Photos: Opening day on Aspen Mountain
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A skier carves in fresh snow on the opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Skiers ride the Gents Ridge Lift while Aspen Skiing Company continues to make snow on opening day on Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A line for the Silver Queen Gondola stretches out through gondola plaza at the base of Aspen Mountain on opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier carves in fresh snow on opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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People enjoy a bluebird opening day on Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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An Aspen Skiing Company employee sweeps snow out of one of the cars on the Silver Queen Gondola as people line up for opening day on Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Two children wait on a bench near the line for the ticket office at Aspen Mountain on opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Skiers utilize both the Silver Queen Gondola and Bell Mountain Lift on opening day at Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier makes her way down the mountain on opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A snowboarder carves on opening day at Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Snowmakers blow snow onto the Little Nell run as people make their way down Aspen Mountain on opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier maneuvers through the moguls on Pussyfoot on opening day on Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier drops in from the Ajax Express Lift on opening day at Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A snowboarder jumps off a mound of freshly made snow under the Gents Ridge Lift on Aspen Mountains opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Skiers enjoy fresh snow on Aspen Mountain on opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A snowboarder leans back on board on opening day on Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A snowboarder carves on opening day on Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Skiers enjoy freshly made snow on Aspen Mountains opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier carves in fresh snow on the opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier carves in fresh snow on the opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier carves in fresh snow on the opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Skiers enjoy freshly made snow on Aspen Mountains opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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Skiers enjoy freshly made snow on Aspen Mountains opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier carves in fresh snow on the opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
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A skier carves in fresh snow on the opening day of Aspen Mountain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Under bluebird skies with 160 acres under their boots, hundreds of skiers and snowboarders took to Aspen Mountain for opening day Wednesday.
With new snowmaking at the top and pandemic procedures at the bottom, the crowds remained patient as the first-chair lines cleared through in about 20 minutes and skiers spread across the top of the hill.
For more on opening day, check out our videos, including our first edition of The Drop-In for the 2020-21 season and our Facebook Live from first chair posted on The Aspen Times Facebook page.
Professional dancers return to Aspen to perform in ‘The Nutcracker’
Roaring Fork Valley natives Emily Ridings and Nikki Ferry have come full circle when it comes to dance. Both studied dance with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB) as kids, continued their training with other prominent schools, and now return this weekend, as ASFB presents “The Nutcracker” at Aspen District Theater.
