road) are further out the ridge. Photo:... Read more →