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On July 15, Anderson Ranch Arts Center held its annual Ranch Gala and Live Auction in Snowmass, welcoming more than 200 guests from art, design and cultural communities. The event raised a record $1.6 million through ticket sales and the live auction. Proceeds support Anderso...
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The state's largest currently burning wildfire remains active near the communities of Rye and San Isabel. Plus: Updates on Gold Mountain, Ferris, Willow, Fishhook and Elk fires....
government
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission narrowly passed a new daily hunting limit for the 17 species it classifies as furbearers at its Thursday, July 16 meeting in Ignacio. Recreational hunters can now only kill two per day — down from the previous unlimited precedent — of ea...
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Freeride skiing and snowboarding will debut at the 2030 Olympics in the French Alps — and Colorado athletes are among those hoping to compete. Shayne Blue Sandblom, a 23-year-old Silt native and Freeride World Tour competitor , described freeride — a discipline where athletes rip...
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There’s something sentimental about running into an old friend in an unexpected place — and that’s exactly how it feels watching two beloved Nantucket institutions set up shop in Aspen this summer. Both brands are marking major milestones this year, and both chose our mountain to...
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Somehow, it’s the middle of July, and I feel like summer is just beginning, but also it’s half over? It’s disorienting. With the nonstop pace of an Aspen summer comes launches, beginnings, endings and a plethora of trunk shows. Here are some of the top fashion events and news tha...
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Recently, Colorado Parks and Wildlife instituted voluntary fishing closures on certain sections of three of our local rivers due to low flows, warm water and concerning oxygen content. The writing has been on the wall since spring, and now, it is time to pay extra attention to wh...
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In a wonderful picture book called “Snow,” a boy looks out his window onto a dreary, gray city and is delighted to see a few snowflakes falling. Meanwhile, the adults around him insist on dampening his spirit. “It’s snowing!” the boy exclaims. “It’ll melt,” says a dour woman. “No...
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I’ll be heading up to the Flat Tops once again this year on Aug. 12. It’s a date that is forever etched in my mind. I have driven up there on that date each of the past three summers just to go for a run, stop by my brother’s land to get some firewood and reminisce about days gon...
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The car is partially parked on the old bridge crossing Grizzly Creek, visible below. Cabins in the background housed members of the film crew during the three-week shoot. The area was originally homesteaded by the Broughton family and later included an orchard, fruit stand, gas s...
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A conservative voice veers off course I’m disappointed in Bryan Whiting’s most recent column. Bryan usually writes a thoughtful, researched piece, devoid of non-facts. He has been a conservative I could long debate, agreeing and disagreeing with him in equal measure on a wide ran...
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So far, this series of columns has discussed Dr. Greger’s advice on what we should eat every day for optimal health, as described in the 2026 edition of his book, “How Not to Die.” Today’s column is about what he thinks we should be drinking every day. Adequate hydration is im...
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Response teams for the Willow, Aspen Acres and Ferris fires say they’re not running into issues finding water to fight fires. Here’s how they do it.
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Lawsuit: Injured bicyclist sues e-bicyclist who declined to provide name on scene
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Conductor built program from personal experiences with films
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A marmot sits on a rock after taking a drink from a nearby creek at the top of Independence Pass on Friday.
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The Silver Queen Gondola reaches the top of Aspen Mountain on Saturday afternoon.
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A cyclist rides on the Rio Grande Trail near Wheatley Open Space on Thursday, in the vicinity of the July 4, 2024, bicycle accident that is now part of ongoing litigation....
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Cars drive through a crosswalk at the intersection of Cemetery Lane, Snowbunny Lane and Silver King Drive. The city is planning enhanced pedestrian safety for that intersection to be installed later this summer....
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Ken Yanagisawa, seen here conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School in 2025, is leading the Aspen Festival Orchestra on Saturday at the Michael Klein Music Tent in a presentation of iconic film tracks in “Soaring Film Scores.”...
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The confluence of the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers at Basalt is shown. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has implemented a voluntary fishing closure on sections of the Roaring Fork, Crystal, Colorado and Eagle Rivers. It goes into effect today....
