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INSIDE this EDITION VOLUME 4 F ISSUE NUMBER 49–

DEPARTMENTS

General manager Samantha Johnston Editor Jeanne McGovern

04 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

Subscriptions Dottie Wolcott

08 MOUNTAIN MAYHEM 11

LEGENDS & LEGACIES

UNTUCKED

Circulation Maria Wimmer Art Director Afton Groepper

14 WINE 17

Publication Designers Ashley Detmering & Madelyn LyBarger

FOOD MATTERS

20 LIBATIONS

Production Manager Evan Gibbard

26 VOYAGES

Arts editor Andrew Travers

28 LOCAL CALENDAR

Contributing Writers Amiee White Beazley Amanda Rae Busch John Colson Kelly J. Hayes Barbara Platts Stephen Regenold May Selby Tim Willoughby High Country News Aspen Historical Society

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CLOSING ENCOUNTERS

Sales Ashton Hewitt Amy Laha David Laughren Max Vadnais Louise Walker Tim Kurnos

21 COVER STORY Are you ready for ski season? We are. And this week’s cover story by Kelly J. Hayes — which

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

by ANDREW TRAVERS

POPULAR MUSIC BELLY UP is a refuge from the quiet of Aspen off-season, with live music throughout the fall and often free concerts to keep us entertained. Over the next week, the club has four no-cover shows on the books. So if you’re out of work until the lifts start spinning or jealous of your friends jaunting off to sunny beaches in midNovember, these shows are sure to boost your spirits. Funky rock and electro outfit The Main Squeeze (previously seen opening up for Papadosio at Belly Up) plays the club on Thursday, Nov. 12. The show is free until 10 p.m., after which there’s a $5 cover at the door. Local favorites Dead Floyd bring their mix of Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd tributes to Belly Up on Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 p.m. Fort Collins natives and frequent Aspen performers Musketeer Gripweed return to the club with their Southerntinged party-starting rock on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 9:30 p.m. Shadow of the Jaguar, a Boulder-based blues and rock ’n’ roll duo, plays the club on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Also coming up on Sunday, Nov. 22, the Los Angeles singer-songwriter Andy Frasco plays the club with his band, The U.N. Belly Up also opens up and plays evening NFL games every Thursday, Sunday and Monday. More info at www.bellyupaspen.com

The Fort Collins-based revival rock band, Muskateer Gripweed, returns to Belly Up Aspen on Saturday, Nov. 14.

CURRENTEVENTS THEATER Marcia Butler will give a free reading and talk at Woody Creek Community Center.

LITERATURE

Bryan Edelmann stars as Lumiere in Aspen Community Theatre’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

THIS WEEKEND is your last chance to see Aspen Community Theatre’s epic staging of the musical “Beauty and the Beast.” The long-running Broadway hit finishes its fall run — performed by 38 local actors — at the District Theatre with performances Nov. 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for children 12 and under; available at the Wheeler Opera House box office and www.aspenshowtix.com.

ASPEN WORDS’ NOVEMBER writer-in-residence Marcia Butler will give a free reading and talk at the Woody Creek Community Center on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Butler, a professional oboist for 25 years who switched gears and worked as an interior designer, has a memoir titled “The Skin Above My Knee” scheduled for release in January. She is currently at work on a novel. The reading is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. More info at www.aspenwords.org.

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On Arctic ice and white-male death rates DEPARTING from my usual cheerful weekly appraisals of Republican-party tomfoolery, nasty corporate hijinks and other uplifting topics, I decided this week to write about “The End of the World” as it was described in a recent magazine article. The article is in the current edition of The Nation, a 150year old progressive, leftist publication that has managed to stay alive in spite of this country’s recent and painful slide to the right side of the political spectrum. Written by Roy Scranton (he also wrote a book, “Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization,” check it out), it is about an “eco-tour” of the Arctic in a ship named the MS Ocean Endeavor, which sailed from a port in Greenland along a twisted course that led past Ellesmere Island, Baffin Bay, Prince of Wales Island and other far-northern cool spots where the sea-ice and glaciers are melting so fast that some scientists expect the Arctic to be ice-free by 2030. That’s right, by 2030. That’s 15 years from now. That’s the impact of global warming, shorn of the foolish images of doubting politicians clinging to denials and fantasies born of wishful thinking. The tour was part of a growing phenomenon in tourism; traveling to far-flung reaches to catch a glimpse (and a photo) of something that is rapidly disappearing, whether it’s wildlife or glaciers. It’s called adventure tourism, but what it really is is apocalyptic tourism — traveling to the outer reaches of civilization to see, firsthand, the global destruction that is being wrought by civilization in its pell-mell gallop of “progress.” Scranton, a writer specializing in such apocalyptic screeds, describes being inside a hollowed-out section of the western Greenland ice sheet, listening to the constant drip, drip, drip of glacial melting and realizing that it cannot be stopped. He writes about Inuit elders who dispute the contention of scientists that the polar bear is threatened with extinction, who declare that the numbers of the bears are actually growing and give evidence of seeing more bears than ever before. Scranton then points out that it may simply be that the tribes are seeing more bears because the bears’ natural habitat — the sea ice — is disappearing and forcing the bears inland, where they come into increasing contact with humans. We can imagine how that will work out, can’t we? Scranton remarks on the irony of traveling with a bunch of aging, well-off, mostly white tourists on a boat that burns perhaps 20 tons of fuel a day, thereby

adding to the carbon load of the atmosphere that is causing global warming to accelerate, and thereby contributing to the very circumstances that threaten the Arctic ice and brought the tourists onto the boat in the first place. And he writes about the “war of Man — white men — against nature,” a war that has gone on since the white marauders of Europe started roaming the world in ships and realized there were numerous “lesser” races they could subjugate and whose lands the white invaders could plunder with impunity. Scranton’s particular target for condemnation in this passage was the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, in which Sir John Franklin of England tried to find the fabled Northwest Passage and perished in a remarkably vibrant display of hubris marked by cannibalism when his ships got stuck in the sea ice. It turned out, in contrast to the noble tales of a stout-hearted crew struggling valiantly against nature and each other, what really did in the crews of the two ships was lead poisoning from the mountain of canned goods Sir John had brought along. The article, instructive as it was about a man’s first-hand look at the effects of industry and human population growth on the natural environment, also caused me to wonder about the impact of white men on the world, and the effects of that impact on the white men themselves. I read a story in the New York Times recently lamenting the increasing death rates among white American males, largely due to drug addiction and suicide, compared to falling death rates among men in other countries and among men of color in the U.S. Could it be that, somewhere in the deepest, darkest recesses of the average white male’s brain, we realize the harm we, as a group, have done to the world over the course of a couple of centuries? Could it be that we, white American males, are feeling a little guilty about our rapacious behavior, which has manifested itself increasingly since the industrial revolution, and we are starting to worry if we’re bad for the planet’s health and wellbeing? For most of our existence as a species, you know, humans weren’t able to see beyond the horizon or tomorrow morning as we went about our daily lives. Now, we can see farther, and the view is not promising. It’s enough to drive a (white) man to drink. Maybe it has done that, and worse. Read all about it.

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

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THE CAST AND CREW of Aspen Community Theatre have outdone themselves once again with their latest performance, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” which opened last weekend and contines through Nov. 15 at the Aspen District Theatre. Producers Jody Hecht and Rita Hunter, Musical Director Kyle Jones, Director/Choreographer Marisa Post, Conductor David Dyer and the many talented performers, production

Nakiri Gallagher-Cave playing an Enchanted Object alongside Gail Mizner as Madame de la Grande Bouche.

staff, board members, family and friends who contributed to this show can be commended for a job well done in bringing the runaway success on Broadway to the small stage on the Aspen schools’ campus. Aspen Community Theatre is an incredible asset to our valley with performers of all ages and experience banding together and who volunteer an inordinate amount of time to rehearse their

Dancing objects perform in the ensemble for “Be Our Guest.”

Babette the French maid played by Brittany Bays.

roles until it’s show time. Since its 1994 debut, Beauty and The Beast has appealed to the masses with its fairytale setting, joyous journey, catchy tunes and colorful sets and costumes. Aspen Community Theatre has done a wonderful job bringing the magic of this musical to our valley — a show worth seeing before it’s final curtain call. For tickets, visit www.aspenshowtix.com. To learn more and support ACT, visit www.aspencommunitytheatre.com.

Graham Northrup, as Cogsworth, with Bryan Edelmann as Lumiere at the Beast’s grand castle.

Conductor David Dyer leads the talented orchestra.

Belle, played by Alix Bigley, surrounded by Townspeople in the opening scene.

Enchanted Objects gather for the ensemble scene, singing “Be Our Guest.”

Mrs. Potts, played by Tammy Baar, and Chip, played by Hannah Feeney.

The Beast, played by Travis Lane McDiffett, confronts an unexpected guest in his castle.

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Belle, played by Alix Bigley, with her father, Maurice, played by Brian Keleher.

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Enchanted Objects dancing to “Be Our Guest.”

The charming Lumiere endearingly played by Bryan Edelmann.

Playing a Silly Girl, Gaby Rafelson dances on the table during The Tavern scene.

Surrounded by townspeople, the arrogant Gaston, played by Emery Major, leads a song in the tavern.

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LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

by TIM WILLOUGHBY

The Aspen High School mandolin club provided social opportunities for musicians and entertainment for the community.

GRANDPARENTS’ MUSIC As a young child, I experienced my grandparents’ music, and

that of my friends’ grandparents, through the antiques they kept. They had lived during the 1800s and weathered many technological leaps that transformed the way families offered and received entertainment.

