‘State of the Village’ looks past town, focuses on county
About 20 people gathered in Snowmass Town Hall on Feb. 13 to hear the winter “State of the Village” address, which focused on how the village fits into the larger Roaring Fork Valley community. Hosted...
Snowmass History: Model Cheryl Tiegs comes to S’mass, 1978
“When winter comes to Aspen that’s when all the beautiful people come,” a caption in The Aspen Times read in 1978. The caption accompanied the image of Bob Beattie giving model Cheryl Tiegs cross-country ski...
Village Voices: Say goodbye to Village Votes
Over the past four weeks, the Snowmass Sun asked readers to weigh in on what town projects they feel are most important to get off of the ground in 2020 for the month’s Village Votes...
Snowmass Mardi Gras set to carry on tradition
On Tuesday, thousands of Americans will sport purple, green and gold, pull out their beaded necklaces from years past, and take part in a multitude of lively festivities to celebrate Mardi Gras, otherwise known as...
Snowmass artist to use pollution-made ink for climate billboard project
Roughly 20,000 hours of captured carbon dioxide emissions. More than 770 liters of ink produced. Over 1,000 pieces of art created. These are some of the stats that describe AIR-INK, a black ink made entirely...
Letter to the editor: Survey on potential for SkyCab from Snowmass Center to Base Village; Snowmass to Aspen
Survey on potential for SkyCab from Snowmass Center to Base Village; Snowmass to Aspen It is time to sharpen those pencils and click those clickers to answer a two-question community driven survey. A hard copy...
Roger Marolt: Bigger really could be better this time around
This will probably sound sarcastic considering my long history of anti-development in town, but I am actually serious: Why not let them build a new Town Center as big as they can afford, and then...
Snowmass Last Shot: Lynn Britt photo posted
Submit your photo The Snowmass Sun is seeking photos from our readers to publish as our weekly “last shot.” Send your Snowmass-centric shot(s) to mvincent@aspentimes.com for a chance to be featured. Please include in your...
Guest commentary: Ski area improvements don’t mean ski area expansions
A lifetime on the internet has made me immune to most viral moments and movements. I don’t care about trick shots or balancing a broom or flipping a semi-full bottle of water so it lands...
Britta Gustafson: What is love? You tell me
Love. It’s a many-splendored thing, it’s all you need and sometimes it’s even a battlefield. But when it comes to matters of the heart, how does one begin to put a finger on the pulse...
Challenge Aspen athletes excited, honored to compete at NASTAR Nationals in Snowmass
In late January, more than a dozen Challenge Aspen winter athletes and coaches gathered in the Snowmass nonprofit’s upstairs office on the Village Mall. As they ate their lunches and warmed up before heading back...
Briefs: Rotary Club of Snowmass awards $42,000 to 18 local organizations
rotary club awards grants to 18 local organizations This year, the Rotary Club of Snowmass Village awarded grants to 18 Roaring Fork Valley organizations. In total, the Rotary donated $42,000 to a variety of local...
Snowmass Town Council work session recap: Updates on proposed mall transit center; town park redesign
During a roughly 90-minute work session Feb. 10, Snowmass Town Council heard updates on a few ongoing town projects, including the proposed mall transit center and Town Park reconfiguration. Here’s the recap: TOWN EXPLORING “OPTION...
Snowmass History: Trail naming contest, 1967
“Mrs. Betty Moore wins Snowmass trail contest,” announced the Aspen Illustrated News in the winter of 1967. “Mrs. Ken Moore won the coveted Snowmass lot as first prize in the trail naming contest. Other prize...
Roger Marolt: It isn’t just about stolen skis
I think most of us here consider one of the greatest attributes of the area to be its low crime rate. Reported violent crime is rare. We don’t have much burglary. Few are murdered. I...
Snowmass Last Shot: Wave clouds off of Garrett Peak
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Letter: Snowmass Center redevelopment should meet land-use code standards
Center redevelopment should meet land-use code standards As a 5/12th’s Snowmass Village resident since 2013 and avid tourist since 1976, I walk from Base Village to Snowmass Center most days and read Jordan Sarick’s Feb....
Meet Rippin’ Hotdog: A Snowmass trivia team, friend group and lifestyle
When it comes to the name “Rippin’ Hotdog,” its origins are up for debate, but most agree the locally coined term stemmed from an evening screening of “Hot Dog…The Movie” about a year ago at...
Meet Your Merchant: Reed Lewis and Lys Chocolate
You may know Reed Lewis as the man behind the Daly Bottle Shop, Grain Fine Food and 81615 on the Snowmass Village Mall. But did you also know he founded Lys Chocolate & More over...
Extended hours for select lifts at all four Aspen-Snowmass mountains start Saturday, Skico says
Select lifts at all four Aspen-Snowmass mountains will stay open until 4 p.m. or 4:15 p.m. starting Saturday and running through the rest of the season, Aspen Skiing Co. announced Tuesday. As a result of...