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Tommy Biesemeyer experienced a dream so vivid that he just couldn’t shake it: He won the famed Hahnenkamm downhill race in Austria. Only recently retired, the 32-year-old ski racer from...
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 on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Local Landen Saks skis down to a chee...
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 majority who receive some sort of financial help made possible through the club’s largest event. ...