Highlands Will Stay Open Two Extra Weekends Thru April 27

Ten Feet of Snow Still On Mid-Mountain, And More In The Bowl, Convinces Skico Officials That Keeping Highlands Open Is A Smart Move, And Gesture of Appreciation To Locals and Resort Employees Alike


Aspen Highlands, because there is still almost ten feet of snow at mid-mountain, will close as scheduled on April 6, then re-open for two weekends, April 19 & 20 and April 26 & 27, Aspen Times reported on March 21, 2008. This will include the Highland Bowl.

With even more snow falling down on the White River National Forest, AKA, Aspen Mountain, Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk Mountain, the area could, although highly unlikely, stay open through June.

“This is our way of saying thank you to the community for a great season,” Skico President & CEO, Mike Kaplan, told the local press.

Buttermilk will close on schedule Sunday, April 6. Aspen Mountain and Snowmass will close Sunday afternoon, April 13.

Spokespersons for Skico said critical electrical work on the Silver Queen Gondola will prohibit the extention to Aspen Mountain, or Ajax. Construction on a new restaurant at Sam's Knob has to begin right away, Skico said.

“It would be a shame to waste all this great snow,” Rich Burkley, vice president mountain operations, Aspen Ski Co., told local press.

Exhibition, Loge and Deep Temerity lifts will operate each day from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Merry-Go-Round restaurant will serve a scaled-down, but always tasty, lunch menu.

All season ski passes are valid. Adult tickets will be $39 per day, kids and seniors will pay $35 and children’s tickets will be $25. Children six and under ski for free.
Employees from any other ski resort with a current season picture pass pay $12 for a lift ticket.

If only that could be the regular season pass to a ALL! But then it would be 1972 and every one would be wearing those funny colors and hats skiers wore back then--and those oh-so-attractive purple bindings...