After a record breaking season of snowfall, it's safe to say that Mother Nature has been very good to Aspen. Now it's our turn to give back, join Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) for an Earth Day celebration April 26. The day kicks off with a Community Park cleanup at 9 a.m, bring your overalls because participates will be getting down and dirty cleaning up the winter's debris. Afterwards, get your heart pumping with the Earth Day 5k road race ($10 registration at Paepcke Park) at 10 a.m. If you're not up for the race but still want to be part of the action stick around Paepcke and join the Family Eco-Edventure Walk (it's free) at 11 a.m. Following the workouts, soak up the sun at the Earth Day Fair at Hallam Lake from 12 to 2 p.m. This family friendly event with be chuck full fun and games complete with eco-friendly prizes. At the end of the day toast to cleaner Aspen, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Cantina with a specialty Earth Day concoction.
Now that Frontier Airlines has announced their $89 one-way ticket from Denver to Aspen, it looks like getting to our remote mountain town has become, dare we say, affordable? The flights, which begin April 26, will offer five shuttles daily making travel not only cheap but convenient as well. Of course, these things go both ways. Not only will the fares encourage weekend warriors to fly in for a quick ski fix, but it also just got a little easier for locals to venture out of Aspen and enjoy a few days in the big city.
Plum caught up with Froniter Airlines back in early April to learn more about the travel benefits of having cheaper flights. Check it out:
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter David Crosby sat down with Plum to discuss the process of creating music before his show at the Belly Up as part of the Aspen Writers' Foundation'sLyrically Speaking seminar.
It shouldn't come as a surprise that here at Plum we love the color purple. Turns out our color preference makes us one hip company, according to a The New York Times article printed today, plum is the new black of the advertising and media world. Companies like American Express, Penta water, and Plum TV are paving the way of this purple mania phenomena.
After a challenging day, Plum caught up with fire information officer Bill Knight to learn about the wildfire that burned more than 300 acres of property in Carbondale and its surrounding areas Tuesday, April 15.
Bobby G takes a break from skiing on Aspen Mountain to sit down with Plum to discuss his current projects as well as his new show, Bobby G: Adventure Capitalist.
Aspen resident and professional skier John Nicoletta passed away April 11 while competing in the U.S. Freeskiing Series competition in Alaska. He will be greatly missed but his spirit will never be forgotten.
Julie Kennedy talks to Diana Lane about the debut of the 5Point Film Festival, a festival that celebrates adventure films and outdoor life, which arrives in Carbondale May 8-10.
Jim Horowitz, president and CEO of Jazz Aspen Snowmass, stopped by MNN to talk about JAS's incredible summer lineup for the Labor Day and Memorial Day festivals.
Frontier Airlines previewed their new plane and service to Aspen by flying in their executives on the new and environmentally friendly Bombardier Q400.
Cochairman on Aspen Gay Ski Week, Bryan Gonzales, talked to Plum about the plethora of events that are happening in town and on the mountain during this fabulous event.
Glenn Witman, founder of the Friendship Cup, stopped by Fresh Tracks during Aspen Gay Ski Week 2008 to talk about how the competition is shaping up and the panel discussion concerning gay athletes in sports.
Plum had the opportunity to sit down with Australian superstar Xavier Rudd who talked about his earliest memory of playing the didgeridoo before his show at Belly Up.
There are millions of creatures in our own backyard. Follow two-time Pulitzer Prize winner E.O. Wilson in BioBlitz—a segment where he and a group of kids explore the vast biodiversity in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
It is always unbelievable to think that another ski season has come and
gone in Aspen. While Mother Nature has a hard time giving in to spring,
our wonderful mountain town will nonetheless slow down in the upcoming
weeks. The approaching "mud season" gives locals a chance to skip town
and enjoy some much-needed R&R. Consequently, many of the eateries
and establishments change their hours of operation and some even close
their doors during off-season.
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This week's Aspen Valley Ski Club's (AVSC) Athlete of the Week is Oliver "Sharky" Bacharach. Bacharach won gold in the 14-15 year old Youth Men age category at this year's USASA Nationals Snowboard Competition at Copper Mountain this past week. According to on the scene report Bacharach "killed it in half pipe dropping a backside air, to back to back nines followed by a frontfive and alleyoop rodeo" for the win. Bacharach beat out 79 other competitors from around the country for the top spot on the podium. Oh, and you might have heard of his singer-songwriter dad (Burt Bacharach.) Congratulations Oliver!
Aspen Skiing Company announced that, in an effort to thank the community for a great season, Highlands will remain open four additional days -- April 19, 20, 26, 27. With more than 120 inches in Highlands Bowl and nearly 100 inches midmountain, this winter seems like a gift that keeps on giving.
Hop on the Exhibition, Loge, and Deep Temerity lifts and enjoy skiing and riding from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and don't forget to make a pit stop at the on-mountain eatery Merry-Go-Round, which will be serving up some tasty barbecue and beverages.
What does the extension mean for the infamous closing day bash? Well fret not party people as the vintage ski gear festivities are on as scheduled, April 6.
Check out Plum's coverage of the inaugural Aspen Environment Forum, where some of the world's leading minds engage in an exchange about the state of our environment at the Aspen Institute.
Starlet Kate Hudson adds yet another credit to her impressive resume as she makes her directorial debut in the Roaring Fork Valley as part of Aspen Shortsfest. Hudson's film, entitled Cutlass, is a captivating tale about parenthood starring Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning. Celebrating its 17th year, the festival presented by Aspen Film (April 2-6) is considered one of the best showcases of new talent in the world of short film and video. For tickets and a full schedule of events visit www.aspenfilm.org.
Colorado Senator Gail Schwartz stopped by The MorningNoon&Night Show to talk about the kick off of The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore the culture of reading, to the Roaring Fork Valley.
On April 4, 2008, at approximately 1134 hours, the Pitkin County
Sheriff’s Office received information of an unconscious skier that had
gone off a cliff in the Highlands area. Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol
identified the area as being outside of Aspen Highlands ski area,
possibly Toner Bowl, two bows back, on the West-facing slope, beyond
Highland Peak. Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office asked for Aspen
Highlands ski Patrol's assistance in accessing the victim.
Mountain Rescue Aspen was called out for the incident, and Summit County Flight for Life was put on stand-by.
A witness at the scene attempted to resuscitate the victim, a local
male resident. Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol was the first agency on
scene, and the victim was pronounced dead shortly after they arrived.
Equipment from T-Lazy Seven was used to help recover the body.
Aspen Counseling was called to be available to witnesses who watched the incident occur, and were in need of some assistance.
The victim’s identity was not released pending notification of next of kin.
