{"id":2458541,"date":"2020-05-17T21:20:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T03:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/were-open-ute-mountaineer\/"},"modified":"2020-05-17T21:20:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T03:20:01","slug":"were-open-ute-mountaineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/were-open-ute-mountaineer\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Open: Ute Mountaineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/bizprofile-atd-051820-1-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/bizprofile-atd-051820-1-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/bizprofile-atd-051820-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/bizprofile-atd-051820-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/bizprofile-atd-051820-1-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/bizprofile-atd-051820-1-2048x1350.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Ute Mountaineer in downtown Aspen is open to help with all of your outdoor recreation needs.<\/strong><br \/><em>Courtesy photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Business name<\/strong>: Ute Mountaineer<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Address<\/strong>: 210 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Phone<\/strong>: 970-925-2849<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Web<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utemountaineer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.utemountaineer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\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\">\n<p><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\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:mountainexpert@utemountaineer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mountainexpert@utemountaineer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Social media<\/strong>: @utemountaineer (Instagram) \/ @utemountaineeraspen (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Aspen Times<\/strong>: How have you gotten creative during this time? What have you done to keep your customers engaged?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>Ute Mountaineer<\/strong>: When the pandemic first started, we worked hard to communicate the steps we were taking to create a healthy and sanitary workplace. As it became clear that we were likely headed toward a mandated closure, we noticed a lot of people were interested in uphill skiing, especially with the chairlifts closed. Although it is not something we normally would do, we decided to sell off almost all of our rental uphill skiing equipment. We hope that it gave people a healthy outlet during the stay-at-home period. We obtained some funding through the PPP loan program and put our staff back to work cleaning and reorganizing the store for a new COVID-19 world. When tasks in the store ran low, owner Bob Wade organized a few work days to improve the local climbing crags in the Classy Cliff and Gold Butte areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>AT<\/strong>: What\u2019s the most important thing the community can do to support you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>UM<\/strong>: As we have always believed, Aspen residents should buy locally as much as possible. We understand that many people are choosing to buy online due to the pandemic, but it\u2019s more important than ever to support our local brick and mortar stores when possible. Shopping locally protects the unique character of Aspen\u2019s downtown; locally owned businesses create more local jobs and pay better than chains or online retailers; dollars spent in locally owned businesses have three times the impact on our community as dollars spent at national chains and infinitely more impact than buying online; taxes collected by local businesses pay for your roads, parks and community services; local business contributes to local charities and put on community events; and locally owned businesses cater to local needs, interests and customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>AT<\/strong>: Where can we find your most current offerings and updates?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>UM<\/strong>: You are always welcome to come by the store! Our current store hours and contact information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utemountaineer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.utemountaineer.com<\/a>. One of the projects we worked on was loading a portion of our inventory onto a website called locally.com. Locally gives consumers the ability to see what gear and products are available at their local retailers. It also integrates with brand websites such as osprey.com and patagonia.com to show you if the product you are looking at is available down the street at a local retailer. Then you can pick it up the same day for the same price, support your local store and keep tax dollars in your community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>AT<\/strong>: What has been the best customer experience or comment you\u2019ve had since the crisis started?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>UM<\/strong>: The overall support and feedback from our customers has been really special. When we announced our closure we received numerous emails wishing us well. When we shared some fun notes on Aspen legends like Bil Dunaway, we received cheerful messages of trips down memory lane. A silver lining to this situation has been having time to check in and share stories with our community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>AT<\/strong>: Is there anything else you\u2019d like to add regarding your business during the pandemic?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\"><strong>UM<\/strong>: We want to encourage our customers to continue to responsibly get outside and recreate in your local area. It\u2019s good for your physical and mental health, especially during these trying times!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/were-open-ute-mountaineer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ute Mountaineer in downtown Aspen is open to help with all of your outdoor recreation needs.Courtesy photo Business name: Ute Mountaineer Address: 210 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611 Phone: 970-925-2849 Web: http:\/\/www.utemountaineer.com Support Local Journalism Donate Email: mountainexpert@utemountaineer.com Social media: @utemountaineer (Instagram) \/ @utemountaineeraspen (Facebook) Aspen Times: How have you gotten creative during this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2458541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-17 15:26:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}