Snowmass News

The trail begins as an old road and immediately crosses the creek. But one mile in, and you hike into an aspen- and spruce-dominated forest.

Wildlife officials are investigating after someone shot and killed a black bear and dumped the carcass near a trash bin in Snowmass Village.

Andrew Taylor discovers the highs and lows of summer bike riding through winding Aspen valleys - and lives to tell the tale.

Anne Freedman ended an incredible run of public service in Basalt this week when she turned in her anticipated resignation from the Town Council.

The recording industry - that is, the business of selling recorded music - is, we are assured, a lost cause, never to return to anything like it was in the pre-digital era.

The American Society of Media Photographers , the premier trade association for imaging professionals, has announced that Craig Stevens, a photographer, printmaker and educator, has received the 1st annual Susan Carr Educator Prize.

More widespread rain will move across the Front Range Wednesday and Thursday, producing possible flash flooding and cooler temperatures, according to the Colorado weather forecast.

LEIGH VOGELl/SPECIAL TO THE ASPEN TIMES Travelers arrive Friday at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, which is currently served by just one airline - United Express.

Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Institute The stunning site of Rocky Mountain Institute's office in Old Snowmass was sold this week for $8.5 million.

Raymond A. Bleesz's portrait, "Mathew, Bus Porter, Greensboro, N.C," has been accepted to the 2013 Members Show juried by Andrea Wallace, director of photography and digital media for the Anderson Arts Ranch in Snowmass.

Aspen Times file A ground crew guides a United Express jet at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport.

Editor's note: This column first appeared Friday in The Denver Post. After the body of George Aldrich Jr., 28, was found in December 2010 underneath the Maroon Creek Bridge west of Aspen, the coroner determined that his blood-alcohol level was 312 times the legal driving limit when he died.

The Colorado towns that market themselves to the world based on their unique mountain opportunities and frequent parties are having a tough time reining in the collateral damage, writes Meredith C. Carroll.

The route of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge is announced during 9NEWS Mornings with Susie Wargin, 9NEWS Sports Anchor, and Shawn Hunter, CEO USA Pro Challenge.

Except for the copious amount of snow that has fallen recently, offseason has gotten off to a relatively quiet start.

The Snowmass area has been host to great music for many years. The Aspen Camp School for the Deaf just over the divide on Snowmass Creek was the place for the annual Deaf Camp Picnic, which started in the early 1970s and continued through the '80s. John Denver was a regular addition to the music lineup, shown in this image in 1976 playing to the ... (more)