Kara Lapoint News Today

A few weeks before Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1986, a couple of young, local runners decided they would like to get in one more running race before the doldrums of winter set in....

Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times In the third year the Snowmass 50 — which formerly went under the Power of Four name — has been held exclusively in Snowmass Village, the locals and the younger generation shined bright. The Snowmass 50 is a highly contested mountain bike race that traverses the many trails at Snowmass Ski Area. Participants must complete two 25-mile loops that gain nearly 10,000 feet in elevation throughout the trail race. This year the event offered three divisions,...