"Is it just me, or do some of the lifties look older this season?" asked my husband as we rode a chairlift at Snowmass, in Colorado -- our local resort -- a couple of days after Christmas. I reminded him that during the holidays, the Aspen Skiing Co. executive team comes out to Snowmass and its other three ski areas to drive shuttles, work at on-mountain restaurants and, yes, help load lifts.