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The X Games at Buttermilk Mountain this weekend were an opportunity for some of the world’s best extreme skiers and snowboarders to show off their moves. For young local athletes, it was also a chance to find inspiration.

Faulhaber’s 2022 X Games bronze medal was the “cherry on top” of her debut at the extreme sports competition. But even if she finishes last in this weekend’s superpipe, she’ll still have “the biggest smile” on her face, she says.

A 27-year-old man died Thursday after a crash in the landing zone of a jump at Makaha Park at Snowmass, according to Aspen Skiing Company.

The 2023 Winter X Games begin Friday and continue through Sunday with a busy schedule of on-snow action sports competitions.

Aspen Daily News editor Megan Tackett announced Thursday she’s stepping down from her role at the newspaper and taking a position as operations director for local real estate developer Bob Bowden.

The 2021 documentary about late snowboard pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter is coming to the Isis Theatre in Aspen on Thursday, marking the Aspen debut of the International Sports Film Festival.

Gu, who earned three medals at her debut X Games in 2021, spent time in Aspen encouraging local young athletes earlier this week.

A school shooting threat forced local schools to secure their buildings early Wednesday morning. Safety measures were lifted for local schools after a 26-year-old suspect from Glenwood Springs was arrested in Old Snowmass around 10 a.m.

The application for a short-term rental license at a cabin on the back side of Aspen Mountain owned by Mine Claim LLC was withdrawn last week in a letter sent to Pitkin County.

About 50 people showed up at Paepcke Park in Aspen on Sunday for the annual Women’s March on what would’ve been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Speakers talked about a range of issues important to women, from reproductive rights to domestic violence and sexual harassment.