I’m writing these words in the aftermath of the death of our friend in an attempt to make some sense of the last few days, as well as to tell the details of the events up to and after Chason Russell’s death on the Crystal River.
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A widespread gas outage late Sunday night left more than 3,500 Black Hills Energy customers in Aspen without heat or hot water and with little warning. The outage could last 12-36 hours for impacted residents, according to an update from Black Hills.
The energy company decided to “shut in” the system after “additional information came to light” on Sunday evening about Saturday’s service disruption, spokeswoman Carly West said Sunday night.
At approximately 10 p.m. Sunday, Black Hills Energy technicians began going door to door to turn off service at nearly 3,500 gas meters in Aspen to “ensure the safety of the system,” a news release stated.
Nearly two feet of fresh snow welcomed skiers and snowboarders Sunday as ski patrollers opened the High Alpine lift at Snowmass Resort.
“No” news really is good news for Aspen-Snowmass passholders this week: Aspen Skiing Co. won’t implement a reservation system for the holiday season, the company announced over the weekend.
After on-again, off-again hints from resort officials that a reservation system could go into effect to mitigate crowding this season, skiers and snowboarders can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that they’ll be free for now, anyway to hop on the lift any day their pass or pre-purchased ticket is valid throughout the peak holiday weeks without going online to select a date first.