/tags/aspen Aspen en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-29/celebrity-chef-andrew-zimmern-speaks-about-his-sobriety-and-advocacy-at-aspen-food-event Zimmern, who has been sober for 32 and a half years, has met dozens of people at the festival who want to share their own experience. He said he feels a responsibility to use his platform for advocacy around mental health. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-29/celebrity-chef-andrew-zimmern-speaks-about-his-sobriety-and-advocacy-at-aspen-food-event Kaya Williams /news/2024-04-28/a-new-tutoring-class-in-carbondale-helps-immigrants-learn-english-but-some-may-have-to-leave-the-valley Many of the new immigrants staying in town were attending English in Action’s new weekly tutoring sessions at the Carbondale Library before the winter shelters closed on April 1. Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:14:00 GMT /news/2024-04-28/a-new-tutoring-class-in-carbondale-helps-immigrants-learn-english-but-some-may-have-to-leave-the-valley Eleanor Bennett, Aspen Public Radio /news/2024-04-27/the-best-feeling-in-the-whole-wide-world-army-veteran-finds-camaraderie-and-freedom-in-adaptive-snowboarding Amanda Seward was one of the hundreds of participants who came to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Ski Area earlier this month. She wasn’t a snowboarder before she was injured, but now, she aspires to compete in the Paralympics, where she can spread a message of support and community. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:04:00 GMT /news/2024-04-27/the-best-feeling-in-the-whole-wide-world-army-veteran-finds-camaraderie-and-freedom-in-adaptive-snowboarding Kaya Williams, Aspen Public Radio /news/2024-03-12/colorados-ski-resorts-helped-by-elevation-but-climate-change-hurts-overall-industry-study-shows A recent study found that ski resorts across the U.S. have lost billions of dollars and some ski days to climate change. The Rocky Mountain region saw the lowest losses, but resorts there are not out of the woods. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:53:14 GMT /news/2024-03-12/colorados-ski-resorts-helped-by-elevation-but-climate-change-hurts-overall-industry-study-shows Emma VandenEinde /news/2024-02-25/its-mainstream-now-so-get-out-and-get-it-chefs-restaurants-and-restaurant-awards-shape-the-culture-of-farm-to-table-dining In this final story of a three-part series, reporter Kaya Williams speaks with several of the chefs about the past, present and future of the farm-to-table movement. Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:36:00 GMT /news/2024-02-25/its-mainstream-now-so-get-out-and-get-it-chefs-restaurants-and-restaurant-awards-shape-the-culture-of-farm-to-table-dining Kaya Williams /news/2024-02-24/farmers-see-flavor-as-a-gateway-to-help-people-recognize-the-value-of-local-agriculture In this second story of a three-part series, reporter Kaya Williams heads from the table to the farm to get an agricultural perspective on the value of local ingredients. Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:58:00 GMT /news/2024-02-24/farmers-see-flavor-as-a-gateway-to-help-people-recognize-the-value-of-local-agriculture Kaya Williams /news/2024-02-23/an-epicurean-journey-through-the-state-of-colorado-encourages-diners-to-think-about-the-origin In this first story of a three-part series, reporter Kaya Williams visits one farm-to-table concept in Aspen and decides to dig deeper into the purpose and impact of the movement. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:32:00 GMT /news/2024-02-23/an-epicurean-journey-through-the-state-of-colorado-encourages-diners-to-think-about-the-origin Kaya Williams /news/2023-12-30/winter-x-games-will-see-changes-in-lineup-layout-for-january-2024-event-in-aspen This winter will be one of historic firsts for the X Games — including gender parity among men’s and women’s events and the implementation of a ticketing system for spectator corrals at the base of Buttermilk Mountain. Slopeside concerts are not on the docket. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:03:00 GMT /news/2023-12-30/winter-x-games-will-see-changes-in-lineup-layout-for-january-2024-event-in-aspen Kaya Williams, Aspen Public Radio /news/2023-07-18/climate-change-exacerbates-wildfires-impacts-burn-scar-recovery Climate change is affecting post-fire recovery, causing a decline in the regeneration of some species. Scientists hypothesize that with warming conditions, the same issues could befall the Roaring Fork Valley. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:21:15 GMT /news/2023-07-18/climate-change-exacerbates-wildfires-impacts-burn-scar-recovery Halle Zander, Aspen Public Radio /news/2023-03-20/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado A skier was killed in a large avalanche just outside a Colorado ski resort boundary on Sunday, a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim in the state. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:38:06 GMT /news/2023-03-20/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado Associated Press