{"id":1316906,"date":"2019-11-22T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=991150"},"modified":"2019-11-22T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T18:43:38","slug":"overnight-storm-drops-10-inches-of-snow-atop-aspen-mountain-to-help-with-saturdays-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/overnight-storm-drops-10-inches-of-snow-atop-aspen-mountain-to-help-with-saturdays-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight storm drops 10 inches of snow atop Aspen Mountain to help with Saturday\u2019s opening day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/aspen-snow.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"snow in aspen colorado\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/aspen-snow.png 818w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/aspen-snow-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/aspen-snow-768x562.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\"><figcaption><strong>Crews work to clear the Aspen pedestrian mall Friday morning after the overnight snow. <\/strong><br \/><em>David Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Opening day got a little sweeter as an overnight snowstorm dropped 10 inches of snow at the top of Aspen Mountain, and the snow is expected to continue Friday morning before tapering off.<\/p>\n<p>Aspen Skiing Co. announced earlier this week that Ajax would open Saturday along with Snowmass.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said if a storm dropped about 6 inches or more, the top of Aspen Mountain could open for top-to-bottom skiing. An update from Skico could come later Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Skico&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-mountain-and-snowmass-to-open-saturday-five-days-ahead-of-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class>announced earlier this week<\/a>&nbsp;it would open 75 acres of terrain on Aspen Mountain and 60 acres at Snowmass. That could change after the latest storm. Skico announced 10 inches at Aspen Mountain and 8 inches at Snowmass.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service extended its winter weather advisory until noon Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Another winter storm is expected to come in Monday with 4 to 8 inches of snow predicted.<\/p>\n<p>Flights in and out of Aspen airport were canceled or delayed Friday morning. Travelers should check the airport\u2019s website,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/aspenairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class>aspenairport.com<\/a>, or with their carriers for updates.<\/p>\n<p>There were a number of slide-offs during the morning commute that kept law enforcement and tow-truck drivers busy.<\/p>\n<p><em class>This story is a developing story that will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/overnight-storm-drops-10-inches-of-snow-atop-aspen-mountain-to-help-with-saturdays-opening-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crews work to clear the Aspen pedestrian mall Friday morning after the overnight snow. David Krause \/ The Aspen Times Opening day got a little sweeter as an overnight snowstorm dropped 10 inches of snow at the top of Aspen Mountain, and the snow is expected to continue Friday morning before tapering off. 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