Snowmass News

Basalt Fire District board of directors member John Young, left, and Basalt Fire Chief Scott Thompson said the four new employee housing units behind them are critical to the long-term success of the district.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, led by singer Potter, front, perform a free outdoors show on Sunday, March 21 at Snowmass Base Village.

From live music by two of the hottest contemporary bands to an obstacle course race with jumps and bumps, the Bud Light Spring Jam that's springing into action in Aspen/Snowmass this weekend promises to be mountains of fun.

Valerie McFarlane, the Aspen police officer who left her post last month, resigned and was given $10,000 from the city as part of a severance package, according to records released Wednesday.

The fate of continued free bus service between Aspen and Snowmass Village - and who's going to pay for it - is back on the table Thursday, when upper valley elected officials convene in Aspen.

A Snowmass man was given a two-year deferred judgment Monday for a marijuana possession conviction, which came after he was busted for allegedly growing pot inside his employee housing unit.

The Elected Officials Transportation Committee will soon meet to decide the fate of the free shuttle experiment that we have been running between Aspen and Snowmass.

These two famous U.S. resorts offer deep-snow skiing at prices that are near par with our dollar.

Aspen Skiing Co. held onto a small increase in skier visits for the season through February while the rest of state ski industry limped along with a slight decrease over the same period, according to reports released Thursday.

The Dalai Lama, who usually avoids direct criticism of China, on Wednesday marked the 51st anniversary of the failed Tibetan revolution by accusing Beijing of attempting to annihilate Buddhism.

The current snowpack in Colorado's mountains tells two completely different stories, depending on where you go in the high country.

The Chili Pepper & Brew Fest is bringing the funk into Snowmass Village in June.

The idea of the Town of Snowmass Village stepping into the Base Village mess by condemning it and buying it out is one of the best I've heard in a long time.

This year's experimental stab at providing a slick crossing across pavement for cross-country skiers using the Aspen-Snowmass nordic system has proven marginally successful.

A young man who awoke disoriented in a movie theater showing "Avatar" 10 miles from where he had been drinking with friends is one of at least 11 people from the tony ski town of Aspen, Colo., who claimed that someone surreptitiously slipped drugs into their drinks, police say.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Police were surprised that the driver of an SUV, which crashed into a parked car following a high-speed pursuit with Glenwood Springs Police Sunday night, received only minor injuries.

Dogs play an important role in the lives of many locals. For patrol dogs, who have a real job to do assisting their masters in tasks including avalanche search and rescue, that role is greatly heightened.

The public is invited to enjoy a simple meal of soup, bread and dessert and contribute to a good cause at the annual Empty Bowls dinner on Wednesday evening.

Co-founders and partners Mike Pierson and Ralf Garrison of the Mountain Travel Symposium awarded bids to three major mountain resorts to host an upcoming MTS meeting.

David Aguilar has an idea how to keep people in Snowmass Village during the evening: Build an observatory that would take advantage of the dark night skies.