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VA secretary visits Colorado Sunday, Monday
March 25, 2012 10:47 AM
DENVER (AP) - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is making two stops in Colorado on Sunday and Monday. Shinseki will be in Snowmass on Sunday for the opening ceremonies of the National Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. On Monday, he'll meet with staff and patients at the Denver VA Medical Center.... more » -
Man acquitted in Colo. snowboarding crash with boy
October 23, 2011 2:25 PM
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A 22-year-old man who crashed into a 7-year-old while snowboarding in Snowmass in March was acquitted of reckless endangerment and third-degree assault charges. The Aspen Times reported Saturday that that Pitkin County jurors delivered their verdict Friday after 90 minutes of deliberation. Prosecutors alleged... more » -
Video at issue in CO snowboarder crash case
October 17, 2011 11:41 AM
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A video that allegedly shows a snowboarder slamming into a child on a Snowmass slope is in dispute for a trial that begins Friday. Authorities have charged 22-year-old Travis Luffman, of Pfafftown, N.C., with reckless endangerment and third-degree assault, both misdemeanors. Authorities say Luffman was... more » -
VP Joe Biden in Colorado for vacation
March 25, 2011 6:29 PM
GYPSUM, Colo. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden and family are taking what's called a low-key vacation at Snowmass Village. The Vail Daily reports Friday that Biden landed at the Eagle County airport late Thursday and was taken by motorcade to Snowmass Village. Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo calls... more » -
Elderly man dies in skiing collision
March 12, 2011 12:25 PM
DENVER (AP) - Officials say a 73-year-old Pennsylvania man is dead following a skiing collision at Colorado's Snowmass Ski Mountain. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office tells the Denver Post that James E. Juckett collided with another skier Friday. His hometown wasn't immediately available. The county coroner's office is... more » -
Online voters name Snowmass mammoth 'Snowy'
January 18, 2011 4:53 PM
More than 15,000 people casts votes in the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's "Name the Mammoth" contest. The winner: Snowy. Snowy was the first mammoth discovered at an Ice Age fossil site near Snowmass Village last fall. Snowy beat out four other contenders--Jessie, Ella, Ziggy and Samammoth. more » -
Search called off for missing man
December 13, 2010 10:39 PM
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen police believe a body found under a bridge might be that of a Snowmass Village man last seen Nov. 27. The Aspen Daily News reports that police believe a body found under Maroon Creek Bridge Monday might be 28-year-old George Aldrich, a Snowmass ski... more » -
First Jefferson's ground sloth ever discovered in Colorado
November 7, 2010 10:29 AM
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) - Scientists excavating an Ice Age ecosystem in Snowmass Village say they have found the first Jefferson's ground sloth ever discovered in Colorado. Denver Museum of Nature & Science research associate Greg McDonald confirmed Saturday that a bone found earlier this week is the upper... more » -
Snowmass mammoth photos released
November 6, 2010 6:49 PM
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has released photos of the fossils discovered at an excavation site near Snowmass. In one picture, the bones of a juvenile columbian mammoth are spread out on a table at the Snomass Water and Sanitaion District offices. The bones were initially... more » -
Woolly mammoth bones found in Colorado
October 18, 2010 4:51 PM
Officials in Snowmass Village say the bones of a woolly mammoth have been found during a construction project. The Aspen Times reported Monday that a bulldozer operator noticed what turned out to be rib bones sticking out of the ground while working on a reservoir project last week. ... more » -
Snowmass balloon and wine festival this weekend
September 17, 2010 5:02 PM
If you're looking for an excuse to go to the high country this weekend--here it is. Snowmass is holding its annual Balloon and Wine Festival. Snowmass touts its festival as the highest altitude hot air balloon event in the country. More than 30 balloons are expected to attend. Snowmass... more »
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