Ingrid Stuebner, nee Elisha, and I delighted in finding an RCA Victrola phonograph. The Elisha house on Main Street, one of few Aspen houses with three stories plus a basement, was large enough to accommodate antiques. On winter days while our parents partied downstairs, we discovered the music player in the attic. The phonograph had a classic horn large enough to fill any room with music. A supply of music recorded on wax cylinders complemented the still-functioning machine. However, we were less interested in the music it made than in its workings. Growing up in the electronic age we marveled at mechanical power and took turns cranking it up. There was also a cup of needles. Apparently phonograph needles wore down quickly as they traced the grooves of the cylinders. Barney and Gary Bishop and I explored their grandmother Georgie Bishop’s player piano. Player pianos were popular during the 1920s, when sales peaked around 1924. It seemed that all of our parents and their siblings

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grew up taking piano lessons. Perhaps the automatic players offered relief for parents who, no doubt, tired of listening to struggling novices. Like the Victrola, the player piano

for 10-year-olds. A discriminating listener may have suggested that the piano be tuned. When I was growing up my family had only one closet. That small space

SEVERAL DECADES OF ASPEN’S RESIDENTS FAVORED MANDOLINS. PLAYERS FORMED MANDOLIN CLUBS AND THE ASPEN HIGH SCHOOL GROUP PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. YOU COULD BUY A VICTROLLA RECORD FOR 35 CENTS, BUT MANY MUSIC LOVERS PURCHASED SHEET MUSIC INSTEAD FOR 10 CENTS A SONG, ABOUT $2.60 IN TODAY’S DOLLARS. THEY MADE THEIR OWN MUSIC AT HOME. predated plug-ins. It required pedal power. Georgie had a large supply of player rolls, each stored in a rectangular box, which kept it from rolling away from the stack. Barney remembers his favorite, “Under The Double Eagle.” The player piano could engulf an entire living room with sound, and the faster the piece the more exciting — at least

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is memorable because of the bowl mandolin buried deep within it. The instrument had belonged to my mother’s uncle, needed a string, and I didn’t have a clue how to tune it. But I spent hours tormenting my mother’s ears and patience by “playing” it. Because I was taking violin lessons at the time, I could imagine, if not deliver,

a respectable performance. Several decades of Aspen’s residents favored mandolins. Players formed mandolin clubs and the Aspen High School group performed several times a year. You could buy a Victrolla record for 35 cents, but many music lovers purchased sheet music instead for 10 cents a song, about $2.60 in today’s dollars. They made their own music at home. As early as 1886, Professor Louis DeLestry offered mandolin lessons in town. The first club seems to have been founded in 1891 by another teacher, Professor Haile. Our family mandolin had been bought around 1906, when the high school club formed. A mandolin cost about $500 in today’s dollars at McKee’s Jewelry store. That’s $130 more than the average Victrolla cost in 1925, so the instruments were passed from one generation to the next. I will pass down my music to my grandchildren, but they won’t discover it in an attic. I feel disappointed for them because experiencing their grandparents’ music in the cloud will not be nearly as much fun.

Tim Willoughby’s family story parallels Aspen’s. He began sharing folklore while teaching for Aspen Country Day School and Colorado Mountain College. Now a tourist in his native town, he views it with historical perspective. Reach him at redmtn@ schat.net.

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FROM the VAULT

compiled by THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

TICKET TO R IDE

1961 ASPEN

ACCORDING TO THE ASPEN DAILY TIMES on May 22, 1958, “the Aspen Skiing Corporation will not have a reciprocal ticket arrangement with the new Aspen Highlands Ski Area it was revealed this week by Whip Jones, Highlands owner. Jones explained that he had asked the directors of the Aspen Skiing Corporation to consider some type of arrangement which would permit visitors to use either area with one ticket or group of tickets. This suggestion, also made in an Aspen Times editorial last month, was discussed by the Ski Corp. directors at a meeting Friday, February 16, Jones said. At this meeting the directors unanimously decided not to ‘discuss at this time any program for reciprocal tickets with Highlands.’” The image above shows the base lodge at Aspen Highlands, January 1961. This photo and more can be found in the Aspen Historical Society archives at aspenhistory.org.

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by STEPHEN REGENOLD

BUNDLE UP: LLAMA FLEECE JACKET SHEAR A LLAMA and you get a fine fleece that for millennia served to insulate and protect people in the Andes region of South America. Today, a Utah company is bringing llama fleece to the mainstream. The Kusa jacket line from Cotopaxi includes two unisex pieces. Both are baffled and stuffed with an insulation made by combining polyester with wool trimmed from the long-neck domestic beasts. The wool produced by a llama is soft and lanolinfree, requiring less processing than sheep wool, Cotopaxi cites. Its hollow-fiber structure is touted to be light, quick-drying, and comfortable across a range of temps in the outdoors. For three weeks, I’ve had the llama coat on my back. The Kusa Jacket Half Zip model costs $169 and has a nylon face fabric with a water-resistant treatment. A full-zip jacket version costs $199. Cotopaxi touts up to a 50-degree “comfort range” with the magic llama fluff, meaning it will adapt as the air temps change. I tested it in freezing air and up to the low 60s while hiking this fall. Overall impressions? The llama insulation is nothing revolutionary, and there are countless jackets out there using insulation from sources as normal and obscure as goose and duck down, wool, polyester, and bison fur, just to name a few. But as a versatile insulator, the Cotopaxi llama blend did impress. The Kusa was wearable through a range of weather, comfortable and just warm enough on cold October nights as well as for walks with my kids during the day near our neighborhood creek. As a pull-over, there is a single “kangaroo pouch” pocket on front where your hands come together and touch inside. The jacket packs up small into its own chest pocket for transport when not in use. Overall, the Kusa Half Zip is not a performanceoriented piece. There is no hood, and the fit, which as noted is unisex, is somewhat loose or boxy. The collar is wide open, meaning there is no way to cinch it to the neck when the wind picks up. Lycra wrist cuffs buffer the arms against chill.

But, similar to the collar, the jacket’s waist has no drawstring; snaps seal the Kusa closed on the side, but they do little to block wind or seal in warm air. Indeed, in colder weather the jacket is better as an insulating layer than a primary piece. It fits under a shell jacket and gives a lofted and hot-air-trapping layer to keep you toasty in temps below freezing. Like wool, llama hair can insulate when wet. The blend in this jacket, which is 50 percent polyester, did remain somewhat lofted when I soaked the coat in a test. Also like wool, Cotopaxi cites, the llama fibers are naturally antimicrobial, meaning they will not retain odors like some synthetics can. In the end, the Kusa is a stylish and unique sustainable jacket. Its secondary traits come in the technical realm.

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ASPEN UNTUCKED

by BARBARA PLATTS

When the numbers in the red bubble reach the triple digits, it can only mean one thing — you’re trapped in a group text.

OLDER MAN TRAPPED IN GROUP TEXT WITH MILLENNIALS ASPEN LOCAL RETURNS HOME AFTER A FEW HOURS IN THE HOSPITAL

A 78-year-old man admitted himself to Aspen Valley Hospital yesterday due to fear he was having a heart attack after being forced to participate in a group text. Gary Smith, grandfather and longtime Aspen resident, had recently been gifted a new iPhone 6 by one of his daughters. With only a day to familiarize himself with the device, he was unwillingly BARBARA enlisted in a group PLATTS text with several of his grandchildren to discuss their upcoming visit to see him in Aspen. After that, Smith confided, things became hazy and unclear. “My phone kept going off like an alarm,” the startled man said from his bed at Aspen Valley Hospital after being diagnosed with a minor anxiety attack and upset stomach. “I couldn’t understand a damn word any of them were saying.” Smith said several unrecognized phone numbers were incessantly posting unidentifiable words within the group text such as “btw”, “lmao”, “omg” and “wtf ”.

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“THIS PROBLEM ISN’T GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. AS TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRESS, WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN EVEN LARGER COMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN THE YOUNG AND OLD,” MILLENNIAL OBSERVER CAROL DOUGLAS SAID. “It was like I had entered a different country. They were speaking an entirely different language,” Smith said. Some of the words even progressed to phrases like “we be shreddin dat nar soon” and “Im takin face shots all day.” Smith has skied since he moved to Aspen in 1985 but admitted to never hearing such outlandish terms about the wonderful sport. “There was no respect for grammar or spelling,” Smith said. “I was shocked that these texters were related to me.” The most frustrating part of this exchange was that he had no control over it. He was not asked if he wanted to participate and he was unable to find a way out, Smith said. Dr. Brad Carson (no known

relation to the GOP Strongman Candidate), who tended to Smith and is also a renowned researcher for technology’s effects on the brain, said that this is a common problem when older generations try to communicate with the techabsorbed youth of today. “There’s simply no way to keep up and it can often make less experienced texters feel overwhelmed and even frightened for their life,” Carson said. “But, no matter how anxious this communication can make someone feel, it’s not life-threatening. It’s simply in their head.” Smith’s case is one of many sweeping the country right now as many try to come to grips with this foreign technological boom. “This problem isn’t going away anytime soon. As technology

and social media progress, we are going to see an even larger communication gap between the young and old,” millennial observer Carol Douglas said. “It’s vital that we prepare for this disconnect and give youth and adults the tools they need to communicate clearly with one another.” At present time, Smith is home safe and recovering well. He’s under strict orders from his doctor to avoid iPhone communication until further notice. “He’s in such a fragile mental state,” Dr. Carson said. “We want to give him a chance to recover before sending him out into battle again.” In an effort to make sure others don’t suffer the same fate as Smith, the City of Aspen has posted “How to communicate with your millennial” instructions throughout town. For more information, go to commmunicatewithyourmillennial. com.

Barbara confesses that everything in this story (to her knowledge) is entirely made up. Sometimes offseason is so quiet that there isn’t much to do except make up stories. Reach her at bplatts.000@gmail.com.

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ROLANDO HERRERA’S DREAM POURED IN ASPEN Writer’s Note: In May of 2013, the Hillstone Group opened up The White House Tavern in the historic AG Sheppard House on the corner of Monarch and East Hopkins. Since then it has become a locals hangout with a compact, but surprisingly solid wine program. I was asked recently by a reader if I knew where I could find a wine KELLY J. that is sold by the glass HAYES at the White House, the Mi Sueño El Llano Cabernet/ Syrah 2011. She wanted to buy a bottle for a dinner party. Alas, it is not available for retail sale in the Valley but I was reminded of one of my favorite stories from the last few years. That of Rolando Herrera, the founder of Mi Sueño. After a second read I thought it worthy of being told once more. SITTING DOWN AT the bar of the recently opened, sleekly appointed, and already crowded White House Tavern in Aspen last week, my first thought was (as it most always is), “what am I going to drink?” A quick glance at the wine list revealed that The White House offered the 2009 Mi Sueño Winery El Llano Napa Valley Red by the glass. Question answered, problem solved. My first experience with Mi Sueño (“my dream” in Spanish) came in February at Premiere Napa. This wine tasting and auction at the Culinary Institute of America plays host to more than 100 of the finest wineries in the Napa Valley, all of whom are pouring wines from barrels made specifically for the auction. It is an incredible event allowing participants to taste an astounding selection of wines and meet a great many winemakers in a short period of time. After tasting perhaps 75 wines, I stopped next to the last barrel in the room where I was greeted by Rolando Herrera. “Would you like to taste Mi Sueño?” he asked. I did. And even though my palate was already purple after tasting

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a score of great wines, this one stood out. Rich, ripe, and balanced (the wine, not me), I made a mental note of it as I floated out of the CIA into the Napa sunshine. That note came back to me when The White House Tavern bartender said, as she filled my glass, “Mi Sueño is one of our owner’s favorite wines.” She also said that the Hillstone Restaurant Group, which owns The White House and close to 50 other restaurants across the nation, buys much of Rolando Herrera’s Mi Sueño production. “We are very fortunate to have a good relationship, both personal and professional with George (Hillstone founder and food industry innovator George Biel),” Rolando told me during a telephone interview when I recounted the story. “We try and provide wine for as many of their restaurants as we can. George loves the wines.” Rolando Herrera’s story reads like a storybook version of the American dream. Raised in Michoacan, Mexico, his wine journey began in his early teens when he came to Napa and began working in the inns (Auberge de Soleil) and restaurants (Mustards Grill) of the booming Valley. As a teenager he developed an appreciation for vineyards, wines and the hospitality they provide. In 1985 Warren Winiarski, then winemaker and owner at the fabled Stag’s Leap Winery, gave him a job. Not making wine mind you, but building a stone wall. Admiring his determination, dedication and blooming palate, Winiarski took Rolando him under his broad wing, mentoring the 19-year-old and teaching him the fundamentals of wine. A decade at Stag’s Leap included seven years as cellar master, the ultimate in a hands-on wine education. This was followed by stints in “graduate school” as it were, working as an assistant winemaker at Chateau Potelle for JeanNoel Fourmeaux and then as a winemaker for celebrated wine consultant Paul Hobbs on some of the most famed names in Napa Cabernet. Eventually he took over

