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Cindy Houben discusses her time with Pitkin County and what’s next for the community development department after she leaves July 1.

The Pitkin County commissioners will start their review Wednesday of Aspen Skiing Co.’s proposal for a rezoning necessary for the addition of the Pandora’s terrain on Aspen Mountain.

Debate continues to rage around a proposed expansion on Aspen Mountain. The U.S. Forest Service in 2019 greenlit the proposal by Aspen Skiing Co., which has long sought development on the mountain's east side above 10,000 feet in an area known as Pandora's. The idea is to add 153 acres of lift-served terrain, reached via a new high-speed quad chair. Company executives have said the plan would grant intermediate and expert types a tree-skiing experience hard to come by on Aspen Mountain, one of four hubs making up Aspen Snowmass. They've also said the project would be the ski area's first siza...

Debate continues to rage around a proposed expansion on Aspen Mountain.

Courtesy image Aspen Skiing Co.’s proposal to expand Aspen Mountain ski area into the Pandora’s terrain has not reached public hearings in the Pitkin County review process yet, but the debate has already started to sizzle. The Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Commission voted strictly on a procedural matter Tuesday and did not get into the merits of Skico’s proposal. However, several people submitted letters that framed the issues that are likely to dominate the expansion debate this year. Proponents contended that adding 153 acres of skiing mostly in gladed terrain would add an elemen...