Aspen Mountain & Snowmass, CO, Announces Plans for Thanksgiving Opening Weekend Aspen Mountain and Snowmass, Colorado, will open for the 2023/24 season as scheduled on Thursday, November 23. The traditional Thanksgiving opening will feature skiing on the upper slopes of Aspen Mountain as well as Elk Camp Meadows at Snowmass. โThis will be my first opening here at Aspen Snowmass and I couldnโt be more excited to join the team on […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass, CO, to Open New Expansion for 2023/24 Ski Season Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, resort-goers will have access to a new section of the mountain this upcoming season. The new expansion is called “Hero’s” and is part of Aspen Mountain’s Master Development Plan. The Hero’s area was previously a side country gem at Aspen but will now be accessible by a new high-speed quad chairlift which is also called Hero’s. Aspen […] Industry News Seth Tuuri | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Skiing Co. Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unpaid Chairlift, Snowmobile, and Snowcat Commute Pay A legal storm is brewing as Aspen Skiing Co. (SkiCo) confronts a class-action lawsuit challenging its on-mountain pay policies. The suit, filed by SkiCo hourly employee Craig Stout, alleges that the company has not compensated workers for the time spent commuting via chairlifts, snowmobiles, and snowcats to its on-mountain restaurants and facilities, reports Aspen Daily News. Related: Judge Grants Final […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Artist Claudia Comte Chosen as Artist for 23/24 Lift Passes at Aspen Snowmass, CO Lift passes in Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, will this year feature artwork by Swiss artist Claudia Comte. Every year the Aspen Ski Company showcases the artwork of a different artist on their lift tickets and season passes. For the 23/24 season, world-renowned Swiss multi-medium artist Claudia Comteโs work was chosen as part of the Art in Unexpected Places project by the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 3, 2023 0 Comments
12,095′ Independence Pass, CO, Closed For the Season After Snow Buries the Road There’s now only one way for motorists to get in and out of Aspen until late May.ย The Colorado Department of Transportation announced yesterday it had closed the Independence Pass winter gates on Highway 82 between Aspen and Twin Lakes for the season after a foot of snow blanketed the scenic bypass over the weekend. Related: 12,183โฒ Trail Ridge Road in […] SnowBrains | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen, CO, Breaks Property Record With Unusual $76 Million Transaction Aspen, CO, just quietly traded its most expensive property ever sold in an off-market transaction on September 5, 2023. The ski-in/ski-out mansion at 1001 Ute Avenue traded for a record-breaking total of $76 million. It was exchanged in a somewhat unusual cash and property deal, with $51 million exchanged in cash and a property in Aspenโs Little Cloud subdivision valued […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 26, 2023 0 Comments
Everything New at Aspen Snowmass, CO, for Winter 2023-24ย ย | Opening Dates Announced Operating Dates also Announced, with Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Opening November 23, 2023 The winter season in Aspen Snowmass approaches in fewer than 70ย days, with Opening Day scheduled for Thursday, November 23. With the unveiling of a major new terrain expansion on Aspen Mountain, and the return of World Cup ski racing to our slopes, Aspen Snowmass anticipates the coming […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 15, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO, Rebrands Pandora Terrain Expansion as ‘Heroโs’ in Tribute to Community Figures Yesterday, Aspen Skiing Co. officials announced that the much-anticipated terrain expansion at Aspen Mountain, CO, will be called โHero’sโ instead of the previously-considered โPandora.โ The renaming is a tribute to individuals who have made significant contributions to Aspen as both a mountain community and a skiing destination. โHero’sโ will span 153-acres and includes a new high-speed quad chairlift. Individual trails […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 13, 2023 0 Comments