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as winemaker for Napa’s Vine Cliff Winery. “I have been very fortunate to be with both Warren and Paul,” he said with obvious appreciation. “And at Chateau Potelle, that’s where I really learned about how the French look at wine. How to make wines that represent the terroir and the varietals.” In the late ’90s he began his quest to make his own wines and control the process from vine to bottle. “Vineyard managers and winemakers don’t always see eye to eye,” Rolando chuckled, “I wanted to control all aspects so I began to find vineyards to lease that I could oversee, and in some cases even plant.” Today, under his Mi Sueño label, Rolando produces approximately 5,000 cases of the El Llano Red (named for his ancestral home in Michoacan) along with pinot noir and chardonnay from Sonoma’s Russian River Valley, a syrah from Napa and assorted smaller lots. Through his company, Herrera Vineyards Management, he also makes wines for a select few private clients from plots throughout Napa and Sonoma and even as far away as Washington. On the day we spoke, he was on his way to Walla Walla to visit a client’s vineyard. “They send me grapes to my winery (located in an industrial section of downtown Napa) but I feel like I

can’t just make the wine without seeing the vineyard, walking the land, feeling the dirt.” Rolando is currently smitten with the dirt of Coombsville, a newly designated American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the southeastern quadrant of the Valley. “That’s where I discovered my little Bordeaux in the Napa Valley,” he said with a hint of secrecy. “It’s just a little cooler and I can leave grapes hanging one, two even three weeks longer there.” It is a sweet spot and we can expect to taste more form Coombsville in future Mi Sueño releases. As a recent past-president of the Napa Sonoma Mexican American Vintners Association (NSMAVA), Rolando sees great opportunities for MexicanAmerican winemakers. “There are so many young winemakers coming up and the opportunity is there,” he says, without noting that he was one of those who paved the way. “The future is very bright.” Drink the dream.

Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and a black Lab named Vino. He can be reached at malibukj@aol.com.

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ROLANDO’S PICKS I asked Rolando to recommend some wines that are made by Mexican-American winemakers in the Napa Valley. He chose these three, all by up-and-coming professionals. VOLCAN CELLARS Owner/Winemaker: Rogelio Morales With 200 cases a year, the style is a mix between Napa wines and European wines. Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Volcan wine is similar to Spring Mountain wines, as Rogelio Morales has worked there for more than 25 years as cellar master. DELGADILLO CELLARS Owner/Winemaker: Ignacio Delgadillo Sr. A very small production, they age their wine between two and three years before releasing it to the public. Nice big wines, structured, great fruit and nicely balanced. The style of winemaking hints of European influences. VOCES WINES Owner/Winemaker: Fernando Candelario Very classic California wines; varieties used are Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Rich, full-bodied, concentrated and well balanced. Voces’ wines are very fruit-forward and ready to drink early. Great winemaking style.

Says winemaker Rolando Herrera of the Coombsville AVA: “That’s where I discovered my little Bordeaux in the Napa Valley.”

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FOOD MATTERS

by JOCELYN NOVECK for THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AN EMPTY TORTILLA IS HIS CANVAS TAKE A LOOK at the cover of acclaimed chef Alex Stupak’s new cookbook on tacos, and you might note something missing: acclaimed chef Alex Stupak. “They wanted me on the cover, but I wasn’t gonna stand there smiling and holding a taco. Not gonna happen,” he says. And yes, we’ve left out a few choice adjectives. But like everything in Stupak’s thoughtful, unusual and even fiercely passionate cookbook, there’s a reason behind the cover choice of an empty tortilla. “A tortilla is a beginning,” Stupak says. “Now you can put an idea on that tortilla.” And those ideas are wildly diverse. The 50 tacos from Stupak, a selfdescribed “white boy from suburban Massachusetts” who turned to Mexican cuisine after years as a pastry chef in two famous kitchens of molecular gastronomy, Alinea and wd-50, range from straightforward to infinitely more complex, from traditional to avant-garde. We start with chicken tacos with kale and salsa verde, then move on to fava-andblood sausage tacos, fish tempura tacos, or fried oyster tacos. There are mashed pea tacos with Parmesan, and raw porcini mushroom tacos. For breakfast, there are sunnyside duck egg tacos with green chorizo gravy. There’s also a “Scallops Tacos JGV,” which replicates French chef JeanGeorges Vongerichten’s seared sweet scallops dish, to make the explicit point that “a taco can be as serious and sublime as any composed, haute-cuisine dish.” Not surprisingly, there’s also a reason behind the title of Stupak’s book, coauthored with Jordana Rothman: “Tacos: Recipes and Provocations.” “It’s gonna provoke people,” Stupak explains. “It’s gonna piss people off. This book is not about Mexican cooking. It’s about an outsider’s relationship with it.” Those “provocations” in the title refer to periodic essays among the recipes, in which he ruminates on such issues as the relationship Americans have with Mexican food (we think we own it, basically), on why Americans expect beef in their tacos when Mexicans don’t, or on why we expect Mexican cuisine to be “cheap eats,” and never luxurious like French food. Stupak, who at 35 already owns three restaurants in New York and plans a fourth soon, sat down recently at his Empellon Cocina in Manhattan’s East Village and elaborated on his book, his career and on the food world in general. (The interview has been edited and condensed for length.) AP: So why Mexican food? STUPAK: Mexican cooking here is

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way, way, way underdeveloped, compared to other cuisines. So one of my goals is changing that. I’m trying to subvert perception of something. Why Mexican? Because creativity is the most important thing to me. And people say, but you were working in these molecular gastronomy restaurants. And I say, people don’t know what creativity is. Here’s what creativity is: trying to do what you don’t know how to do. AP: You spent years in as a pastry chef in famous molecular gastronomy kitchens. What is the vogue now? STUPAK: It shifts, it’s like fashion. The pendulum swings. So if at one point we were talking about new ways of manipulating ingredients, changing texture, provoking by way of deconstructionism or whatever, now the current movement in vogue is about hyperlocal, hyperpurity, everything is of the place. So, whether you’re a Viking and thicken sauces with reindeer blood, or whether your mom’s recipe for fudge has Velveeta in it or whatever, either way I’m kind of (doomed). Because I’m from Leominster, Massachusetts. I wasn’t brought up with ANY cuisine. AP: When did you decide to be a chef? STUPAK: I knew I wanted to cook at a very young age. About 8 years old. I had my first job when I was 12. When I make a decision I stick with it. I hate spontaneity. You can’t have three restaurants in four years without good organization and finite goals. What has changed along the way is, I never thought I was going to be a pastry chef for 10 years, and I sure as hell never thought I’d end up cooking Mexican food. AP: Pastry vs. tacos: Discuss! STUPAK: My love for them is very different. The emotions that bubble up when I’m making tacos are very different than the emotions that bubble up when I’m making desserts. But philosophically, the taco is about capturing the moment. And that moment is highly fleeting. It’s like the perfect sushi. It’s less art and more craft. AP: How important is the tortilla? STUPAK: If it’s not done right, don’t even get out of bed. There’s no charcuterie that will save (terrible) bread. There’s no sauce that will save bad pasta. There’s no piece of fish flown in from wherever that will save bad sushi rice. And there’s no salsa and no filling that will save a bad tortilla. AP: You speak in your book about a disastrous opening night with your first restaurant, Empellon Taqueria. Stupak: I’ve never had an opening go smoothly. Opening a restaurant is one of the worst feelings ever. In every way, shape and form. It’s the most tense

collection of things, I couldn’t even begin to describe it. AP: So why do it? STUPAK:There’s a difference between passion and love. Love is a choice. Passion is something different. You have no choice. I open restaurants because I have no choice. What else would I do? I have no hobbies. I have to open restaurants. Between the ages of 25-30 I was trying to figure out how to open a restaurant. The ages of 30 to 35 were about laying the foundation. So I think the next five years from 35 to 40 will be about, what is your legacy? What do you want to be known for? AP: “Empellon.” What does that mean? STUPAK:It means to shove something out of your way — to jostle something. So, it’s the idea of pushing against your limits, pushing against adversity. Maybe

that thing that you’re trying to push away is yourself, your fear. Now, if I put the word “empellon” on the door and then I become complacent, I’m a joke, because I’m not even following my own damn mantra! So for me, the name is a reminder. And I like it because people DON’T know what it means.

MAKE IT LEFTOVER TURKEY TACOS Start to finish: 30 minutes Makes 12 tacos For the cranberry salsa: 1 tablespoon lard 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium yellow onion, minced 1 to 2 tablespoons minced chipotle in adobo sauce 1 1/2 cups leftover cranberry sauce 1/2 cup water 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper Hefty pinch kosher salt For the filling: 1 tablespoon lard or vegetable oil 1 1/2 pounds leftover turkey meat, shredded 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican) To assemble the tacos: 12 corn or flour tortillas, warmed 12 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 avocado, halved, pitted and cut into 12 slices lengthwise 1/2 medium white onion, minced 1 ⁄3 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, roughly chopped 2 limes, each cut into 6 wedges To prepare the salsa, set a medium saute pan over medium heat for 1 minute. Add the lard and heat until it melts and begins to shimmer. Add the garlic and onion and cook until they begin to brown, about 4 minutes. Stir in the chipotle and cook for another minute, then add the cranberry sauce and water. Bring to a simmer, then season with salt and pepper. Reserve 3/4 cup of the salsa, leaving the rest in the pan. To make the filling, to the pan of salsa add the lard, turkey, salt, cinnamon and oregano. Heat, stirring often, until simmering and warmed through. To assemble the tacos, lay out the warm tortillas on a serving plate. Place 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise on each tortilla and spread using the back of a spoon. Divide the turkey filling into even mounds atop each tortilla. Evenly distribute the avocado slices among the tacos. Dress the turkey mounds with a spoonful of additional cranberry salsa. Add some minced onion, a couple pinches of cilantro, and a squeeze of lime to each taco, then serve the rest on the side.

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GUNNER’S LIBATIONS

by JEANNE MCGOVERN

MAKE IT Champagne Splash of apple cider Serve in a Champagne flute. Garnish with dried apple or cinnamon stick.

