23+ hour, 47+ min ago  (504+ words) Twelve years ago, Katy Willcox was in base lodge at Buttermilk, about to start work as a ski instructor, when some ski patrollers walked in. Originally from Southern California, she had followed a boy out to Colorado " "classic," she said....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (582+ words) Public art " from murals to yard signs " is used more during times of political unrest. The Project Shop in Carbondale provides hands-on art education and doubles as a production facility with free screen printing. Reina Katzenberger is the founder. She…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (236+ words) Renters are feeling some relief as rental costs across the Mountain West are dropping. That's thanks, in part, to a building boom. Yet, at the same time, home ownership remains out of reach for many. The median price for a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (345+ words) Six books have been named finalists for the 2026 International Booker Prize. Formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, this honor is presented annually for a work of fiction that was originally written in a language other than English, then…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (451+ words) The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority board may explore policies to support residents who are furloughed from their jobs during the duration of the local airport closure that's scheduled for nine months next year. APCHA's regulations include a provision allowing temporary…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (327+ words) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could remain at U.S. airports even after Transportation Security Administration workers receive their paychecks, according to White House border czar Tom Homan. Asked if ICE agents will leave airports once TSA workers begin receiving pay again,…...

6+ day, 31+ min ago  (301+ words) Aspen Snowmass announced Friday that Aspen Highlands will close for the 2025-2026 season on Sunday. The closure comes two weeks ahead of the mountain's originally scheduled closing date of April 12. According to a press release from the skiing company, it made…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (838+ words) In some ways, the annual Immigrant Voices event is simple: a dark theater, a lone microphone and a bright spotlight. But it's also a powerful survey of threads from the lives of people in the Roaring Fork Valley. A preschool…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (258+ words) Aspen Historical Society and TACAW host author Lance R Blyth to share "Unknown Tales of the Tenth," unexpected stories he learned while researching and writing Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare (Oklahoma, 2024). These include…...

1+ week, 16+ min ago  (104+ words) Highway 133 is closed in both directions near mile marker 63 due to a wildfire, according to a Pitkin Alert. Jenny Cutright, deputy chief and public information officer at Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, said the five-acre fire is now contained. Fire…...