A snowmobile, with tow ropes for skiers, parked in the “marina” behind the gondola building at the top of Aspen Mtn. The marina, on private land, is to be closed by Aspen Skiing Co, and the sleds may end up on the side of adjacent county roads. Photo: Brent Gardner-Smith By Brent Gardner-Smith,... Read more →
Copper, Keystone Open For Business
Two more Colorado ski resorts – Copper Mountain and Keystone — join the 2011-12 ski season fray this week, and snow riders will likely be greeted with winter weather as the lifts crank up for opening days on Friday. Forecasters are calling for another mid-week blast of snow, followed by a second... Read more →
Glenwood Springs A Great Place To Eat
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – A host of new restaurants have recently taken up shop in spaces occupied by former eateries along Grand Avenue, including a new life for the old “Loft” at the King Mall.The Grand Restau Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Aspen’s Famed Little Annie’s Is Going Down
The Aspen Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) last week approved the demolition of the Little Annie’s building, but voted against sending the Benton building to the proverbial gallows. read more Click here to read the whole story Read More →
Aspen Highlands Closing Day Party
The last day of resort skiing for Spring 2011 at Aspen/Snowmass is Sunday April 24. And it really could be a killer closing day because it’s still snowing as it has been consistently for the last week with fresh pow dump after dump leaving great skiing conditions. The eatAspen staff, graced... Read more →
Entertainment, environment mix at new festival in Snowmass
SNOWMASS VILLAGE – Michelin Hall makes clear that the primary purpose of the EMU Eco-Music Festival, which will debut early this summer, in Snowmass Village, is entertainment and enjoyment. “What’s really behind this is to Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This... Read more →
Sunlight Bridge stabilization project is done
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – The city of Glenwood Springs, working with the Army Corps of Engineers, recently completed a $360,000 project to stabilize the Sunlight Bridge across the Roaring Fork River on 27th Street.The bridg Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Aspen Skiing Co. studies 2 paths for new Tiehack lift
ASPEN – The Aspen Skiing Co. is assessing a couple of alignments for a new high-speed detachable quad chair at the Tiehack section of Buttermilk but it hasn’t decided yet if it will build the lift in 2011, spokesman Jeff Hanle s Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This... Read more →
Night skiing, dining at Arapahoe Basin
It looked like glow worms were embedded in the Arapahoe Basin mountainside with the faint light of the glow-stick guide posts running up the mountain.The full moon had yet to rise, but it silhouetted the Continental Divide as we str Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Mammoth Decision To Call Snowmammoth ‘Snowy’
DENVER – Snowy is the favored name for the first mammoth found last fall at Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village.The Denver Museum of Nature & Science held a Name the Mammoth contest, encouraging the public to vote on the n Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →