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A longtime Aspen skier says the best way to assess the conditions is from the slopes, not the couch.
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Stella Vazquez, a 9-year-old snowboarder from Miami, says hot chocolate can “unfreeze anything” on a cold day on the mountain.
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Two friends visiting from Pennsylvania have skied together in Aspen before — back in 1974, when they walked up the mountain before the season began and skied down by the light of the moon.
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A self-described Buttermilk Mountain “lunch lady” has been sliding on snow since she was 2 years old, and finds plenty of reasons to keep heading out to the mountains.
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One snowboarder who splits his time between Aspen and Laguna Beach likes to show his appreciation for local lift operators with a program he calls “Lobsters for Lifties.”
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Snowmass Ski Area was covered in a blanket of untracked powder for skiers and snowboarders willing to get up early Wednesday.
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According to a Kansas City cardiologist in town for a work conference, “it’s a good time to have heart problems because there are 200 cardiologists right now on the ski slopes.”
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There are plenty of first-chair fanatics who get up early and hit the snow before the lifts even start loading. But the recent snowfall means you can find smooth turns late in the day too.
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It’s the peak of the holiday season this week and Aspen visitors are getting out on the slopes and scraping the rust off for some turns in the fresh snow on the mountains.
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If your New Year’s resolution involves a 100-day pin, you might want to do some calendar calculations. Aspen resident Jennifer Belmont was already more than a quarter of the way there on Wednesday.