APPLE CIDER MIMOSA On a recent day trip to Redstone, a group of girlfriends and I were determined to make the excursion out of the ordinary. We started with lunch at the super-quaint Redstone Inn. Knowing we had a bottle of bubbly in our bag to enjoy later while soaking in the Avalanche Ranch Hot Springs, the Apple Cider Mimosa immediately jumped off the Inn’s cocktail menu (and it was only noon, so a Mimosa seemed appropriate). It was a good choice — the tart apple cider blended smoothly with the sweet Champagne. But after passing the glass around the table, we all agreed on the one way to make this drink even more season-appropriate: A cinnamon stick garnish.

LIBATIONS WAS CREATED BY BELOVED ASPEN TIMES PUBLISHER GUNILLA ASHER, WHO DIED JUNE 2, 2014, AFTER A BRAVE BATTLE WITH CANCER. CHEERS — TO GUNNER!

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EXPLORING A COOL COLLECTIVE by KELLY J. HAYES

t began to snow this month and in a ski town that means our collective attention naturally turns to turns. While I believe in monogamy and love our four mountains here in Aspen, a little variety is the spice of life. Especially during an endless winter. Fortunately, for those who have wanderlust, there is an option. The Mountain Collective ski pass affords skiers the opportunity to tryst at 14 global ski resorts, including Aspen, on a single ticket. There are a plethora of season ski passes out there and just about nobody buys a single-day ticket anymore. In recent years the trend has been toward “packages,” where a number of days or a number of family members or a number of resorts are bundled together to provide multi-day skiing at deep discounts. Perhaps the most popular of these is Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass, which delivers skiing on the Vail Resorts properties (Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood) for $806 if you purchase it by Nov. 22. It is estimated that more than 400,000 people will buy some sort of ski pass package from Vail Resorts this year. That’s all well and good if you are a Vail guy. But personally I like to be a little more exotic in my travels. While Vail Resorts provides a great “cruise ship” experience, I prefer a yacht. And that is more akin to what the resorts in The Mountain Collective offer. A bit more bespoke. A bit further afield. The Mountain Collective represents the four corners of the ski world: North, South, East and West. If you are so inclined you can experience premier skiing at 14 resorts in six countries, on five continents, in six states, two provinces and a prefecture — that’s 400 lifts serving 48,800 skiable acres available for your downhill pleasure. MAP ON FOLLOWING PAGE; STORY CONTINUED PAGE 24

The Hotel Valle Nevado in Chile; Valley Nevado offers the largest amount of terrain and the most modern lift system in all of South America.

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AS THE SNOW FLIES… Here is a look at each of The Mountain Collective members based on their distance, as the snow flies, from the front door of Aspen’s Hotel Jerome, as well as the ranking of each resort by SKI Magazine.

WHISTLER/ BLACKCOMB, CANADA

1,459 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #1 What can you say? The biggest and, in the opinion of SKI readers, the best. Over 8,000 acres of skiing with conditions that change with each elevation. One of the most memorable experiences in North American skiing is riding the Peak 2 Peak gondola for over a mile and half across a 1,430-foot ravine from one amazing ski mountain to another. And the food is not bad either.

SQUAW VALLEY/ALPINE MEADOWS, CALIFORNIA

968 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #26 The views from the top of Squaw looking over Lake Tahoe are Olympian and worth the trip. Like Mammoth, the area has been hit hard by the drought but there are signs that the pattern is changing. Like this week. The pet friendly Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn is a refuge in the Sierras.

1,331 miles SKI Magazine Ranking: LL #19, SV #12 Beauty and a bargain. Today the Canadian dollar will cost you just three U.S. quarters and that makes a ski trip to the Great White North an unbeatable bargain this winter. But even at full price, the three ski resorts and the two mountain towns in the middle of a UNESCO World Heritage site make this one of the great ski destinations on earth.

STOWE, VERMONT

2,115 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #2 (In the East) The only Eastern U.S. member of the Mountain Collective, Stowe, the gem of Vermont skiing, joined this year. Stowe Mountain Resort is the premier winter destination in the East. New restaurants, retail shops, a slopeside lodge and spa, and the Performing Arts Center all complement a storied town that’s quintessential New England.

JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA

SUN VALLEY, IDAHO

TAOS SKI VALLEY, NEW MEXICO

516 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #5 Both the Super Bowl and Jackson Hole are celebrating their golden 50th anniversaries this year and there may be no better place to watch the big game than in Jackson over the first weekend in February. A Four Seasons Hotel at the base is within a short walk to the most famous gondola in American skiing.

701 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #2 If there were a North American resort that rivals Aspen as home base for the Mind-Body-Spirit utopia it would be Sun Valley. Culture, cuisine and great skiing are hallmarks. The groomers do more with less than any place in the world. The historic Sun Valley Lodge has just undergone a major renovation and soon they will have a Limelight Hotel. If you love Aspen, you’ll feel the same about Sun Valley. This is the 80th anniversary of Sun Valley skiing.

ALTA/SNOWBIRD, UTAH

407 miles SKI Magazine Ranking: Alta #29, Snowbird#17 They measure the snow in feet instead of inches in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Stay high in the sky in the iconic Snowbird Resort or live like it’s 1960 in the Alta Rustler Lodge. Either way, powder is the draw. The 78-year history of Alta and the unique alpine ski experience of Snowbird reflect the fierce, independent spirit of the Collective.

BANFF/LAKE LOUISE /SUNSHINE VILLAGE, CANADA

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855 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #24 After a couple of seasons ripped away by drought this could be the year for Mammoth, which opened on Nov. 5 as the first California resort to do so. The famed Cornice at 11,000-feet-plus is the signature slope of the massive resort. Stay away on weekends and use your Collective Pass mid-week to get the most vertical.

365 miles SKI Magazine Ranking #20 The lynchpin in the “new” Taos is the Kachina Peak Lift that debuted last year and opened up the K Chutes and other Highland’s Bowl-like terrain. El Niño is supposed to hit the southern mountains hard and this could be the year for New Mexico’s finest mountain. Scheduled to open Thanksgiving Day.

VALLE NEVADO, CHILE

5,529 miles Valle Nevado offers access to the largest amount of terrain and the most modern lift system in all of South America. Just 90 minutes from the Santiago International Airport, Valle Nevado sits 10,000 feet high in the spectacular Andes Mountains, the second-highest peaks in the world. An interconnect ticket to neighboring resorts opens a staggering 7,000 total acres of varied terrain. Mi sueno.

THE AFFILIATES CHAMONIX, FRANCE

5,226 miles “Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley is delighted to join the Mountain Collective as the first and only European resort,” says Mathieu Dechavanne, CEO of Compagnie du Mont-Blanc Chamonix. No place else in the world can a skier experience a 360-degree view of all of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps except in Chamomix. A mecca for skiers and snowboarders with its challenging “les Grands-Montets” and “Vallee Blanche” areas, the ski season traditionally stretches into early May.

HAKUBA VALLEY, JAPAN

5,771 miles Eleven resorts in the Japanese Alps are just part of the attraction. How about a 240-year-old Sake Brewery, or a traditional hot soak in an ancient wooden tub for après? And then there are the snow monkeys. The impetus for a ski trip to Japan and Nagano may be the best reason to buy a Mountain Collective Pass.

THREDBO, AUSTRALIA

8,425 miles Some 6,600-feet high in the Snowy Mountains is the peak of the Thredbo Resort. The home mountain for a number of Aspen’s Aussie visitors, it boasts a number of terrain parks and bills itself as the “#1 Family snow resort in all of Oz.”

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Sold online, The Mountain Collective pass (www.MountainCollective.com.) is currently available for $409. It includes two free days of skiing at its 11 member resorts, as well as two days at three affiliate members. That totals 28 days of skiing, which works out to $14.60 per day. Mountain Collective pass holders also get a 50 percent discount on single-day lift tickets in addition to their two free days at each of the member resorts. And, if you are a family, you can purchase kids’ passes to go along for just $99, which have the same privileges. The pass also provides lodging discounts of up to 25 percent for pass holders. The 10 Mountain Collective Pass members in North America, listed in order of their distance from the front door of the Hotel Jerome, are: Aspen/Snowmass, Taos, Alta/Snowbird, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, Banff-Lake Louise/ Sunshine Village, Whistler/ Blackcomb and Stowe, Vermont. In addition, once the snow melts here, you are welcome to visit your Aussie friends for a summer sojourn at Thredbo in Australia, the Collective’s 11th member. This year, the Mountain Collective was joined by international affiliates, Chamonix/Mont Blanc in the French Alps, a sister city of Aspen and the European resort with perhaps the closest ties to the Roaring Fork Valley, and, amazingly, by the Japanese resort of Hakuba Valley. These two have linked with Chile’s Valle Nevado, the Southern Hemisphere training hub for a number of national alpine ski teams, to provide the same two-day deal. The goal of the consortium is obviously to provide a tool for like-minded international resorts to market themselves to a discerning ski clientele that has the means to travel. But there was also an element of play in the founding of the Collective, according to Christian Knapp, vice president of marketing at Aspen Skiing Co., one of the program’s early proponents. “We set out to build the product we would purchase if we were not in the ski industry,” said Knapp about the origins of the Mountain Collective. “It’s definitely a partnership among resort destinations that resonate with each of us.” As is the case with most initiatives the Aspen Skiing Co. is aligned with, there is also

an environmental element to The Mountain Collective. All pass holders receive a free membership to POW (Protect our Winters), a global community of skiers and riders dedicated to protecting the winters for future generations. “The Mountain Collective is not only made up of the best places to ski and ride on the planet, but it’s also a group of resorts that share a common set of values,” said Mike Kaplan, president of the Aspen Skiing Co. “We all care about the environment and the mountain way of life and we have devoted our lives to sharing it with all comers.”

Word on how many Mountain Collective passes are sold is top secret. But they are limited and it is anticipated that they will sell out by early to midDecember. On the website there is a living graph that shows the availability of this year’s passes and, as of this writing, it was about half complete.

IS IT WORTH IT?

So is it worth it? With the great distances between resorts, does the $409 pass make for a good deal? It depends on what you want to do. If you were to ski Aspen for a day, Snowmass for a day and then drive to the Taos Ski Valley for two

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Snowmaking at Alpine Meadows; the gondola at Stowe, Vermont; skiing above the clouds at Jackson Hole.

