Winter X-Games Next Week Aspen-Snowmass
January 18, 2008
The start of the winter X Games in Aspen and Snowmass are now just four days away. The event kicks off on Monday and Tuesday (January 21-22) with the Ski and Snowboard SuperPipe men’s and women’s practice sessions.
Wednesday, January 23rd with Slopestyle Practice, Snowmobile speed & style practice, big air and skier X practice sessions. Elimination and Qualifier rounds on Thursday, along with the Snowmobile Speed & Style Finals and Ski SuperPipe Men’s Final.
Friday thru Sunday includes action in all the big events - check the schedule for venues and times for events. The Budweiser Hi-Fi Concert Series is also on this weekend. Dinosaur Jr. performs at 5:30 on Thursday the 24th, in Aspen at the base of the Little Nell Run.
Thanks to Boyd at Aspen Daily Image for the shot of SuperPipe under construction. Check our Daily Aspen-Snowmass Photo section for more!
Aspen News in one word SNOW
January 9, 2008
The snow conditions are “all time” in Aspen and Snowmass – Right Now! Its January in Colorado and the lift lines are short, and the powder runs are all day long.
Time to call in sick, cash in a vacation week, or take a sabbatical while you ponder a new career – The 405 commute will be waiting for you when you get back to LA.
Aspen-Snowmass Ski Conditions
December 17, 2007
The Aspen and Snowmass early season ski conditions are incredible! The mountains have received almost 200% of the normal December snow-fall and the cold temperatures are helping to keep it around. Its looking to be some of the best Holiday Season ski conditions ever. Here is some video of the current ski conditions in Aspen.
Aspen News-Independence Pass Closing Today
November 7, 2007
“You cant get there from here,” Aspen is almost the end of the road starting Wednesday, November 7th at 2pm
Today the highway crews will lock the gates to Independence Pass, closing off Highway 82 over the 12,095-foot pass east of Aspen until next Spring. The pass will not reopen until late May, weather permitting.
Work crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will lock the gates at the base of the pass at both the Aspen and Twin Lakes side at 2 pm. Then, the road crews will meet at the summit - the Continental Divide – and search both sides of the pass, escorting out anyone they find to assure nobody is locked in for the winter season.
Any motorist who inadvertently gets caught behind the locked gates can recover their vehicle. On the Aspen side, travelers can call the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office at 970-920-5300, which has a key to unlock the gate.
Nov. 7 is the traditional closure date for the pass even though the current good weather could allow it to remain open longer. Early season snowstorms have caused the closure earlier in past years.
Last month, CDOT closed the pass temporarily when conditions deteriorated, then reopened the route when the weather cleared.
Once Independence Pass closes for the winter, there is only one way in and out of Aspen, Colorado and thats by road via Highway 82 to the northwest. It links up with Interstate 70 in Glenwood Springs.
Basalt Approves Master Growth Plan
October 24, 2007
On Tuesday night the Basalt Town Council approved the 2007 Basalt Master Plan by a vote of 4-2.
The Master Plan establishes the boundaries for urban growth for both East and West Basalt. The plan creates the expansion of up to 1,998 new residential units that could be granted building permits within Basalt, Colorado over the next five years.
This represents the maximum potential permits under the plan for undeveloped lots and parcels inside the boundaries of the growth plan. To put the scope of this growth into perspective, there were 1,388 residential properties listed inside the Basalt city limits in 2004.
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