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Are you asset rich but cash poor? Are you an illiquid millionaire? Even if you don’t have $1 million-plus in net worth...
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Jim Wingers — Mr. Chisesi’s letter about the Rifle versus Aspen airports had a few misleading non-facts. The Garfield County airport is four miles from Rifle......
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Rob Ittner — What kind of Pitkin County future are we building? I am not opposed to the historic racetrack continuing to operate...
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Nancy Pearce — The Woody Creek racetrack developer points to amenities like water for a bottle-filling station, solar panels, trail improvements and e-bikes......
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As someone who has been to the Middle East almost 700 times, Dennis Ross has seen firsthand how Middle Eastern conflict has shaped into what it is today. On July 15, at Vail Mountain School, he shared his insights alongside his longtime friend, Eagle County local and Emmy-win...
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As the temperature spiked on the hot and dusty Rio Grande Trail last Sunday, I did what any rapidly-aging, ski-bum lunatic desperately seeking attention would do: I went skiing. Not just any ol’ skiing, but dirt skiing. Well, technically I’d call it “shale” skiing. We’re rather b...
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A local trails advocacy nonprofit is channeling a massive 1990s railroad merger in an effort to revive a popular rails-to-trails plan from that era as the same out-of-state railroad conglomerate now seeks local support for yet another mega-merger application. The Vail Valley M...
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The “Pickle for a Purpose” fundraiser at Aspen Recreation Center returns on Tuesday, July 21. The registration deadline is July 18. Sponsorships are open, and individual player spots are on sale now. This charitable event offers participants the chance to play with some of...
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The SoL Theatre Company has been working on their Summer Stock Theatre show, and is launching with a production of “Spring Awakening”. The production, which has won eight Tony awards, will be presented at the Thunder River Theatre Company, with showings scheduled throughout t...
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Monday Parachute:The Fossil Files: Escape Room at 2 p.m. Rifle: Citizenship Classes at 5:30 p.m./Clases de ciudadanía a las 5:30 de la tarde. Silt:Summer Fun at the Silt Library at 2 p.m. Glenwood Springs: Dino Jeopardy at 5:30 p.m. Baila & Burn: Bilingual...
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Note: for a complete list of calendar events from around Garfield County and the Roaring Fork Valley, go to http://www.postindependent.com/entertainment/community-calendar/. Try Scuba Diving What: Trident Veteran Adaptive Program (TVAP) is holding a free event for veterans,...
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Fresh off a season which saw her claim Olympic slalom gold and become the most decorated U.S. alpine skier in history, Mikaela Shiffrin was nominated for an ESPY and named to TIME 100’s Most Influential People in Sports list. Shiffrin — who also won a record-tying sixth overal...
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ASPEN CYCLING CLUB — WEEKLY RACE RESULTSSKY MOUNTAIN MTB RACEWednesday, July 15, 2026 Men’s A (11.34 miles and 2068 vertical)1—0:52:03—Mahoney, Eric2—0:53:08—Hart, Sam3—0:53:31—Mobilian, Zach—Meatballs4—0:54:02—Robinson, Ryan5—0:55:00—Koster, Ryan—Sparkle Motion6—0:55:16—Bluem...
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From Vail to Aspen, these are turbulent times for the ski industry in Colorado and beyond. Yes, last ski season was epically bad. Still, plenty of people managed to have a very good time on snow despite the historically scant snowpack at Vail and Beaver Creek. And issues of...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially killed a long-standing provision of the Endangered Species Act in the name of government efficiency and deregulation. The move has drawn criticism and a lawsuit from environmental and wildlife advocates who argue it significantly ...
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Property owners allege the power company should have cleared trees and organic matter than fueled the nearly 100,000-acre blaze
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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in collaboration with Pitkin County Library and the Aspen Chabad Jewish Community Center, is inviting the public to “Americans’ Responses to the Holocaust: New Research, New Perspectives” from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 20. The event ...
