{"id":2456091,"date":"2020-03-20T16:54:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T22:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=323049"},"modified":"2020-03-20T16:54:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T22:54:33","slug":"aspen-mountain-snowmass-tapping-out-for-the-season-outside-chance-for-highlands-if-allowed-skico-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-mountain-snowmass-tapping-out-for-the-season-outside-chance-for-highlands-if-allowed-skico-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Mountain, Snowmass tapping out for the season; outside chance for Highlands if allowed, Skico says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/skiclosure-atd-031620-1-2-1-1024x694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/skiclosure-atd-031620-1-2-1-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/skiclosure-atd-031620-1-2-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/skiclosure-atd-031620-1-2-1-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/skiclosure-atd-031620-1-2-1-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/skiclosure-atd-031620-1-2-1-2048x1389.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>A closed sign for the Silver Queen Gondola at the base of Aspen Mountain March 15, 2020.<\/strong><br \/><em>Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Aspen Mountain and Snowmass will not reopen this season, although there is an outside chance Aspen Highlands could open if the governor\u2019s order is lifted and conditions allow, Aspen Skiing Co. said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Skico vice president of communications Jeff Hanle said in an email that crews are turning their attention at Ajax and Snowmass to summer projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the extension of statewide closures, we are officially calling it a season at Aspen Mountain and Snowmass. Crews are completing breakdown work now and will start to prep the mountains for summer construction projects next week,\u201d Hanle said.<\/p>\n<p>Aspen Highlands will remain closed for the foreseeable future, he said, but there is a possibility it could open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are given advice that we can&nbsp;reopen sometime late in April by state and local health agencies, we would evaluate conditions for a limited opening,\u201d he said. \u201cThis would likely be a bare-bones, limited-services opening. We will take our lead on if this is advisable from the medical professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jared Polis on Saturday closed resorts for a week then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/colorado-governor-warns-more-social-distancing-restrictions-are-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"extended that on in the middle of the week until April 6. (opens in a new tab)\">extended that on in the middle of the week until April 6.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story that will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-mountain-snowmass-tapping-out-for-the-season-outside-chance-for-highlands-if-allowed-skico-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A closed sign for the Silver Queen Gondola at the base of Aspen Mountain March 15, 2020.Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times Aspen Mountain and Snowmass will not reopen this season, although there is an outside chance Aspen Highlands could open if the governor\u2019s order is lifted and conditions allow, Aspen Skiing Co. said Friday. 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