Aspen Skiing Company
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The Aspen Skiing Company, known locally as Ski Co, is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado. The Aspen Skiing Company operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, which comprises four ski areas: Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass.
History
The company was founded in 1946 by Friedl Pfeifer, an Austrian ski instructor and racing champion,
The company didn't pay dividends until it was bought by
In 2012, the Aspen Skiing Company built a 3-megawatt methane-to-electricity plant in Somerset, Colorado, at Oxbow Carbon's Elk Creek Mine.[3]
In addition to managing and operating four ski areas, the company operates and owns hotels including The Little Nell and The Limelight, both in Aspen, and The Limelight hotels in Ketchum, Idaho, and Snowmass, Colorado. The company also operates on-mountain and off-mountain restaurants and operates a skiing and snowboard school, The Ski and Snowboard Schools of Aspen Snowmass. The school provides group and private lessons at all four mountains and teaches all levels of students, from beginner to expert. The managing director of the ski school is Jonathan Ballou, who was appointed in the spring of 2017, succeeding Katie Ertl, who was appointed to Senior Vice President of Mountain Operations. The ski season typically runs from Thanksgiving Day to mid-April, depending on weather and snow conditions.
The Aspen Skiing Company is currently owned by the
Aspen Skiing Co. announced in March 2022 a $23M 'makeover' plan at Buttermilk, which should be completed in time for the 2022-2023 ski season.[4]
Lobbying
The Aspen Skiing Company supported the
See also
References
- ^ "Aspen Skiing Company | Aspen Snowmass | About Us". www.aspensnowmass.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Passes | 2016/2017 Season Pass Info & Pricing | Aspen Snowmass". Aspen Snowmass. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- Aspen Times. Archivedfrom the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ Times, Scott Condon | The Aspen (2022-03-01). "Aspen Skiing Co. has big plans for $23 million makeover at Buttermilk". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "H.R. 3189 - CBO". Congressional Budget Office. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Audrey (11 October 2013). "Tipton Bill Seeks to Stop Feds from Trampling Water Rights". The Colorado Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
External links
- Aspen Skiing Company, Aspen/Snowmass website
- Aspen history timeline