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days, the daily lift tickets, without the Pass, would cost you $450 on the high season walkup rates ($139 and $86 respectively). From there on out, you would be looking at half price at each resort for the rest of the season. Let’s say you have a season pass here and you want to go ski for a week at Whistler/Blackcomb. You can buy a 7-Day pass on the Whistler/ Blackcomb website for $495 Canadian right now, with a three-day advance purchase. Seven days using The Mountain Collective pass would set you back the original $409 plus five days at around $50 Canadian (Whistler has yet to set daily rate prices) or around $660 give or take depending upon the exchange rate. Not such a good deal, eh? But the real value of The Mountain Collective Pass is that wanderlust stuff. If you are a holder of the pass it is like having your passport in the pocket of your ski jacket at all times. It encourages you to keep an eye on snow conditions, on flight prices and on your vacation time so that you might head out on the road for an adventure. It’s kind of like being a local in 14 different resorts. Molly Britt and her family of six live in Southern California and have purchased The Mountain Collective passes for the 2016 season. “We love to ski and we go to a bunch of different places. Last year we saved maybe $600 on the passes,” she said. “We go to Aspen twice a year, Utah a couple times a year. We also go to the California resorts so it saves us money with both the free days and the discounts. “We bought it for the deal. But I also like how it keeps us connected to the other resorts. We have skied in Chamonix and been to Japan. We know that if it is a Collective property, then it is likely a cool property.” Time for a multi-mountain tryst?

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Cliff hucking at Jackson Hole, the gondola in Chamonix, hiking at Jackson Hole, the scene at Banff/Lake Louise, big powder at Alta/ Snowbird.

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DESTINATION | COLORADO

by JEANNE MCGOVERN

THE COLORADO COLLECTIVE AKA ZACH AND JEANNE’S EXCELLENT SKI ADVENTURE

READING THIS WEEK’S cover story about The Mountain Collective got me feeling nostalgic for last ski season and what my son and I dubbed “Zach and Jeanne’s Excellent Ski Adventure.” The premise was simple enough: Zach is a hockey player, and as such, we don’t get as many days on the hill as either of us would like. We wanted to change that. So, when the hockey schedule was released and included weekends of play in resort towns across the state, we set a goal — take an extra day (as often as possible) to SKI!. Armed with the free — yes, free – Colorado Ski Country fifth-grade ski pass, we plotted our adventure. For example, an early-season trip to Steamboat and Craig turned into a three-day weekend that started with a night at the Steamboat Grand and a day on the slopes. The sky was gray, and our legs were shaky for not having really skied yet, but we managed to find the parks and a few good groomers — and a killer hot tub at the end to get us (and by this, I mean Zach) ready for hockey the next day. Sadly, our next planned adventure

— to Crested Butte — was thwarted by a bout with the flu, but we carried on. While in Vail, we had to skip a day on that big hill in favor of neighboring Copper Mountain (Vail Resorts is not a part of Colorado Ski Country so the kid pass isn’t valid on Vail or Beaver Creek). It was a good call; so good, in fact, we ended up spending two days on the hill there ... the terrain parks are perfect for perfecting 360s, the tubing hill is a great diversion and a Woodward Barn session is sure to get you in ski shape. Next up — and so far off my radar I would never have thought to strap on my skis there if it weren’t for a few hours of downtime before an afternoon of hockey — was Durango Mountain Resort in the southernmost reaches of the state. The weather was appropriately warm, and the skiing was similarly springlike. And with time for just two laps, I’m not sure I got a real feel for the mountain. But I can tell you this: I’d go back. Zach, I know, would love the steep rollers (he had to pass on skiing this mountain because of warm-ups, so a fellow hockey mom joined me on the adventure).

The last stops on our excellent ski adventure were not exactly hockeyrelated, but our mission was set and spring break was before us. In just three days, Zach and I managed to hit four mountains: Copper (again, and still a favorite), Breckenridge, A-Basin (our new favorite) and Keystone. And how, you ask, did we ski four mountains in three days? Well, Keystone is open for night skiing. And while I was perfectly content with my ski boots off and a beer in my hand at the lodge, Zach couldn’t let the opportunity pass: “Come on, Mom ... YOLO!” (YOLO, to the uninitiated, stands for “You Only Live Once.”) And thus, the beer was finished and the ski boots were put back on and we were on the gondola just as the sun set over the peaks around us. Still, I wasn’t convinced — until fireworks began to explode overhead. Yes, YOLO — and Zach and Jeanne’s Excellent Ski Adventure was a great way to embrace and celebrate that idea.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: An apres beer at Breckenridge; and end-of-day selfie from the lift at A-Basin; springtime turns at Durango Mountain Resort with my stand-in ski buddy Kim Allen; Zach Small near the Park Smalley at Steamboat.

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by ANDREW TRAVERS

SKI TOWN REALITY

BRAVO’S ‘APRÈS SKI’ MINES WHISTLER CONCIERGES FOR REALITY TV DRAMA SKI TOWNS, with all their drama and high altitude intensity, would appear to be ideal terrain for good (which is to say, of course, bad) reality television. Funky mountainfolk! Insane rich people! Fur coats! Trailtoned, fit bodies! This is the stuff reality TV is made of. Yet nobody’s quite done it. Let us not speak of the horror show that was VH1’s “Secrets of Aspen,” so bad (and not so-bad-it’s-good bad) that it spawned the Aspen Skiing Co.’s in-house “Mind Body Spirit” series in retort. There have been rumblings since the short, bruising run of “Secrets” five years ago about other reality programs in development in Aspen, but none have made it onto the screen. Bravo, with a successful reality pedigree and the popular “Real Housewives” franchise to its credit, is entering the fray with the Whistlerbased “Après Ski.” The show, which premiered in early November and runs on Monday nights, centers on Joey Gibbons’ start-up luxury après company and his team of seven concierges. Housed together in a slopeside Whistler mansion, it’s their job to sweep away uber-rich tourists on extravagant, bottle-popping mountain adventures. Based on the first episode, it’s part workplace drama, part “Real World”esque strangers-in-a-house and hookups-in-the-hot-tub spectacle, and part “Real Housewives” rich diva trainwreck, with lots of luxury and mountain scenery to ogle and a dash of ski town spirit. The premiere shows them taking a recent divorcee and her girlfriends for a helicopter ride to a remote spa, and dog-sledding into the woods (where naked men serve lunch), and planning a gondola dinner for a quartet of adrenaline junkie skiers, while introducing the cast. Gibbons, a local mogul dubbed “the Donald Trump of Whistler with better hair,” isn’t on screen much. The boss — and clearly the villain — is Elise, who struts the mountain in 5-inch heals scolds her staff for

wearing ski gear into the office. “I’m an East Coast chick from the city,” she says. “I stick out here like a sore thumb.” Then there’s Bobby, the gay guy who aims to convert the start-up’s resident mountain manly man, Jim, and boasts “I’ve been partying with rich people for years, except now I’m getting paid for it — you could say I’m going pro.” Jim, for his part, looks destined to bed some clients and break some hearts in the concierge house. The resident good girl appears to be Jackson Hole-based big-mountain skier Lyndsey Dyer (most recently seen in Aspen in last year’s fantastic ski flick “Pretty Faces”). She’s using the concierge gig to reconnect socially – and maybe romantically — after a life on the road as a pro skier, she says: “Skiing is such a loner sport and relationships have suffered because of it.” Based on the debut, “Après Ski” looks like a big step up for ski town reality TV from the inane and gross “Secrets of Aspen.” With its tourism

industry focus, it’s not looking to tell the story of a town or a mountain, though I think we’d all love to see somebody try that. It appears instead to be combining a lot of what’s worked in reality before — coupling up housemates, office battles, raging 1-percenters — and setting it against the colorful backdrop of a posh ski resort, where attractive people cater to the outrageous requests of attractive rich people. Rest assured, before the season’s done, it’s all going to go boom. atravers@aspentimes.com

LEFT: A horseride picnic depicted on Bravo’s “Après Ski.” BELOW: Bravo’s reality TV show “Après Ski” follows a team of conceirges in Whistler taking clients on excursions like snowmobiling.

The cast of Bravo’s new reality show “Après Ski,” from left to right: Tamara Moore, Kendra Larkin, Jim Sced, Lynsey Dyer, Joey Gibbons, Charlotte Fenton, Bobby Crowder and Elise Wims.

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NOV. 12-18, 2015

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SEE Diana Thater’s immersive video installation “gorillagorillagorilla” is on view Tuesdays through Sundays at the Aspen Art Museum.

THURSDAY, NOV. 12 DISNEY’S “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” — 7 p.m., Aspen District Theatre, Aspen. Aspen Community Theatre’s production of this timeless fairytale classic. www. aspenshowtix.com DEVELOPING CONSCIOUSNESS — 6 p.m., Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen. Part of an eight-week course. 970-925-7184 JOSEFINA MENDEZ — 7 p.m., Living Room at Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen. Latin bossa nova. KARAOKE WITH SANDMAN — 9 p.m., Big Daddy’s Sports Bar, 55 Mel Rey Road, Glenwood Springs.

FRIDAY, NOV. 13 DISNEY’S “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” — 7 p.m., Aspen District Theatre, Aspen. Aspen Community Theatre’s production of this timeless fairytale classic. www. aspenshowtix.com FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT: SPACE! — 6 p.m., Basalt Middle School, 51 School St., Basalt. For all fourththrough eighth-grade students in the Roaring Fork Valley. $10 per student. RSVP required at www.signupgenius. com/go/30e0e45a8ad2ba13-family3, ajohnson@rfschools.com or 970309-5485. More information at http:// bms.rfsd.k12.co.us/important-announcements/1404-nov-13-family-science-night.html. CU BUFFS WATCH PARTY — 7 p.m., Red Onion, 420 E. Cooper Ave.,

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Aspen. Alumni and fans watch the University of Colorado vs. USC football game on a big screen with sound. LIVE MUSIC — 9 p.m., Rivers Restaurant, 2525 S. Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs. Leonard Curry Trio performs a mix of Americana. No cover charge.

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original choreography in classical ballet, modern and tap dance. 38TH ANNUAL ELK DINNER AND COUNTRY STORE — 4 p.m., St. Mary of the Crown Church, 395 White Hill, Carbondale. Pit-barbecued elk and turkey, a variety of side dishes and homemade desserts. Handmade crafts and baked goods in the store. 970-704-0820 MARBLE THROWDOWN — 4 p.m., Marble Distilling Co. and The Distillery Inn, 150 Main St., Carbondale. Cocktail competition. $20 per person. Must be 21 or older. For more information, contact michelle@ marbledistilling or 970-963-7008. BLUEGRASS MUSIC — 7 p.m., Glenwood Vaudeville Revue, 915 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs. Featuring Wood Belly, Smuggler Mountain Boys and The Defiance String Band. Cover $10. HARVEST BALL — 7:30 p.m., Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St., Carbondale. Featuring the Caleb Dean Band. $15 per person includes light refreshments and nonalcoholic beverages. For more information, call 970-366-6463.

SUNDAY, NOV. 15 DISNEY’S “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” — 2 p.m., Aspen District Theatre, Aspen. Aspen Community Theatre’s production of this timeless fairytale classic. www. aspenshowtix.com .

