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Easter Sunrise Service

One of our favourite local annual events is the Easter Sunrise Service held at the top of Aspen Mountain. You’ll see half the town in the Sundeck having a great breakfast both before and after the service. Many (if not … Continue reading

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And it just keeps getting better (skiing)

Can you believe this coverage on the 26th of November? And it was warm even though it doesn’t look like it. I skiied in just a really light underjacket! This photo is taken on Lift 3 Aspen Mountain (Ajax Express). … Continue reading

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Skiing on the 22nd November!

Aspen Skiing Company opened Aspen Mountain (Ajax) early because of the stellar conditions! Thank you SkiCo! What a great view of Highlands Bowl from the top of Aspen Mountain – I never get tired of this view…. I must have … Continue reading

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Skiing Memorial Day weekend!

Aspen Mountain (aka Ajax) is open for the weekend!!! Still so much snow. Today a paraglider floated gently above the skiers. Yesterday I saw a gorilla(?) in the tree at the top of Lift Three – how long has that … Continue reading

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Free summer music in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley

One of the great things about summer in the valley is all the awesome free music! We went to see the Dunwells last Thursday at Snowmass – part of the free Snowmass series, then to the BlueGrass afternoon at the … Continue reading

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World Cup Aspen 2012

In November 2010 I wrote my first post about World Cup here in Aspen. This year I slipped the GS yesterday and was a slip-station chief today for the slalom. I am always somewhat terrified (strangely!) of going sideways down … Continue reading

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Waterskiing and snow skiing!

In June 2011 I wrote a post in which we had gone river rafting and snow skiing all in the same weekend….. well this week I put my water ski away and grabbed my snow skis and was on snow … Continue reading

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Closing day at Aspen Mountain

Wow – what a difference a day makes! After a long wait for new snow it arrived on time for closing day! We raced up to Aspen to get some fresh tracks. Unbelievably there was pretty much no-one there – … Continue reading

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World Synchro Skiing Championships

The World Synchro Skiing Championships were held on Aspen Mountain today. Fourteen teams participated including two teams from Germany.  I watched two full passes of all teams and the skiing was absolutely spectacular. Here is a link to amazing video … Continue reading

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Beyond Lenado…

A new adventure! Despite having lived here for 14 years now I have never gone up to Lenado. Lenado lies in a valley between Aspen (Roaring Fork) and the Frying Pan valleys. So we went up past Lenado on a … Continue reading

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