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The Roaring Fork School District announced Wednesday that Jessica Piwko will serve as its new chief academic officer, beginning Aug. 24, according to a district news release. The position became available following the departure of former Chief Academic Officer and Assistant S...
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It’s been about a decade since Dame Jane Glover has conducted Britten’s brilliant and endlessly fascinating “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the opera based on Shakespeare’s endearing comedy. In rehearsing it for next week’s two performances in the Wheeler Opera House here in Aspen, ...
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We are proud to say that the Aspen Thrift Shop’s annual Art Sale at the Red Brick has become a favorite summer event for locals and visitors alike. On Saturday, Aug. 8, we will offer up for sale an extraordinary cornucopia of artworks, objects, jewelry and more that has come ...
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When the late David Scott received a kidney transplant, Dr. Monica Grafals was a provider at UCHealth in Denver who stood at his side, making sure he had a full understanding of the operation and felt comfortable in the process. After the successful transplant, Scott returned to ...
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It’s summertime, and the living is easy. This is the time of year when casual dining and outdoor BBQs with friends are weekly happenings. And the question that always comes up is, “What should I bring?” Your host, almost invariably, answers “Just bring a bottle of wine!” leavi...
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The Fishhook Fire, located 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 40 just southeast of Steamboat Ski Resort, has spread to 347 acres and is 0% contained as of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to Routt National Forest Service Public Affairs Specialist Aaron Voos. Voos told newspaper s...
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Our local growers work tirelessly, braving unpredictable weather and grueling seasons to keep our community’s kitchens stocked with thoughtfully-produced food. They spend their lives feeding us — and now, we have a unique opportunity to return the favor. As vice president of t...
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The Woody Creek Racetrack developer points to amenities, like water for a bottle-filling station, solar panels, trail improvements and e-bikes, as evidence of sustainability. But these token gestures cannot erase the toxic pollutants generated by race cars. No amount of greenwash...
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The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is on the road to a Master Plan, seeking feedback at the Board of Directors’ July 9 meeting as the process begins to unfold. Liz Scanlon, project manager of the endeavor from Kimley-Horn, outlined the Master Plan as a way to help provi...
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The proposed expansion of the Woody Creek racetrack into a 10-car racetrack and shooting range poses a direct threat to Woody Creek’s way of life. While the project is located on one property, its impacts, including increased noise, fire danger, water usage, traffic, light pollut...
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John Phelan, a part-time Aspenite, spent 13 months as the 79th secretary of the Navy under President Donald Trump, from March 2025 to April 2026. On Wednesday, at the Aspen Security Forum, Phelan sat down for a 20-minute one-on-one interview in the Doerr-Hosier Center on the A...
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The fire, the largest currently burning in the state, was estimated at 99,820 acres. Plus: updates on the Gold Mountain, Willow, Ferris, Fishhook, Green Ridge and Elk fires....
News
Well, we are finally down to the end of what has been an intense 39 days of football — or soccer — action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, which has been referred to during the tournament as the New York New Jersey Stadium,...
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The North American monsoon season is ramping up across the West, with the potential to bring much-needed rain as Colorado faces a historic drought and major wildfires, according to forecasters. National Weather Service forecaster Kris Sanders said that widespread, scattered sh...
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BOCC hearing on application scheduled for July 22
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Hogback View Estates is planned about 8 miles west of Glenwood Springs
business
Marble Distilling Co. has spent more than a decade making spirits. Its latest award proves the company can bottle that same spirit without the liquor. The Carbondale distillery’s Peach Jalapeño Shrub recently earned a silver medal at the inaugural North American Nonalcoholic C...
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As wildfires burn across Colorado, homeowners whose properties are at risk — or have been destroyed — must navigate a complex insurance system. The Aspen Acres Fire, currently the seventh-largest in state history, has burned more than 99,000 acres across Pueblo and Custer cou...
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Marea’s Mahj Squad and Marea Aspen Mahjong Social Saturdays, July 18 Marea.Altamarea Group/Courtesy photo Marea at The Snow Lodge will host Mahj Squad alongside Marea Aspen Mahjong Social Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a social hour beginning at 5 p.m. July 18 and ...
