Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday tentatively set May 15 and Nov. 15 as the concrete dates to open and close the winter gates on Maroon Creek and Castle Creek roads.
Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday tentatively set May 15 and Nov. 15 as the concrete dates to open and close the winter gates on Maroon Creek and Castle Creek roads.
It’s an over the river and through the woods type vibe for this episode of The Drop-In, as Kelsey and Rose are back on cross country skis to do a nordic tour through Ashcroft.
Ashcroft Ski Touring prepares to open for its 49th season on Thursday. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
A quiet King Cabin before the opening of Ashcroft Ski Touring for its 49th season. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
The pandemic might have brought a bit of silver lining for Ashcroft Ski Touring last season.
Just as people flocked to the closed ski areas to skin up and ski down the slopes, recreation-starved hordes also headed 12 miles up Castle Creek Road to visit the cross-country ski area. The Wilcox family, operators of Ashcroft Ski Touring and owners of Pine Creek Cookhouse, kept grooming a handful of slopes throughout the spring even though they weren’t charging a fee anymore and weren’t officially open.