Wait. What am I missing here? The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport improvement passes overwhelmingly in a county vote, and now the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning commission is recommending the denial of the project? Can the...
One could make a cogent argument this would’ve been an excellent week to leave town. Another might reckon staying here affords one a level of relaxation, solitude and splendid isolation reserved mostly for the ballyhooed,...
Right now, I’m in a mild state of shock and disbelief that ski season is finally over. I jokingly refer to the Monday after the lifts close as “Black Monday.” I eternally awaken on this...
This ski season has been all about the art of the pivot. Be flexible. Be creative. Be a problem solver. Show a willingness to adapt. Practice patience, and learn to be happy with what you...
I found myself deeply under the lunar influence all week. Everywhere I go, I’ve been asking people if they saw the Artemis 2 blast-off or any live coverage. Bafflingly, next to nobody I’ve queried has....
While gingerly picking my way down an apocalyptic-looking Aspen Highlands last Saturday, it occurred to me I was simultaneously seeing, and skiing, history. All the cancellations, closures and early shuttering of both Buttermilk and Highlands...
In terms of this year’s oft-bloviated-about ski season, I kinda feel like I’m watching the Broncos all over again. There’s under two minutes to go. We’re down by 14, and my adrenal glands are already...
This is by far the best “bad snow year” I’ve ever seen in my life. If we’ve learned anything since Thanksgiving, the lesson would be one of perseverance and adaptation: We can still get by...
Call me crazy (most doctors do), but as a skier, I look forward to daylight saving time and the energetic shifts that defines spring, like crocuses and the noticeable uptick of birdsong. I feel genetically...
Right up until Wednesday of last week, I’d been boycotting Aspen Highlands. After paying $40 to park opening weekend in December, I’d written-off the mountain entirely. I was on a ski bum hunger strike. The...