The Triple Crown World Series is a “stay to play” event, requiring most teams to book hotel accommodations in order to participate. The tournament officially kicks off with an opening ceremony on Tuesday in Snowmass Base Village.

The event was a destination race for athletes from across the country, as well as a favorite for some local athletes, but participation from Aspenites accounted for just a fraction of total registration.

The short documentary about skier and mountain biker Steve Karzewski won the local NEPSA Awards in Aspen this spring. Now, it’s heading to the 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale, where it has the potential to reach a wider audience.

The program included athletes, advocates and influencers from all over the country. They gathered for snowboarding lessons, festive parties and fireside chats about race and inclusion, in an effort to show more people the joys of mountain adventure.

These parks in southeastern Utah attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, and are home to striking geologic formations and significant Indigenous cultural sites. The new superintendent Lena Pace brings years of experience, having previously worked on a floating ranger station in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Amanda Seward was one of the hundreds of participants who came to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Ski Area last week. She wasn’t a snowboarder before she was injured, but now, she aspires to compete in the Paralympics, where she can spread a message of support and community.

The eclipse viewing event was hosted by the Basalt Library and the Aspen Science Center, which also co-organized another eclipse viewing at the Third Street Center in Carbondale on Monday.

At the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, an entire semi-truck trailer filled with adaptive equipment ensures that every participant can get out on the mountain.

As high-altitude first responders, ski patrollers have technical skiing skills, level-headed composure, and the ability to pivot from snow science to emergency medical care at a moment’s notice. To process the stressors of the job, they often lean on one another — and turn to skiing to unwind.

This year’s “Boot Tan Fest” at Sunlight Mountain in Glenwood Springs brought hundreds of women and femme skiers together to celebrate their common love for the sport — and participate in a famed naked ski lap that’s become an annual tradition.