Tag: Aspen
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Two Colorado spots among most expensive ZIP codes in US
A report recently released by PropertyShark sought to determine where the most expensive ZIP codes are in the United States by looking at median home prices. While the most expensive ZIP code was one in Miami Beach and the rest of the ‘top 10’ was dominated by California and New York, two Colorado spots were…
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Leaf-peeping crack down nets over $11,000 in fines on Colorado mountain pass
As leaf-peeping season in Colorado’s mountains winds down, some startling facts and figures from one town’s efforts to ease congestion along the popular roadway Guanella Pass, have emerged. Officials with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released data regarding how many parking tickets were issued including fine totals, and how many vehicles were towed after…
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The greatest aspen drive of all time | Vince Bzdek
We take a break from our regularly scheduled programming of shutdowns, violence and vitriol this week to take you on a Jeep ride through the aspen, a balm for the world’s recent run of bad news if ever there was one. Let me say with great humility that the 12-hour ride I recently took is…
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CBI announces review of death of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson
An announcement was made on the evening of September 30 that’s likely to be met with a bit of surprise – the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is set to open a review looking at the 2005 death of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson years after the case was closed. Hunter S. Thompson died at the…
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2 snowmobiling events return to Winter X Games Aspen in January 2026
Snowmobiling in two separate formats is returning to the Winter X Games in Aspen for the January 2026 games, organizers at X Games said in a news release Tuesday. The X Games Snowmobile Speed & Style event was last held in Aspen in 2018, where Brett Turcotte won his first X Games gold medal, edging…
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8 Colorado spots rank among ‘top places for fall colors’ around U.S.
Vacation rental company ‘HomeToGo’ has published their annual report of the best places to find fall colors around the United States, and unsurprisingly multiple Colorado spots made the cut to be included on their list of 75 cities and towns. In case you haven’t heard, fall colors are already starting to pop up around the…
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Colorado’s 14er base camps: Where to climb and spoil yourself afterward
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow has melted from Colorado’s high country. Consider it nature’s invitation to climb. The state’s tallest summits await. So many to do. So little time. The most avid climber needs a base camp, a place…
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Photo gallery: Admiring Colorado’s wildflowers in places famous and foreign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where the masses continued toward one of Colorado’s most iconic scenes, the Maroon Bells, Christian Murdock veered off for an unfamiliar road. There, near Aspen, The Gazette’s photo editor drove up Castle Creek. “I’d probably driven by that turnoff a million times,” Murdock said, reflecting…
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‘It’s just astounding:’ 4,200-plus acres conserved in Colorado’s mountains
Land managers in Colorado’s central mountains are celebrating what they’re calling an unprecedented open space acquisition. Eagle and Pitkin counties recently finalized their acquisition of Three Meadows Ranch — 4,251 acres sprawling to the west of Cottonwood Pass over the Roaring Fork Valley. It’s Eagle County’s largest such open space purchase: $12.5 million toward the total…
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Lifts, price drops, hang-outs and more new to Colorado ski country
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Last year around this time, we were talking about terrain debuting at Aspen Mountain and Steamboat; about a chairlift reaching Keystone’s Bergman Bowl; about the latest in an ongoing series of lift and base upgrades at Breckenridge. There’s always something to talk about at the start of ski season. As more resorts open this month,…