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Editor’s note: Aspen Ski Corporation changed its name to the Aspen Skiing Company in 1978.We were an eclectic group, each disparate in his own way – our common connection being skiing and the Aspen Valley...

Golden Peak became one of many venues in Colorado making race training available to teams from across the country this weekend. It has been a good season for early season race training; Copper Mountain has...

Even throughout her World Cup career, McKinney has always embraced giving back to the sport and coaching its youth, and sees Aspen and its local ski club as the perfect next chapter after a lifetime in the general Lake Tahoe area.

Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times. With Aspen Highlands closing for the season Sunday — again sans the usual party — opening day for the U.S. Alpine National Championships is knocking on the door. The popular locals’ hill is set to host some of the country’s top ski racers the next two weeks in a low-key end to the competitive season. “A lot of people are kind of running on fumes, but we are all psyched to see high-level racing,” said Johno McBride, the Aspen Valley Ski & Snow...

Goodbye, NorAms. Hello, U.S. championships. U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced Thursday the planned NorAm Cup Finals, previously scheduled from April 5 to 16 at Aspen Highlands, have been canceled and will be replaced with the 2021 U.S. Alpine Championships from April 5 to 14, also at Highlands. The event will include men’s and women’s downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined. The change occurred due to strict travel restrictions between U.S. and Canada related to the COVID-19 pande...

Kristina Koznick, center, sprays champagne with the winning team Independiente at the base of the Stapleton Training Center after the 2020 Ajax Cup at Aspen Highlands on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Chase Kelly slows to a stop at the bottom of Stapleton Training Center after a run during the Ajax Cup at Aspen Highlands on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) A dog takes a nap in the sun outside the team tents at the Ajax Cup at Aspen Highlands...

A skier competes in the 2019 version of the Audi Ajax Cup on Aspen Mountain. The 2020 event, which takes place Wednesday, has been moved to Aspen Highlands because of the pandemic. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times) Considering the pandemic, it would have been understandable if the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club wanted to pull the plug on this year’s Audi Ajax Cup, its annual ski racing fundraiser and celebration. However, among the roughly 2,400 AVSC athletes there is a significant...

David Stapleton Sr. is pictured (back row, middle with tan jacket) on Jan. 18, 2020, during the Aspen Hall of Fame banquet with other past inductees. His cohorts include, front row from left: John Keleher, Dr. Barry Mink, Jack Brendlinger, John Callahan, Katie Bergman, Martha Brendlinger and Carolyn Moore. Back row: Tom Moore, Tony Vagneur, Cherie Gerbaz Oates, John McBride, Stapleton, Lt. Col. Richard Merritt, USMC (Ret.) and Joe Zanin.