Aspen Snowmass and Aspen Mountain, CO Announce Early Opening Aspen Snowmass and Aspen Mountain are announcing an updated opening date of November 23. The mountains will be opening 5 days ahead of their original schedule. Aspen Mountain will have 75 acres of terrain available by opening day, with chairlifts Little Nell and Bell Mountain giving access to over 2,600 vertical feet of skiing. Available runs will include Deer Park, Tortilla […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Aspen, CO Early Season Turns Come with Great Fun But Also Great Responsibility The last week or two we have seen numerous ‘anticipation posts’ and threads discussing the upcoming ski season. While this has become a topic of great debate and some friendly jabs from resort to resort (Cataloochee Ski Area opening a day before Killington for first in the East), it is still EARLY in the season and that means uphill action […] Industry News Grant Weaver | November 8, 2019 0 Comments
Largest Development in Decades at Aspen Mountain, CO in Jeopardy as Key Developer Walks A key developer walked away from the voter-approved Lift One corridor project at the base of Aspen Mountain last week, leaving the whole project up in the air. Lift One Lodge developers Aaron and Michael Brown informed the city Wednesday that they are bailing because they no longer have confidence in the Gorsuch Haus group, reports the Aspen Times. Related: VIDEO: […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 23, 2019 0 Comments
Fate Of New Chairlift in Aspen Could Go To Ballot People of the City of Aspen could be voting in regards to the development of a chairlift. According to the Aspen Times, the election will be held in early 2019 for a new chairlift at Aspen Mountain with new hotels adjacent the lift. The two hotels will be called the Gorsuch Haus and Lift one Lodge and will be located […] Greg Obernesser | June 4, 2018 0 Comments
Aspen, CO Will OPEN on Saturday: Rumors have been circulating throughout Colorado lately about the possibility of Aspen opening up early this year, well Aspen confirmed that those rumors are true! Aspen will be opening up for the season 12 days earlier than their intended opening date of Thanksgiving Day, November 26th. Aspen has attributed their early opening to recent snowfall and superb snowmaking conditions that […] Industry News Chris Wallner | November 11, 2015 0 Comments
Cat Skiing Guide Takes 400-Foot Ride in Aspen, CO Avalanche: A tour guide with Aspen Mountain Powder Tours is safe after being caught in an avalanche on Thursday morning. The guide was able to stay above the snow, but was carried over 400 feet. No other skiers were caught in the avalanche. “He was never submersed in the avalanche, but did get swept through some trees and suffered a knee injury,” says guide Greg Shaffran in his report with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Fortunately, an Aspen ski patroller was working nearby digging avalanche pits, and was able to bring the injured guide down to receive […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | January 4, 2015 0 Comments
Aspen to ReOpen Memorial Day Weekend | They’ve Gotten 4 Feet of Snow Since Closing Aspen Mountain has just announced that they will be reopening this coming Memorial Day Weekend from May 25-27th. Colorado has had a terrific spring snow-wise and Colorado ski resorts have been responding the right way by reopening to give people another shot at a winter that really hit its stride in April & May. Breckenridge, Vail, Copper, and now Aspen […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2013 3 Comments
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