Crowds will be limited and the typical season finale will be a shell of its usual self Staff reports Liftie Ben Pilger helps a family on to the Thunder Bowl Lift at Highlands on Thanksgiving Day in Aspen on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Aspen Skiing Company opened a run on Buttermilk and Highlands to spread skiers out during the holiday. With COVID-19 case numbers on the rise and Pitkin County remaining in level Orange restrictions, local officials said Wednesday they are limiting the number of guests at Aspen Highlands closing day Sunday, which is usually one of the biggest parties of the season.