The Return of Hotdog Hans: Hotdog Hans 3, Alex Ferreira vs Hotdog Hans Aspen’s favorite crotchety skiing grandpa, Hotdog Hans, returns in this hilarious showdown between himself and Alex Ferreira. Aptly named “Ketchup versus Mustard” after the skiers’ jacket colors and commentated by Olympic gold medalist Jonny Moseley, this is the third installment in the Hot Dog Hans series created by Ferreira and Matt Hobbs. The first Hotdog Hans short film emerged from […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen, CO: The Most Expensive Season Pass in the World? Aspen Skiing Company, operator of the Aspen Snowmass Resort, CO, has announced their pricing structure for the 22/23 season. Their ‘Premier Pass’, which has no blackout dates and offers unlimited skiing, will start at $2,599 if purchased by September 16. After this cut-off, prices will increase to $2,799 until December 2 and to $3,099 if purchased after. The Aspen Premier Pass […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 17, 2022 5 Comments
Aspen Snowmass, CO, Announces Season Pass Price Increase Aspen Skiing Co. just announced its Spring sale for 2022-2023 season passes. Like many resorts around the country, Aspen Skiing Co. has increased its season pass prices by about 8%. The Adult Premier Pass includes unlimited skiing at any of its four mountains, including Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Aspen Snowmass. It can be purchased for $2,479 during this Spring […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 7, 2022 8 Comments
Celebrity Rachel Zoe Reveals More Details of Traumatic Aspen, CO, Chairlift Fall That Nearly Strangled Her Son In December, fashion designer and TV star Rachel Zoe shared the traumatic experience that scarred her for life when she revealed that her 9-year-old son had fallen 40-feet from an Aspen ski lift. According to an Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman, her son Skyler fell 23-feet onto pads placed by patrollers below. Related: Celebrity Rachel Zoe Scarred For Life After Her 9-Year-Old […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 16, 2021 1 Comment
2021 X-Games Schedule Announced (January 29th – 31st) This year’s 2021 X-Games, hosted at Buttermilk Ski Area from January 29th-31st, has released its events schedule. The schedule is as follows: Friday, January 29th 2:00 – 3:00PM ET: Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle 4:00 – 4:45PM ET: Women’s Ski Big Air 8:00 – 8:30PM ET: Snowboard Knuckle Huck 9:00 – 10:00PM ET: Women’s Ski SuperPipe 10:30 – 12:30AM ET: Men’s Ski […] Industry News Liam Abbott | January 8, 2021 0 Comments
Celebrity Rachel Zoe Scarred For Life After Her 9-Year-Old Son Falls Off Aspen, CO Chairlift Fashion designer and TV star Rachel Zoe shared the traumatic experience that has scarred her for life with her Instagram followers on Monday when she revealed that her 9-year-old son had fallen 40-feet from a ski lift the previous day. Related: Pitkin County, CO (Aspen) Requires Visitors to Sign an Affidavit Confirming Negative Covid-19 Test Her son, Skyler, had to […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 23, 2020 0 Comments
X-Games Aspen 2021: Pending Permit Approval, Athletes Only, No Spectators ESPN submitted a special request permit to Pitkin County, CO to allow X Games Aspen to get the green light. The permit request details having a fenced-in area and no more than 500 people at the event. The 500 people will include athletes and event support. Buttermilk Mountain will only have skiing and snowboarding X-Games events and no motorsports. Related: […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 10, 2020 0 Comments
The Ultimate Colorado Season Pass Buyers Guide When it comes to selecting a ski/ride season pass in Colorado there are as many options as there are mountains. Comparing passes can be difficult and time-consuming. So we have done the hard work for you and compiled all of the relevant data here for your convenience. All prices are for 2019/2020 season passes unless otherwise noted. All prices are […] Industry News Curtis Weller | August 23, 2019 4 Comments