At some point, as a skier or rider, it dawns on you that skiing and snowboarding are not necessarily without environmental impact. Although we are outside enjoying the fresh air, the gorgeous scenery and moving downhill under our own power (albeit, with a gravity assist) getting uphill is a different matter. When it comes to […]
Art in “Unexpected Places”: In Your Pocket and On the Slopes
Before you throw your used Aspen/Snowmass lift ticket away, take a closer look — it’s art. For six seasons, the Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) and the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) have collaborated to bring art to “unexpected places.” One of the most unexpected being the piece of radio-frequency enabled plastic tucked into the pocket of […]
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The Yin and Yang of Aspen? Part One: Aspen Highlands
Two weekends ago, our family was in Aspen. We love to ski Aspen/Snowmass and we spend a lot of time there each winter, generally at either Snowmass or Aspen. The lure of these two famous mountains is so great we often can’t get by them. Snowmass is the big mountain, perfect for families, with terrain […]
