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Aspen SkiCo CEO Urges Locals to Embrace Ikon Pass Holders | Accuses Locals of ‘Blatant Snobbery’

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Skico President and CEO Mike Kaplan addressed the local business community during an annual event in Aspen, CO this week, celebrating the success of last year’s winter and urging the audience to embrace Ikon Pass holders, reports the Aspen Times. “We are going to bask a little bit in the glow of last year. I don’t know about you but […]
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Aspen Mountain, CO Want their Stolen Chair Back – No Questions Asked! (UPDATE: Chair Returned within 24-Hours!)

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UPDATE: 09/07/2018 – According to the Aspen Times, the case of the missing Bell chair is closed. It took less than 24 hours for the people behind the theft to return the chair to the Aspen Skiing Co. after it asked for it back, no questions asked. An unidentified man called the Aspen Mountain administration office on Thursday morning, reporting that […]
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Aspen Snowmass to Close in Spring as Planned | No Plans to Extend the Season

Firm up those plans for beach trips starting in mid-April because an extended ski season looks unlikely at Aspen and Snowmass, reports the Aspen Times. “I don’t think there’s any plan to extend the season,” Jeff Hanle, Aspen Skiing Co. vice president of communications, said Thursday. Skico already has scheduled a “spring break” for its full-time, year-round employees once the […]
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Aspen Skiing Co. to Shut Down HQ for Two Weeks after Season Closes in Cost Saving Measure | Full Time Employees to take Two Week Paid Vacation

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Aspen Skiing Co.’s headquarters at the Aspen Business Center and auxiliary office in Basalt will go dark for two weeks after ski season, reports summitdaily.com. Skico President and CEO Mike Kaplan has ordered all full-time, year-round employees to take a two-week vacation from April 23 through May 4 as a cost-cutting measure, and opportunity to “disconnect and recharge,” according to Jeff […]
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New Squaw Partner Applauds Vail’s Environmental Efforts and Vows to Work with Them

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Although Aspen owner SkiCo’s recent consolidation of some of North Americas biggest ski resorts puts them in direct competition with Vail Resorts, there are at least some things they can still work together on, reports aspentimes.com. Vail’s recent ‘Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint’ has been applauded by Auden Schendler, vice president of sustainability for Aspen Skiing Co., claiming it […]
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