J-BAR JEOPARDY — 7 p.m., Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen. Trivia with prizes. 970-429-7674 JOSH ROGAN — 7 p.m., Living Room at Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen. Live folk music.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18 GREEN DRINKS — 5 p.m., Aspen Art Museum, 637 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen. Free conversation on environmental topics. 970-925-8050 WRITER IN RESIDENCE MARCIA BUTLER — 6 p.m., Woody Creek Community Center, 6 Woody Creek Plaza. Butler will read from her forthcoming work. 970-922-2342 INSIGHTS: INTER-SPIRITUAL MEDITATION, DISCOVERY AND SHARING — 6 p.m., Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen. A gathering to explore and discover spirituality. 970-925-7184 “OUR SOCIETY REIMAGINED: THE ECONOMICS OF DEMOCRACY” — 6:30 p.m., Aspen Institute, Koch Building, 1000 N. Third St., Aspen. Part of a four-week forum on issues and values facing society. Format includes required advance readings and moderated roundtable discussions. Fee of $99 includes all sessions, readings and light refreshments. Register at www.aspeninstitute.org/aspenevents. For more information, contact Jillian Scott at 970-544-7914 or jillian.scott@ aspeninst.org. THE BIG EASY BRAIN TEASY — 8 p.m., Square Grouper, 304 E. Hopkins Ave., No. 1, Aspen. Trivia with prizes. A SHADOW OF JAGUAR — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Rock ’n’ roll. All ages.

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Excellent Building with Prime Location! On Grand Avenue between 8th & 9th. Building is zoned for commercial, retail, and restaurant. Easy to show and occupy. Great rental history.

COLORADO LIFESTYLE . . . 3 bedrooms, 2 Â˝ baths - Privacy and views - 2.62 acres in Elk Springs. MLS #141520

Corey Strahm-Crocker

Mike Kennedy

Krista Klees

(970) 379-4997 michelle@vlgrealtors.com www.vlgrealtors.com

(970) 445-7259 corey@palladiumaspen.com www.palladiumaspen.com

Glenwood Springs - $320,000

Glenwood Springs - $1,150,000

970-379-3907 mikekennedy@sopris.net ColoradoHomesRanches.com

(970) 925-8088 krista@palladiumaspen.com www.palladiumaspen.com

Glenwood Springs - $599,000

Michelle James

Meredith - $585,000

Opportunity awaits you! Victorian Style income producing property with great exposure. Rental-OfficeResidentially Zoned! Great location in the Heart of Downtown, with off street parking and a 1 car garage! MLS #141038 Sun. 11/15, 1-3pm. 826 Red Valley Dr C Beautifully kept 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhome. Big windows makes home bright and inviting. Newly updated with carpet, tile and paint. Great location close to downtown and shopping.

Marianne Ackerman 970.379.3546

Kathy Westley 970.379.8303

Creek-side home on fenced-in four acres in Canyon Creek, west of Glenwood Springs. 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom house with large kitchen and master bedroom. One fifth mile of creek side water, Two apartments, workshop and greenhouse. Call for Appointment Buyers agents welcome 970-376-3328

Missouri Heights - $739,000 Eco-Friendly 3717 sq.ft. home on 2.25 acres with great mountain views. 4 bed/3 bath, soaring ceilings, decks & patios. 2013 Remodeled master suite with contemporary bath, 2nd living area with gas fireplace and custom wood bar top. Heated 4 car garage fits all the toys including RV or boat. Energy efficient with a passive solar design and woodstove.

Sally Shiekman-Miller 970.948.7530 sally@sallyshiekman.com www.AspenSnowmassSIR.com

Meredith/Frying Pan River This lot sits on the upper Frying Pan River. Income potential - 9 plots ready for single or double wide trailers, also a 2 bedroom/1 bath cabin with a garage that rents for $800/month.

Tonya Green-Nieslanik 970-379-9799 Tonya@VLGRealtors.com www.vlgrealtors.com

Holly Goldstein

970.948.4824 hollygaspen@icloud.com www.aspenreinfo.com

Rifle - $195,000

New Castle - $425,000

Silt - $189,000

HUD manufactured duplex. Each unit has 2 bed, 1 bath, extra-large landscaped lot. Great rental investment or live in one side and rent the other.

COUNTRY CHARM . . . 2.66 flat acres - ranch-style house - huge metal shop - many fruit trees. MLS #140997

Two bed. 1 bath 960 sq. ft. home with detached storage/office space on large lot. Awesome fenced yard. Great property in heart of Silt.

Marianne Ackerman 970.379.3546

Kathy Westley 970.379.8303

Michelle James

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Marianne Ackerman 970.379.3546

Kathy Westley 970.379.8303

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Audi S6 2007

Ford Crown Victoria - 1955

Ford Roush Mustang 2009

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ONE OF A KIND 429 5 Speed, 435 Horsepower Supercharged Roush Engine. Show room condition. Less than 1,000 miles. Driven by 1 owner. Great Investment! $55,000 Duane (610) 636-7407 Land Rover Discovery II 2002

Over 12 acres with lots of privacy. Beautiful valley views. 5 minutes from I-70. Modular homes allowed.

Trans portation

Marianne Ackerman

GMC Sierra Denali 1500 2005

Hyundai Sonata GLS 2012

Hyundai Tiburon 2003

Loaded very good condition 6 liter 8 cyl engine. Only 139,000 miles Must see.

35 mpg loaded, FWD only 28,000 original miles, garaged no dings excellent condition

GT 2 door. Good condition. 124k Manual V6 Leather Sunroof. Snow Tires, Window Tint, Silver.

4 door. Excellent condition. New tires, ready for winter. 177,000 Auto transmission. annette@summitpmi.com

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Asking $14,500 Call or text 970-376-0215.

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Nissan Frontier 4x4 2005

Toyota FJ60 Landcruiser 1982

Toyota Landcruiser 2001

Toyota Sequoia 2006

Toyota Tundra 2006

Extended Cab, Nismo off road, Excellent condition, Red, new tires, lockable bed cover, Bluetooth stereo, perrinwolfe@gmail.com

Toyota FJ60 Landcruiser 1982 9,000.00 200k 6 cyl Chris

Good condition. 215,000 miles. Consistently maintained. Dark Green. Tan leather. Basalt.

Toyota Sequoia 2006 SR5. 4 door. 4WD Excellent condition. 177000 mi. Loaded, Sun roof.

Toyota Tundra SR5 4WD 2006 TDR Package Excellent condition. 1 owner 201K mi. All service records.

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Toyota Tundra 2010

Volkswagon PASSAT 2000

Volvo XC70 2008

Office on Wheels. Custom 2000

Boss HossTrike 2010

SOLD

4 door. Good condition. 153,000, V6 AWD. SILVER. all power one owner leather interior, snow tires & summer. Great road car! $4500 970-618-1762 HBFINN@HOTMAIL.COM

Volvo XC70 2008 10,000.00 Good condition. 154K Chris

Office/ Spare room on wheels in Aspen 16' x 8'. $12000. High quality custom construction. For a tour visit https://youtu.be/XGo6jKw3wA8 tjpaxton@comcast.net $11,500 970-309-1502

Like new condition. 3340 miles, Auto transmission. ZZ4 350 cu in 385 hp.

Triton XT Snowmobile trailer

Bean16' trailer 1985

Eager Beaver9 ton Trailer 1981

Shorelander Motorcycle Trailer

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Auto Parts/ Accessories

Bean 16' trailer 1985 1,000.00 Chris 1,000.00 970-379-3399

Auto Parts/ Accessories

Goodyear Fortera HL 265/50-R20 Tires $600 OBO. Basalt, Like new condition off brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Mike 970-471-9616

Auto Parts/ Accessories

SnugTop 8 ft

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Work-box Topper, with ladder rack, sliding front window, tan, from 2006 longbed Dodge. $850.

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Motorcycles

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Eager Beaver 9 ton Trailer 1981 3,000.00 Chris

Motorcycles

Gosh, thanks. More than 71 percent of adults read a newspaper in print or online each week.

HJC motorcycle helmet. Size small. Good condition. Rifle. $30. 970-319-6294

Clothing

Merch andise Moto GP nylon riding jacket. Has a detachable inner lining for colder weather. Has protective pads in shoulder and elbows for added protection. Men's large. Brand new condition. $90. Rifle 970-319-6294

JET SET fur hooded blue parka. This is a beautiful jacket in perfect shape by Jet Set made in Italy. It has a detachable fur hood and it is excellent for the snow. It's a Jet Set size 2 will fit US 4-6. $330. 970 376 6523

Moto GP nylon riding jacket. Has a detachable inner lining for colder weather. Has protective pads in shoulder and elbows for added protection. Men's large. Brand new condition. $90. Rifle 970-319-6294

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Electronics

Furniture/Home Furnishings

Call 303-903-8249 between 7am & 8pm.

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Jewelry

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$250.

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REPUTABLE GOLDSMITH paying CASH for gold, silver, platinum jewelry, gold or silver coins, nuggets, sterling silver sets. Many loyal customers thank me for BEST RETURNS, BEST SERVICE and convenient appointments. I Recycle, Remake, and Repair. For today's spot see: ronthegoldguy.com. Call Ron (970) 390-8229

