Before I ever skied it, I knew Aspen Mountain was special. My dad skied there. It was “Ajax” to him. I would stare at its ...

Skiing along the Continental Divide at the top of Monarch Mountain at 11,952 feet, mountain operations assistant director Zach Moore points out the 377-acre stretch of fresh, steep terrain that will ...

But if you’re interested in checking out the views from the upper mountain, a vast network of green trails stretches ... The other two Aspen mountains—Highlands and Aspen Mountain—are ...

What was this viral video? It was the debut of Aspen Highlands’ newest addition to their patrol team, Goose, a 12-week old puppy who will be training to become a patrol dog capable of helping in ...

Freestyle Friday returned to Aspen Highlands on Friday afternoon, and it featured a special guest in the notorious Hotdog Hans. A character played live by Aspen Olympic halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira, ...

Ten years ago my friend Rhea came up from Golden to ski on what happened to be closing day at Aspen Highlands, which I mentioned, adding that I’d be wearing a Dalmatian suit. Midday at the area, she ...

Following over three years of construction, Douglas County officials on Wednesday introduced a new underpass shortcutting ...

She completed the hike and descent on Friday, March 21, alongside her father, Nick Springstead, a ski patroller at Aspen Highlands. The previous record was set in 2004 by Aspen native and eventual ...

She completed the hike and descent on Friday, March 21, alongside her father, Nick Springstead, a ski patroller at Aspen Highlands. The previous record was set in 2004 by Aspen native and eventual ...

He learned to ski. He took his high school geology final on top of Aspen Highlands. He even worked with an avalanche rescue dog. Now 37, he has been a fixture at every music and dance camp since he ...

Case in point? Aspen Highlands last Friday and Saturday and Buttermilk last Sunday. The four ski areas in general have been the epicenter of our town’s soul. There’s something about these last ...

The ups and downs of hiking are in the legs of the hiking stick holder. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. He's covered outdoor recreation for the Northwest Arkansas ...