Carolyn Sackariason and Andy Stone join us to talk about the big news this week including the Silver Queen Gondola on Aspen Mountain. Right at peak ski season the lift blew a wheel bearing - a big one.
The grounded ski lift appears to have had little effect on tourism in town. It is shaping up to be one of the best Holiday season’s in recent years.
Also today we look at Colorado’s mark on history. You can now walk into a store, buy some ganja, fire up the bong and toke it up…and it’s all legal. This is such a big story that Colorado’s biggest news paper hired a marijuana editor to handle the news flow.
Its all head on today’s Valley Roundup.
Topics discussed:
Silver Queen Gondola Goes Down
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/160709
http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/aspen-skiing-company-no-big-financial-hit-gondola-closure
Busy Town
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/160735
Aspen Real Estate - 2013
http://www.estinaspen.com/aspen-real-estate-aspen-property-tim-estin/the-estin-report.html
Denver Post Marijuana Editor – Legal Pot 2013
http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/denver-post-hires-marijuana-editor-launches-pot-website
Pricey Health Insurance in Aspen
http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/expert-why-are-healthcare-prices-so-high-resort-area
Linda Lafferty – Best Selling Author – and Local
http://www.aspentimes.com/news/9491548-113/lafferty-stone-bathory-guzzardo
Also today:
Aspen Public Radio’s Marci Krivonen Interviews Denver Post’s New Marijuana Editor.
http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/denver-post-hires-marijuana-editor-launches-pot-website
The Download with Rob St. Mary
Tech in 2014.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/bigger-smarter-lighter-tech-were-looking-forward-2014-2D11741740
Bye-Bye Facebook?
http://fusion.net/abc_univision/story/quitting-facebook-11338
Tweeting Sharks.