The Colorado Sun

Aspen Skiing Co.

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Ski resorts push lift-ticket seller Liftopia toward bankruptcy, revealing deep impacts of coronavirus closures

Aspen Skiing Co., Alterra Mountain Co., Arapahoe Basin and others say they’re owed more than $2 million after the coronavirus ended the season early

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Colorado may have missed a deadline to plan for reducing greenhouse gasses. Now the state faces a lawsuit.

By Mark Jaffe Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

When skiing stopped, so did pooping. Wastewater workers in Aspen and Vail faced a pile of problems.

By Jason Blevins Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

The day skiing died: Inside the historic day coronavirus forced Colorado’s ski industry to shutter

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Hundreds of international workers at Colorado ski resorts are in limbo as countries close borders, airlines cancel flights

By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Early closure of ski resorts triggers “feeding frenzy” for uphill touring and backcountry ski equipment

By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado ski resorts remain open, but change chairlift rules and dining options to avoid coronavirus spread

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Skiers ride the Paradise lift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort on Feb. 14, 2019. The Paradise lift accesses intermediate terrain in Paradise Bowl and the more difficult terrain of the North Face to the west and the High Lift to the east. The Paradise lift has taken much of the skier load up the mountain since the closing of the Teocalli chairlift at the beginning of the 2018-19 season. At times the Paradise lift has had its share of problems. Many skiers were forced to walk out of Paradise Bowl to the base after the lift stopped due to repair issues in weeks past. (Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun)
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“He had it good and it wasn’t enough”: How a resort executive’s stolen-ski scheme shocked Aspen

A Pitkin County judge says Derek Johnson’s crimes -- including stealing and reselling skis for more than $3 million over 12 years -- dwarfs other embezzlement cases in the ritzy community.

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Jake Burton Carpenter, a snowboarder first and foremost, leaves Colorado legacy of community and persistence

Colorado ski resorts lined up against snowboarding even after Jake Burton Carpenter persuaded Berthoud Pass to open to athletes "surfing" the snow in 1978.

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“The industry as we have known it no longer exists”: A former Colorado ski area executive peels back the curtain

Chris Diamond’s new book, “Ski Inc. 2020,” is a study of the ever-shifting ski resort industry

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Colorado’s rivers are starting to swell — but there are still feet of snow left to melt in the high country

Snowpack levels in some of the state’s river basins remain at about 50% of their peak. A man was killed rafting the Eagle River last week.

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Hunger for uphill ski land has resorts, Forest Service looking at acres unused inside existing ski permits

Bluebird Backcountry, on the hunt for a home for its chairlift-free ski area, is exploring using thousands of ungroomed acres inside ski area boundaries

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Aspen stakes claim as the premier human-powered playground as skiers ditch lifts and traffic to walk uphill

“Alpine skiers are getting bored," said Erik Lambert, a businessman searching for a mountain to anchor an all-uphill resort. "They are sick of crowds. They are sick of traffic. I think people are ready for a cultural shift.”

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While others grumble over hordes of newcomers, Telluride embraces Epic Pass skiers

Locals lament crowds of Ikon Pass skiers at some resorts, but Telluride bosses say it's the locals -- not Epic Pass customers -- who are skiing more days than ever

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More Colorado ski areas — including Vail, Beaver Creek and Aspen — to open early for 2018-19 season

Ski conditions at Colorado's mountain resorts are the best they've been at this point in the season in years

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Aspen’s workers are hitting retirement age. And that’s made the resort town’s employee housing program a ticking time bomb.

Aspen is dealing with dueling interests: housing workers and building a community