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Photos: Opening weekend at Aspen Mountain

Aspen Public Radio | By Regan Mertz
Published November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM MST
Skiers and riders line up in Gondola Plaza on Nov. 28, waiting for their first gondola ride of the season. There were dozens of people waiting in line before the lifts started running at 9 a.m.
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Skiers and riders line up in Gondola Plaza on Nov. 28, waiting for their first gondola ride of the season. There were dozens of people waiting in line before the lifts started running at 9 a.m.
A skier stands at the top of Aspen Mountain on its opening day on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2025. The Silver Bell and Dipsy Doodle runs were open.
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A skier stands at the top of Aspen Mountain on its opening day on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2025. The Silver Bell and Dipsy Doodle runs were open.
Aspen Highlands as seen from Aspen Mountain on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2025. Skiers noted the lack of snow on the Highland Bowl.
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Aspen Highlands as seen from Aspen Mountain on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2025. Skiers noted the lack of snow on the Highland Bowl.
Aspen Skiing Company places signs around Aspen Mountain warning skiers that hazards may exist on Thursday, Nov. 28.
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Aspen Skiing Company places signs around Aspen Mountain warning skiers that hazards may exist on Thursday, Nov. 28.
A couple of Kansas City Chiefs fans get a ski lesson on Thursday, Nov. 28.
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A couple of Kansas City Chiefs fans get a ski lesson on Thursday, Nov. 28.
Ajax Express was one of the only lifts running on Thursday, Nov. 28.
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Ajax Express was one of the only lifts running on Thursday, Nov. 28.
Skiers take a lap on Aspen Mountain’s Silver Bell run on Thursday, Nov. 28.
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Skiers take a lap on Aspen Mountain’s Silver Bell run on Thursday, Nov. 28.
Skiers and riders take on Aspen Mountain on Thursday for the first ski day of the 2025 season.
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Skiers and riders take on Aspen Mountain on Thursday for the first ski day of the 2025 season.
Despite bare patches on Aspen Mountain, snow makers produced enough snow to open a couple of runs on Aspen Mountain on Thursday.
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Despite bare patches on Aspen Mountain, snow makers produced enough snow to open a couple of runs on Aspen Mountain on Thursday.
The Little Nell run has bare patches on Nov. 28. Skiers and riders must download on the Silver Queen Gondola until conditions improve.
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The Little Nell run has bare patches on Nov. 28. Skiers and riders must download on the Silver Queen Gondola until conditions improve.
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Regan Mertz
Regan is a journalist for Aspen Public Radio’s Art's & Culture Desk. Regan moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in July 2024 for a job as a reporter at The Aspen Times. While she had never been to Colorado before moving for the job, Regan has now lived in ten different states due to growing up an Army brat. She considers Missouri home, and before moving West, she lived there and worked at a TV station.
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