Author: Janet Urquhart
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Dog survives 9 days on Independence Pass
ASPEN — Judy Dunn, of Aspen, couldn’t quite believe the call she got Monday morning — and not because it was April Fools’ Day. Her dog, Sophie, had been missing for nine days, presumably on Independence Pass, where she had disappeared. The message on Dunn’s phone Monday morning indicated the dog had been found. So did a…
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Dog survives 9 days on Independence Pass
ASPEN — Judy Dunn, of Aspen, couldn’t quite believe the call she got Monday morning — and not because it was April Fools’ Day. Her dog, Sophie, had been missing for nine days, presumably on Independence Pass, where she had disappeared. The message on Dunn’s phone Monday morning indicated the dog had been found. So did a…
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Mountain Rescue Aspen proposes new HQ
ASPEN — Mountain Rescue Aspen has proposed construction of a new headquarters of about 12,500 square feet on the outskirts of Aspen, allowing the all-volunteer organization to move out of a cabin on Main Street, which the group says it has long outgrown. A development application submitted to Pitkin County on Friday depicts a two-story…
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Aspen hopes USA Pro Challenge will return – with camping on pass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — Resort officials believe the town has positioned itself well for the return of the USA Pro Challenge next year, and at least some are hoping the U.S. Forest Service will reconsider the ban…
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Aspen hopes USA Pro Challenge will return – with camping on pass
ASPEN — Resort officials believe the town has positioned itself well for the return of the USA Pro Challenge next year, and at least some are hoping the U.S. Forest Service will reconsider the ban it put in place this year on Independence Pass camping. Last week’s second running of the bike race, which brought…
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Bike sharing program delayed another year
ASPEN — Aspen will wait another year for the long-awaited launch of a bike-sharing program. Organizers of WE-Cycle are now aiming at 2013 for the debut of community bike sharing — a program they initially hoped to launch in the spring of 2011 and then pushed back to 2012. The latest delay, said WE-Cycle’s Mirte…
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Rangers find another cow carcass, but no bear activity near hot springs
ASPEN — A Forest Service wilderness ranger found another cow carcass Thursday near Conundrum Hot Springs, southwest of Aspen, but there was little evidence of bear activity in the area. The agency intends to leave the hot springs open to the public, at least for now, with a sign already posted at the trailhead to…
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Skiers flock to Independence Pass summit for fresh turns
ASPEN — Diehard skiers who went in search of snow atop Independence Pass on Friday morning got more than they bargained for. An hour after the pass gates opened, snow was blowing sideways at the summit, where skiers and boarders from the Aspen side and mountain towns to the north and west converged in search…
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USA Pro Cycling must deal with fragile alpine tundra on Indy Pass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — Will double the racing on Independence Pass near Aspen with this year’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge mean double the impacts on the fragile landscape at 12,095 feet?The professional bicycling race that made an…
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USA Pro Cycling must deal with fragile alpine tundra on Indy Pass
ASPEN — Will double the racing on Independence Pass near Aspen with this year’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge mean double the impacts on the fragile landscape at 12,095 feet?The professional bicycling race that made an enormously successful debut last summer doesn’t return to Colorado until August, but a multitude of agencies have been working for…