{"id":2457492,"date":"2020-04-21T23:04:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T05:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-skiing-co-will-continue-grooming-for-uphillers-at-all-four-ski-areas\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T23:04:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T05:04:01","slug":"aspen-skiing-co-will-continue-grooming-for-uphillers-at-all-four-ski-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-skiing-co-will-continue-grooming-for-uphillers-at-all-four-ski-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Skiing Co. will continue grooming for uphillers at all four ski areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"54.321624087591\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>People watch work being done on a Silver Queen Gondola lift tower before skinning up Aspen Mountain on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/><em>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/aspen-skiing-co-will-continue-grooming-for-uphillers-at-all-four-ski-areas\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Skinning-atd-042220-1.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Uphillers can count on an ongoing assist from Aspen Skiing Co. this spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skico will continue to groom slopes at all four ski areas even though the scheduled end of ski season was Sunday. The season, of course, was cut short when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis <a id=\"N0x2a0df80N0x2891d30:N0x2a0df80N0x2a1f898\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-skiing-co-shuts-down-all-four-mountains-after-colorado-governor-orders-closure\/\">ordered the state\u2019s ski areas closed starting March 15<\/a> as part of the effort to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skico kept grooming a few trails at each ski area after the closure to accommodate uphillers. Loads of skiers and snowboarders are putting climbing skins on their boards and earning their turns. Conditions can deteriorate quickly on ungroomed slopes because of the freeze-and-thaw cycle, so the grooming extended the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Plowing has started on Summer Road on Aspen Mountain and that eventually will impact skinning and skiing on the west side, according to an uphill report by Katie Ertl, Skico senior vice president of mountain operations. The entire road will eventually be opened to provide access for construction projects on the Sundeck and an expanded snowmaking system at the mountaintop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe will keep uphilling accessible (on Aspen Mountain) as long as it is safely possible,\u201d Ertl\u2019s report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At Buttermilk and Tiehack, Skico will continue grooming until the lower slopes melt out to the point where maintenance cannot continue. They will clear the roads where needed for water runoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At Snowmass, grooming will be focused on the east side of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cRoads have been cleared and, as we get permission, we will be moving equipment and workers up to start on the demolition and installation of the Burn Chair, and starting work on the Lodgepole\/Lunkerville snowmaking line,\u201d Ertl wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skico is <a id=\"N0x2a0df80N0x2891d90:N0x2a0df80N0x2a1fd18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/forest-service-approves-six-pack-big-burn-chairlift-at-snowmass-can-be-replaced-this-summer\/\">replacing the Big Burn chairlift<\/a> with a high-speed, six-passenger lift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At Aspen Highlands, limited grooming will continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cDespite some limited grooming, please continue to treat the mountains like you would the backcountry,\u201d Ertl wrote in her report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.371985157699\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 at-4 pl-4\" readability=\"17.798507462687\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers around Aspen and Snowmass Village make the Aspen Times\u2019 work possible. 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(Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times Buy Photo Uphillers can count on an ongoing assist from Aspen Skiing Co. this spring. 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