The schedule includes a giant slalom both Friday and Saturday, and then a concluding slalom on Sunday. Friday’s GS is a replacement for the season-opening race in Soelden that had to be canceled.
Tonight will mark for me the poignant end of a long, strange, 40-year trip. God willing, I’m going to see the final incarnation of the Grateful Dead’s nearly 60-year-long touring
Cherie Oates stands in the doorway of her home in Aspen on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Editor’s note: This feature is one in a series we call “Experienced Aspen,” a special section recognizing the life and experiences of Aspen’s most well-rounded citizens.
Cherie Gerbaz Oates was there for arguably the most important moment in Aspen’s history.
It was the winter of 1946-47 and the mining town had just started operating its newest crown jewel Lift 1 a milestone that forever changed the trajectory of the community and made it into one of the world’s most prized skiing destinations.