Aspen Highlands, CO Will Stay Open Until 6pm Tonight to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Aspen Skiing Co. announced yesterday that they will be running lifts at Highlands until 6pm today, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Related: Aspen Skiing Co. Struggles More Than Expected During Covid The Exhibition chairlift will run until 6pm and the Loge Peak lift will run until 5 pm. The Merry-Go-Round restaurant will stay open until 6 pm with an outdoor […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 17, 2021 0 Comments
Aspen Highlands, CO Hoping to REOPEN in May In an interview yesterday with the Aspen Daily News, Aspen Ski Co. Vice President of Communications Jeff Hanle revealed that if conditions allow they will look to reopen Aspen Highlands in May. “We’ve been pretty upfront with it all along that we’re going to try to maintain the ability to open Highlands very late season if we are given the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 23, 2020 2 Comments
VIDEO: How to Hike the Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands Ski Resort, CO Every hiked Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands Ski Resort in Colorado? Well, if you haven’t yet you should. This is what Aspen Snowmass has to say about the epic zone: It’s EASY!. well ok it’s no magic carpet ride. The highland bowl is on the bucket list for most all the skiers and riders out there. It’s the crown jewel […] Backcountry SnowBrains | February 28, 2020 0 Comments
Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk, CO to Open Saturday 7th December, 2019 Are your legs ready for Bowl laps? Aspen Highlands, CO will open on Saturday, December 7, 2019, with 717 acres including sections of Highland Bowl (North woods, Child’s Play, and G8 – G0). Exhibition, Cloud Nine, Loge Peak, and Deep Temerity lifts will be running. Buttermilk will open with almost 300 acres, kicking off the season with Chocolate Day and a […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 6, 2019 0 Comments
Famous UK Snow Patch Survives Summer in the Scottish Highlands Famous for having melted entirely just 8 times in the last 300 years, Scotland’s Sphinx (as it is affectionately referred to as) will survive the summer of 2019 after having melted the past two years in a row. This patch of snow resides in a corrie called Garbh Choire Mor on the third highest peak in the UK, Braeriach, in […] Industry News Reed Philips | November 6, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Aspen Highlands Closing Day Party 2019 Despite having an exceptional snow year, all good things must come to an end. Fortunately, Aspen has a bit of reputation when it comes to closing the season down in style… and for partying in general. Among many parties thrown over the span of weeks to celebrate the closing of the season, The Highlands Closing Day party may be […] Featured Video Jon Roubik | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Airlifted From Highlands Bowl, Aspen, CO Died From His Injuries the Next Day The 57-year-old man who fell Thursday in Highlands Bowl died the next day but wasn’t officially identified as a Washington, D.C., lawyer, and father of two until Tuesday afternoon, reports the Aspen Times. Related: Seriously Injured Man Had to Be Airlifted off Aspen Highlands, CO After ‘Long Fall’ in Highlands Bowl The Pitkin County Coroner’s Office said Joseph Bottiglieri of Rockville, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2019 0 Comments
Seriously Injured Man Had to Be Airlifted off Aspen Highlands, CO After ‘Long Fall’ in Highlands Bowl A 56-year-old man who took a long fall while skiing in Highlands Bowl was evacuated off Aspen Highlands, CO via helicopter on Thursday, reports the Aspen Daily News. Aspen Skiing Co. Vice President of Communications Jeff Hanle said the man “crashed at the top of the Y2 run and slid to the bottom.” Details about the incident Thursday were still […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2019 0 Comments