Snowy season ending for Aspen, Snowmass
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- Created on Friday, 08 April 2011 13:06
- Written by Nathan
BY SCOTT CONDON, THE ASPEN TIMES
ASPEN — Skiers and riders have been treated to powder days with four or more inches of fresh snow on 29 days this season at Snowmass and 23 days at Aspen Mountain. Chances are they might score more before the two ski areas close Sunday.
Snowmass has collected the most snow of the four local ski areas, tallying 316 inches so far this season since Nov. 1, according to the Aspen Skiing Co. Snow is forecast for Friday through Sunday.
Aspen Mountain will wrap up the 2010-11 campaign this weekend with special events both Friday and Sunday. The Silver Queen Gondola will continue to run until 6 p.m. Friday for lift-served skiing. The Sundeck will be open for a moonlight dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. The last download on the gondola is 9:30 p.m.
Aspen Mountain will host the fourth annual Schneetag (pronounced Sch-knee-Tog) on Sunday. Teams of four will create a craft that they will pilot down a slope by Bonnie's Restaurant, negotiate a jump and attempt to float across a pond. The craft must be human-powered, less than 10 feet wide and weigh less than 400 pounds, including the pilot. Each team will pick just one person to “fly” across the pond.
Registration is free. Every team has a theme and will perform a skit before they descend. They are judged on costumes, creativity and flight distance across the pond.
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