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Stay-at-home order issued for Aspen, visitors told to leave

The Pitkin County order directs visitors to return home immediately by “the fastest and safest available means"

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This is how much Colorado’s mountain communities stand to lose without skiing, restaurants, bars and lodging 

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

Coronavirus is running so rampant in Colorado’s mountains residents, visitors should “minimize all contact with other people”

By Jesse Paul Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado governor orders all ski resorts to close for at least a week in extraordinary move

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

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

By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
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)

“A test of our Colorado character”: High country will be hardest hit by coronavirus, governor warns

By Jesse Paul Health Primary category in which blog post is published

9 people connected to Australian coronavirus patient test positive for disease; 1 more test pending

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Aspen officials waiting for 13 Australians’ test results after woman tests positive for coronavirus

The 21-year-old woman who tested positive for coronavirus wasn't diagnosed until she returned to Australia last week

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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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As ski pass wars heat up, U.S. Forest Service curtails public ski area land fee disclosures

Now, the Forest Service will only share aggregated permit fee information for the ski areas in the White River National Forest. No individual permit fees are being shared on a forest, state, region or national level.

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As Aspen ski icon Klaus Obermeyer turns 100, he reflects on how he stays so fit and positive

On Monday, Klaus Obermeyer joined the Centenarian Club and celebrated his 100th birthday with an afternoon party at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen

Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published

Female farmers are fueling agriculture’s resurgence in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen

The number of farming-related, start-up businesses that have sprouted in the Roaring Fork Valley in recent years has encouraged her. Women head many of them.

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Colorado communities do what state lawmakers wouldn’t: Raise taxes on cigarettes, vaping products

The initiatives, mostly in mountain communities, follow a new state law that allows them to license and tax cigarette sales without penalty

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Does selling a high-priced Colorado mountain home on the big name of its former owner actually work?

Lindsey Vonn’s $6 million Vail home is for sale, and she wants you to know it’s owned by the greatest American ski racer of all time.

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Parked: Colorado towns are taking action to preserve their remaining mobile-home parks

Cities, counties and housing authorities in Colorado are buying mobile home parks to spare them from market-rate redevelopment

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Parked: One of the wealthiest counties in Colorado owns four mobile-home parks, an effort to hold on to affordable housing

Pitkin County owns four parks and the city of Aspen owns one