Sky Mountain Park, one of the “crown jewels” in Pitkin County’s Open Space and Trails program, may undergo minor changes under a new management plan unveiled Thursday.
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Buttermilk To Open for Summer
Aspen Snowmass will open for the summer season Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-31, at
Buttermilk. This marks the first time Buttermilk will be open to the public in the summer. Guests can sightsee, hike, play disc golf and enjoy food and beverage options from the Cliffhouse restaurant, all accessed by the Summit Express chairlift. Summer operations at Buttermilk will continue weekends, Friday through Sunday, until June 20.
Snowmass will kick-off summer June 21 with daily operations running until Sept. 6. Weekend operations, Friday through Sunday, will continue at Snowmass through the month of September until closing day Oct. 3. Sightseeing and gondola rides on the Elk Camp Gondola and Elk Camp Chairlift, Snowmass Bike Park, Lost Forest, hiking, Camp Aspen Snowmass, food and beverage options at Elk Camp restaurant and more will be available at Snowmass this summer.
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This 6-mile trail located near Yampa in the middle of the Flat Tops Wilderness is moderately trafficked and features a narrow, 50-foot long “land bridge.” It narrows to as little as 4 feet and has drops of several hundred feet. Incredible views and fields of wildflowers.
Spencer McKee, the gazette
The associated press
Photo by National Parks Service
Photo courtesy Roaring Fork Mountain Biking Association
The Spanish Peaks, with Horseshoe Lake in the foreground, can be seen from the top of the William Henry Jackson Trail, a spur from Hogback Trail, in Lathrop State Park. 19th-century photographer William Henry Jackson took his famous 1885 picture of the peaks from this spot.
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This 6-mile trail located near Yampa in the middle of the Flat Tops Wilderness is moderately trafficked and features a narrow, 50-foot long “land bridge.” It narrows to as little as 4 feet and has drops of several hundred feet. Incredible views and fields of wildflowers.
Spencer McKee, the gazette
The associated press
Photo by National Parks Service
Photo courtesy Roaring Fork Mountain Biking Association
The Spanish Peaks, with Horseshoe Lake in the foreground, can be seen from the top of the William Henry Jackson Trail, a spur from Hogback Trail, in Lathrop State Park. 19th-century photographer William Henry Jackson took his famous 1885 picture of the peaks from this spot.