Audi FIS Ski World Cup, Friday through Sunday, Aspen Mountain Alpine racers from across the globe will suit up, clip in, and compete against each other (and the clock) in men’s slalom and giant slalom.
Developers of the project that could include a hotel, residences, dining and other amenities can now submit a building permit application with the city, though that’s expected to take a while.
News and notes from the Aspen area: city to host cleanup events in May; Aspen Ski Co. trail signs being auctioned for charity; local dentists collecting good for refugees.
Skiers ride the Shadow Mountain Lift on Aspen Mountain on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
The land use applications for roughly 320,000 square feet of commercial development at the base of Aspen Mountain’s west side were conditionally approved last month, and now vesting rights have begun for the developers behind what’s known as the Lift One project.
Jeff Gorsuch and his partners, who plan to build an 81-room hotel, and Michael and Aaron Brown, who plan to build a 107,000-square-foot timeshare lodge, hotel and private residences, have five years from Dec. 24 to apply for a building permit.