Here it comes: Storms forecast to drop nearly 2 feet of snow around Aspen, Colorado mountains
Moisture coming from the Pacific Ocean and streaming into the West will have Aspen and other Colorado ski areas measuring snow accumulations in feet by the end of the weekend, according to forecast models. A...
Buttermilk, yes Buttermilk, tops its sister resorts in ski resort survey
Eat your heart out, Aspen Mountain. Step aside, Snowmass. Forget about all your double-diamond steeps, Aspen Highlands. There’s a new top-ranked ski area in town. Buttermilk was selected the third-best ski resort in the country,...
Owner of Granby Ranch to surrender property as lender takes over
The lender for Granby Ranch intends to take back the property. In a letter delivered to the Granby Board of Trustees on Tuesday, the owner of Granby Ranch, Maris Cipriani, said the lender has indicated...
Popular breakfast spot Over Easy set to reopen in Aspen
A popular Aspen breakfast and lunch restaurant that closed more than two years ago is set to reopen at the end of the month at another location in the downtown core.
Aspen High School’s resource officer placed on leave; students’ safety not at issue
A school resource officer at Aspen High School is on leave pending the outcome of an investigation by his employer, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities on Thursday confirmed that Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Hufnagle, who...
Diesel spill halts operations at Marble quarry
MARBLE — An October spill of 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel that has shut down Marble’s famed Yule quarry for nearly two months took more than four days to report to state authorities and more...
50 years of Pitkin County Dry Goods
David Fleischer has some sage advice for young entrepreneurs eyeing Aspen for a future in retail. “Have a good backing,” he said. “And you have to be onsite as a manager to do it well,...
Cops mum on teen sex assault arrest
A 15-year-old local boy has been arrested by the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office for sexually assaulting a “helpless victim,” according to Sheriff’s Office records. Detective Bruce Benjamin, who made the arrest, refused Wednesday to release...
Fort Collins resident ID’d by coroner as skier killed in backcountry avalanche
The Larimer County Coroner’s Office identified the skier who was killed in a backcountry avalanche on Sunday as Michelle Lindsay, a 29-year-old from Fort Collins. On Sunday afternoon, an avalanche on Diamond Peak buried and killed Lindsay,...
Drone likely for X Games Aspen 2020 at Buttermilk Ski Area in January
Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday approved ESPN’s plans to use a drone-mounted camera at next month’s Winter X-Games to provide better TV coverage.
Eagle County transit bus falls into river during Highway 6 accident; two men injured
Two people were injured when an Eagle County transit system bus collided with a pickup truck Friday afternoon in Edwards. The occupants of the work truck were transported to Vail Health Hospital with injuries. The...
Judge orders killer’s ex-wife to turn over $850,000
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has ordered the ex-wife of convicted murderer William Styler to hand over proceeds she collected from his $1 million insurance policy after he killed himself last year. Judge Joan N. Feeney...
The Drop-In: AVSC Big Mountain team takeover
In this Dec. 11 Drop-In takeover an Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club Freestyle Team shows us how they like to spend an afternoon shredding on Aspen Highlands. Huge thanks to Big Mountain coach Johnny...
Gun law highlights differences between Pitkin, Garfield
While it may come as a surprise to exactly no one who lives in the Roaring Fork Valley, Pitkin County and Garfield County have diametrically opposite views of the state’s new red-flag gun law.
BLM to trap, remove 25 wild horses from private land in Moffat County
The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather and remove approximately 25 wild horses from private land in Moffat County this month using a bait-trapping technique, according to the government agency. The wild horses, originating...
‘Hippie Chick’ Jill Sheeley looks back in new Aspen memoir
Jill Sheeley had dreamed of coming to live in Aspen since her childhood in Illinois, when she saw the Aspen-filmed movie “Little Skier’s Big Day.” She made it here for a visit as a high...
Suspects arrested for El Jebel burglary after tips roll in
A man and woman suspected of burglarizing the El Jebel Laundry Mat on Dec. 2 were arrested Wednesday after the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office was showered with tips about the duo. Hannah Marie Hendershot, 23,...
