Ninety riders participated at the second annual Challenge Aspen’s Limitless Mountain Challenge on Saturday at Snowmass Ski Area. Teams included families, Challenge Aspen athletes, adaptive ski instructors, Challenge Aspen volunteers, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard.
Two decades after a ski accident nearly killed him, Bobby Layman continues to be one of Challenge Aspen’s biggest supporters. After all, the Snowmass-based organization was instrumental in getting him moving again.
Spring celebrations continued across the slopes last weekend with a benefit for Challenge Aspen in Snowmass, a 50th birthday party at Cloud Nine on Aspen Highlands, and a massive deck party to close out Bonnie’s season.
One hundred adaptive and able-bodied skiers including one particularly optimistic business owner with cerebral palsy competed to see how many vertical downhill feet they could ski in one day.