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USDA SENSUAL MASSAGE Transportation Principal Balance ( 9 7 0 ) 9 2 5 - 5 2 9 4 Outstanding or line between Corner No. 6 and Corner No. 1 of said inspected, non-GMO Contact Sophie $6,735,020.81 H.E.S. 308; 948-1509 Merchandise certified, vacuum Aspen-Snowmass feet along said line to tterral@comcast.net Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby thence N 12°17'00" E 263.15 Recreation packed & frozen, incl. that the covenants of the deed of trust have Corner No. 1 of said H.E.S. In-Calls 308; / Out-Calls Well cared for andnotified in violated been as follows: including, but not limited steaks, roasts, burger. thence N 65°54'00" E 1244,76 feet to Corner No. 2 Pets 760-397-3242 excellent condition to, the failure to make timely paymentsRrequired e g . T o y ofAsaid u s tH.E.S. r a i l i No. a n 308; Call for pick-up or Farm under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt Puppies. Shepard $800+. 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TL 30 Knight High 2) LeMond RevMaster On August 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trust- (30), Township Nine ( 9) South, Range Eighty NOTICE OF SALE Security Safe Classic Ex- Meridian, and The current holder ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand re- -Four (84) West of Stationary the Sixth Principal of the Evidence of Debt secured 3 way bolt system ercise Bikes lating to the Deed of Trust described below to be more fully described as follows: by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Highest Rating for recorded in the County of Pitkin records. Barely used and in Notice of Election and Demand for sale as providOriginal Grantor(s) Beginning at Corner No.$350 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 ed by law and in said Deed of Trust. Jewelry Stores great shape, each ROBERT A HIGHTOWER AND AMEN WARDY whence or a 1/take 2 pipe set for by Tom Walker, a Regis- THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at Outside Dimension: 48" both $600. 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Lori Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby thence N(1) 12°17'00" E 263.15 feet along said line to REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF r a1c of k said w / H.E.S. f u l l 308; set of 914-589-6671 ThisCONTACT Clarity IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have Corner No. weights been violated as follows: including, but not limited thence Ndumbell 65°54'00" hand E 1244,76 feet to Corner No. 2 is PaRGift OHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN to, the failure to make timely payments required of said H.E.S. 308; $200 No. O.B.O. SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt thence S 16°33'00" W 1094.94 feet to Corner No. 3Deborah FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO 970-948-5663 secured thereby. of said H.E.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL 2 - HARLEY CashNo.or308 local check THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST the point of beginning. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION only. DAVIDSON DOT LIEN. BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A 12FT Full Grand No delivery available, SEE "EXHIBIT A" Also known by street and number as: 6067 COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOMOTORCYCLE Fraser Fir Artificial ll item s m uWOODY s t b e CREEK, CO SURE PROCESS. PT15-017 WOODYaCREEK ROAD, HELMET’S. EXHIBIT "A" NOTICE - PUBLICATION 81656. picked up upon purChristmas Tree COMBINED1/2 Colorado Attorney General LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE PROPERTY Floor • 1FORECLOSURE small for sale . Brand new,CRS §38-38-103 chase. DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL 1300 Broadway, 10thEXCHANGE: Professional 2-Tone Sofa - Black SALE NO. 15-017 O F T H E P R O P E R T Y C U R R E N T L Y Denver, Colorado 80203 never been used. 3900 • 1 medium Window Cleaning FOR a Durahide & Microfiber To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with That part of Homestead Entry Survey No. 308, sit- ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF (800) 222-4444 Want to purchase soft white lights. $85/ eachDeed or of Trust: regard to the following described uated in Sections Twenty -Nine (29) and Thirty TRUST. dry clean and above (38"h, 38"d, 91"w) Good R3BROS LLC www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov minerals other $ 800.00 will deliver WoodyNOTICE Creek OF SALE On August 27, 2015, the undersigned Rangeand Eighty both for $150. Public Trust- (30), Township Nine ( 9) South, Federal Consumer Financial Protection *HANDYMAN freezin g s p a c Bureau e with condition, Used for just 6 oil/gas interests. (Price below wholec oholder n t a of c ttheM ike @ ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand re- -Four (84) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, and The current Evidence of Debt*LANDSCAPING secured P.O. Box 4503 outlet for trickle charger months. $175.00, Both helmets are in lating to the Deed of Trust described below to be more fully described as follows: by the Deed of Trust, has filed Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Send details to: sale) 970-401-2078described herein,*GUTTER CLEANING FOR my MOTORCYCLE, Carbondale, Call after condition. County of Pitkin records. Election and Demand for sale as provid- (855) 411-2372 P.O. Box 13557, Notice ofmanager.p240ranch@ Please callrecorded in the excellent *SNOW REMOVAL until April. Kelly Window 5:30 M-F or weekends, Original Grantor(s) 970.456.3291 Beginning at Corner No. 3 of said H.E.S.CO No.80201 308 ed by lawgmail.com and in said Deed of Trust. www.consumerfinance.gov Denver, 970 948 4243 (970)300-8059 (970)-989-8116 ROBERT A HIGHTOWER AND AMEN WARDY whence a 1/ 2 pipe set by Tom Walker, a Regis- THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at DATE: 08/27/2015 Cleaning 970 379 2308 Original Beneficiary(ies) tered Colorado L and Surveyor, bears S 57º25'W, public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the THE LAREDO NATIONAL BANK 71. 41 feet; 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED Current Holder of Evidence of Debt thence S 16°33'00" W, 3.21 feet along the exten- south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee 2016 BUDGET OF APEX BANK sion of the line between Corner No. 2 and Corner sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the The name, address, business telephone number GATEWAY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Date of Deed of Trust No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 to the intersection with said real property and all interest of the said and bar registration number of the attorney(s) March 26, 2007 the North boundary line of a County Road; Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, representing the legal holder of the indebtedness NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget County of Recording thence along said North boundary line the follow- for the purpose of paying the indebtedness is: has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Pitkin ing courses and distances: provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Anne Marie McPhee #32327 Gateway Metropolitan District for the ensuing Recording Date of Deed of Trust N 77°35'27" W 186.86 feet; Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of Stephen R. Connor #7773 year of 2016; that a copy of such proposed budApril 02, 2007 N 72°01'09" W 16. 86 feet; sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue Oates Knezevich Gardenswartz, Kelly & Morrow, get has been filed at 325 Gateway Road, SnowRecording Information (Reception No. and/or N 64°21'31" W 239.62 feet; to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as P.C. 533 EAST HOPKINS AVENUE 3RD FLOOR, mass, Colorado, where the same is open for Book/Page No.) N 58°09'38" W 52. 95 feet; provided by law. ASPEN, CO 81611 (970) 920-1700 public inspection; and that such proposed bud536081 N 62°10'41" W 22.33 feet; First Publication 11/5/2015 Attorney File # get will be considered at a public hearing of the Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust N 88°25'08" W 40.74 feet; Last Publication 12/3/2015 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector Board of Directors of the District to be held at the October 28, 2013 N 84°58'57" W 148.61 feet; Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information Old Snowmass Fire House, 1909 Snowmass Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or N 52°54'47" W 11.91 feet; I F T H E S A L E D A T E I S C O N T I N U E D T O A provided may be used for that purpose. Creek Road, Old Snowmass, Colorado on NoBook/Page No.) N 24°22'33" W 8.19 feet; L A T E R D A T E , T H E D E A D L I N E T O F I L E A ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised vember 18, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Any elector with605097 N 76°41'41" W 22.09 feet; N O T I C E O F I N T E N T T O C U R E B Y T H O S E 1/2015 in the District may, at any time prior to the final Original Principal Amount N 67°38'53" W 129.06 feet; PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and $7,320,577.00 N 73°38'27" W 60.80 feet to the intersection with EXTENDED; 12, 19, and 26, 2015 and December 3, 2015. file or register any objections thereto. Outstanding Principal Balance line between Corner No. 6 and Corner No. 1 of said I F T H E B O R R O W E R B E L I E V E S T H A T A (11644193) $6,735,020.81 H.E.S. 308; LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE GATEWAY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby thence N 12°17'00" E 263.15 feet along said line to REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION By:/s/ Robert Walker notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have Corner No. 1 of said H.E.S. 308; CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE Secretary been violated as follows: including, but not limited thence N 65°54'00" E 1244,76 feet to Corner No. 2 P R O H I B I T I O N O N D U A L T R A C K I N G I N SALE NO. 15-019 to, the failure to make timely payments required of said H.E.S. No. 308; SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with Published In: The Aspen Times under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt thence S 16°33'00" W 1094.94 feet to Corner No. 3 FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO regard to the following described Deed of Trust: Published On: November 12, 2015 secured thereby. of said H.E.S. No. 308 A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L , T H E F E D E R A L On September 1, 2015, the undersigned Public Published in the Aspen Times Weekly NovemC O N S U M E R F I N A N C I A L P R O T E C T I O N Trustee caused the Notice of Election and DeTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST the point of beginning. ber 12, 2015. (11669760) BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A mand relating to the Deed of Trust described beLIEN. SEE "EXHIBIT A" Also known by street and number as: 6067 COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLO- low to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records. Original Grantor(s) PT15-017 WOODY CREEK ROAD, WOODY CREEK, CO SURE PROCESS. EXHIBIT "A" AKRAM BASMA and NADA BASMA COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION 81656. Colorado Attorney General LEGAL DESCRIPTION Original Beneficiary(ies) CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Mortgage Electonic Registration Systems, Inc. as SALE NO. 15-017 O F T H E P R O P E R T Y C U R R E N T L Y Denver, Colorado 80203 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with That part of Homestead Entry Survey No. 308, sit- ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF (800) 222-4444 nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc. regard to the following described Deed of Trust: uated in Sections Twenty -Nine (29) and Thirty TRUST. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov On August 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trust- (30), Township Nine ( 9) South, Range Eighty Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as TrustNOTICE OF SALE Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand re- -Four (84) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, and The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured P.O. Box 4503 ee for Indymac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust lating to the Deed of Trust described below to be more fully described as follows: by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Iowa City, Iowa 52244 2007-A3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Serecorded in the County of Pitkin records. Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provid- (855) 411-2372 ries 2007-A3 Original Grantor(s) Beginning at Corner No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 ed by law and in said Deed of Trust. Date of Deed of Trust www.consumerfinance.gov ROBERT A HIGHTOWER AND AMEN WARDY whence a 1/ 2 pipe set by Tom Walker, a Regis- THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at DATE: 08/27/2015 July 13, 2007 Original Beneficiary(ies) tered Colorado L and Surveyor, bears S 57º25'W, public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Recording THE LAREDO NATIONAL BANK 71. 41 feet; 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado Pitkin P E N T I of M Debt E S W E E K L Y V Nove mb e r 12, 2015 Current Holder A ofSEvidence thence S 16°33'00" W, 3.21 feet along the exten- south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee Recording Date of Deed of Trust APEX BANK sion of the line between Corner No. 2 and Corner sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the The name, address, business telephone number July 17, 2007 Date of Deed of Trust No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 to the intersection with said real property and all interest of the said and bar registration number of the attorney(s) Recording Information (Reception No. and/or March 26, 2007 the North boundary line of a County Road; Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, representing the legal holder of the indebtedness Book/Page No.) County of Recording thence along said North boundary line the follow- for the purpose of paying the indebtedness is: 540018 Pitkin ing courses and distances: provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Anne Marie McPhee #32327 Original Principal Amount

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2007-A3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-A3 Date of Deed of Trust July 13, 2007 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 17, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 540018 Original Principal Amount $910,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $909,910.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A PT15-019 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 2-D, TIMBER RIDG E CONDOMINIUMS, AS SHOWN ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR THE TIMBER RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS APPEARING IN PLAT BOOK 3 AT PAGE 40 THROUGH 44 IN THE RECORDS OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THAT CONDOMINUM DECLARATION FOR THE TIMBER RIDGE CONDOMINUMS APPEARING IN SUCH RECORDS IN BOOK 215 AT PAGE 429 THROUGH 445 AND SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 RECORDED MAY 5, 1969 IN BOOK 240 AT PAGE 920. COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 100 EAST DEAN STREET #2D, ASPEN, CO 81611. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 11/5/2015 Last Publication 12/3/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/01/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Edward P. O'Brien #11572 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Martin H. Shore #1800 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S VALENTIA WAY, SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 15-00286SH The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015 and December 3, 2015. (11644231) COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-018

The Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2012 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 24, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 590811 Original Principal Amount $81,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $75,190.77 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT A Residence Interest No. 8 consisting of an undivided 1/12 interest in Residence No. 2412 of ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, according to the Declaration of Condominium for ASPEN HIGLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, recorded January 11, 2001, Reception No.450454 as amended and supplemented from time to time and according to the Map for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS recorded January 11, 2001, in Book 56 at Page 24, Reception No. 450455 as amended and supplemented from time to time, all in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Pitkin County, Colorado, together with the perpetual use of twenty-eight (28) days per year for each 1/12 interest owned in accordance with the Association Documents and the Membership Program Documents for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS. Also known by street and number as: 197 Prospector Road, Unit 2412, Aspen, CO 81611. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/16/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 10/22/2015 Last Publication 11/19/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 08/27/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Gabriel Galicia, Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Deanne R Stodden #33214 Jennifer C. Rogers #34682 Rogers Stodden 1415 Larimer St, Suite 300N, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 872-6446 Attorney File # F15-038 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 22, and 29, 2015 and November 5, 12, and 19, 2015. (11603104)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE: Grey Lady Restaurant Public Hearing: December 1, 2015 @ 5:00 PM Meeting Location:City Hall, Sister Cities Room / City Council Chambers. 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611 Project Location: 611 E. Durant Ave. (Gondola Plaza) Legal Description: PID #273718250102, legally described as Little Nell Subdivision, Lot 2 Description: The applicant is requesting temporary use approval to allow a custom metal fence to be placed under the existing stairway that leads to the gondola, allowing for the overnight storage of skis. Land Use Reviews Req: Temporary Use Decision Making Body: City Council Applicant: Aspen Skiing Co., PO box 1248, Aspen, CO 81612 More Information:For further information related to the project, contact Sara Nadolny at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429.2739, Sara.Nadolny@cityofaspen.com. Published in the Aspen Times on November 12, 2015 (11674679)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charlotte Farr, a/k/a Charlotte E. Farr, Deceased Case Number 2015PR30049 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to [X] District Court of Pitkin, County, Colorado or [ ] Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 12, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred. Ryan F. Farr and Carmen Farr Dowley P.O. Box 9686 Aspen, CO 81612 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 19 and 26, 2015. (11675139)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Thomas Moran, also known as James T. Moran, Deceased Case Number 2015PR030047 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Pitkin County, Colorado, on or before March 5, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred. Mary Moran, Personal Representative c/o Kami A. Pomerantz, Esq. Holland & Hart LLP P.O. Box 8749 Denver, CO 80201-8749 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, 12, and 19, 2015. (11658071)

LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE #43, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance #43, Series of 2015, was adopted on first reading at the City Council meeting November 9, 2015. This ordinance, if adopted, adjusts certain municipal fees included under section 2 and 26 of the municipal code, plus updates insurance requirements for contractors under section 8. The public hearing on this ordinance is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at 5 PM, City hall, 130 South Galena.

To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with website regard to the following described Deed of Trust: http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/LeOn August 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustgal-Notices/ ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be If you would like a copy FAXed, mailed or e-mailed recorded in the County of Pitkin records. to you, call the city clerk's office, 429-2687. Original Grantor(s) Febin Orlando F. Baricar and Maria Susana P. Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November Baricar 12, 2015. (11678747) Original Beneficiary(ies) The Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2012 County of Recording NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust RE: Grey Lady Restaurant July 24, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Public Hearing: December 7, 2015 @ 5:00 PM Book/Page No.) Meeting Location: City Hall, Sister Cities Room / City Council Chambers 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611 590811 Project Location: 305-7 S. Mill Street Original Principal Amount $81,000.00 Legal Description: PID #273718217004, legally described as Aspen Commercial Condominiums Unit A and Common Area, Block 19, City and Outstanding Principal Balance Townsite of Aspen Colorado $75,190.77 Description: The hereby applicant is requesting temporary use approval to allow a custom fabric tent to be placed over the existing trellis on the site’s Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are amenity space from December 24, 2015 through January 3, 2016. The tent will provide additional seating for the Grey Lady notified that the covenants of the deed ofpublic trust have been violated as follows: failure to payrestaurant. principal andLand interest when due together with all other pay- Use Use Reviews Req: Temporary ments provided for Body: in the evidence of debt Decision Making Citysecured Council by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. Applicant: 305-7 Mill Street LLC, 2001 North Halsted #304, Chicago, IL 60614 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST More Information: For further information related to the project, contact Sara Nadolny at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 LIEN. S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429.2739, Sara.Nadolny@cityofaspen.com. SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT A Published in the Aspen Times on November 12, 2015 Residence Interest No. 8 consisting of an undivided 1/12 interest in Residence No. 2412 of ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, according to the Declaration of Condominium for ASPEN HIGLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, recorded January 11, 2001, Reception No.450454 as amended and supplemented from time to time and according to the Map for ASPEN HIGH-

LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE #44, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance #44, Series of 2015, was adopted on first reading at the City Council meeting November 9, 2015. This ordinance, if adopted, amends title 25 of the municipal code section 25.04.040, electric service rates. The public hearing on this ordinance is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at 5 PM, City hall, 130 South Galena. To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice website http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Legal-Notices/ Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 2015. (11678477) LEGAL NOTICE

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the Project contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the Project, whose claim therefor has not been paid by the Contractor or its subcontractors shall file with the Board written verified notice of such claims at any time up to and including the time of final settlement first stated above or forever waive any and all claims, without limitation, pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-26-107, as amended, against the Board of County Commissioners, Pitkin County, Colorado and the Project. All claims must be addressed as follows: Board of County Commissioners c/o Lindsey Utter, Fielding, 530 East Main St. 2nd Floor Aspen, Colorado 81611. Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on November 12, 2015. (11671815)

ORDINANCE #45, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance #45, Series of 2015, was adopted on first reading at the City Council meeting November 9, 2015. This ordinance, if adopted, amends title 25 of the municipal code section 25.16 water rates and charges. The public hearing on this ordinance is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at 5 PM, City hall, 130 South Galena.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice website http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Legal-Notices/

· Unless otherwise notified all regular and special meetings will be held in the Board of County Commissioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 2015. (11678726)

· All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows. Check agenda at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx or call 920-5200 for meeting times for special meetings.

LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE 41, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance #41, Series of 2015 was adopted on first reading at the City Council meeting November 9, 2015. This ordinance, if adopted, will adopt the 2015 Fall Supplemental Budget. The public hearing on this ordinance is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at a City Council meeting that is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. City Hall, 130 South Galena. To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice website http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Legal-Notices/ Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 2015. (11678467) PUBLIC NOTICE RE:AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ASPEN LAND USE CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December, 1, 2015, at a meeting to begin at 5:00 p.m. before the Aspen City Council, Council Chambers, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, to determine if amendments to the text of the Land Use Code should be pursued. The potential amendments would address residential design standards, Chapter 26.410 of the land use code. For further information, contact Justin Barker at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429-2797, Justin.Barker @cityofaspen.com

· Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and ordinance(s) referred to are available during regular business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: RE: Frisselle Family Trust Activity Envelope and Site Plan Review (Case P080-15) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by Frisselle Family Trust (123 Larkspur Lane, Aspen, CO 81611) requesting approval to for an Activity Envelope and site Plan to raze an existing residence and construct a new single family residence. The property is located at 123 Larkspur Lane and is legally described as Lot 3, Block 4 of the Meadowood Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2735-141-04-039. The application is available for public inspection in the Pitkin County Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections are due by December 14, 2015. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482. Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on November 12, 2015. (11671925)

s/ Steven Skadron, Mayor Aspen City Council Published in the Aspen Times on November 12, 2015 (11676658) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: · Unless otherwise notified all regular and special meetings will be held in the Board of County Commissioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen · All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows. Check agenda at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx or call 920-5200 for meeting times for special meetings. · Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and ordinance(s) referred to are available during regular business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx

NOTICE REGARDING PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET FOR STARWOOD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE pursuant to Section 29-1-106, C.R.S., that the proposed 2016 budget for the Starwood Metropolitan District and the Starwood Metropolitan District Water Activity Enterprise is open for inspection by the public at the Starwood Metropolitan District Office, 0121 Stewart Drive, Aspen, Colorado, and that the Board of Directors of the Starwood Metropolitan District will consider the adoption of the proposed budget at a meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 9:30 A.M. at the office of the Starwood Metropolitan District, 0121 Stewart Drive, Starwood Subdivision, Aspen, Colorado. Any interested elector may inspect the 2016 budget, and file or register any objection thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget. Starwood Metropolitan District Heather H. Dresser, Secretary Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 2015. (11678235)

NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON NOVEMBER 4, 2015: Ordinance No. 032-2015 - Repealing Title 14 (Asset Management Plan) and Reinstating Title 14 of the Pitkin County Code as the Road Maintenance and Management Plan NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015: RE: UPDATE ON THE TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR) Program (2014) To evaluate the effectiveness of the TDR provisions in the Land Use Code, as required by Ordinance No. 95-24. Factors to be considered include: · Whether there is an adequate market place for TDRs or whether additional measures should be taken to increase the marketability of TDRs; · Whether the provision offers sufficient incentives to Encourage transfers out of the Rural/Remote Zone District into areas more suitable for residential development; · Whether the procedures relating to the implementation of TDRs are functioning as smoothly and efficiently as possible. For further information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) 920-5093 NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR'S SETTLEMENT/FINAL PAYMENT: Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, hereinafter the "Board," shall make final settlement for the work contracted to be done on the project known as the Elk Park Phase II Construction to Western States Reclamation, Inc. hereinafter the "Contractor," on November 30, 2015.

LEGAL NOTICE Resolution #118, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing for Resolution #118, Series of 2015, adopting the 2016 municipal budget and authorizing appropriations is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at a City Council meeting that is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. City Hall, 130 South Galena. To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice website http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Legal-Notices/ Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 2015. (11678457)

LEGAL NOTICE Resolution #130, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing for Resolution #130, Series of 2015, adopting the 2016 budget and associated fees for Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority, Smuggler Affordable Housing Development, and Aspen Country Inn Affordable Housing Inn Development is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at a City Council meeting that is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. City Hall, 130 South Galena. To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice website http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Legal-Notices/ IF you would like a copy FAXed or e-mailed to you, call the city clerk's office, 429-2687

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, prov- Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November ender, or other supplies used or consumed by the 12, 2015. (11678435) Contractor or its subcontractors in or about the A S P E N T I M E S . C O M / W E E K LY performance of the Project contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the Project, whose claim therefor has not been paid by the Contractor or its subcontractors shall file with the Board written verified notice of such claims at

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INTELLIGENT EXERCISE

BOOK REVIEW

‘LAKE OF FIRE’

NOTEWORTHY

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, there’s fire. And where there’s fire, there’s a conspiracy afoot in Mark Stevens’ “Lake of Fire.” The page-turning follow-up to the author’s Colorado Book Award-winning “Trapline,” this is the fourth in Stevens’ inventive Alison Coil mystery series. This time around, Coil, a tough and intuitive hunting guide, tracks a case of murder-by-wildfire that eventually unearths a larger conspiracy. She’s brought into the fold by Devo, a wild-eyed antiauthoritarian living off the land (and, ironically, the subject of a reality TV show about doing so). Devo finds early on that a wildfire ravaging the Flat Tops Wilderness was set to cover up the murder of an environmental activist. Coil brings Glenwood Springs reporter Duncan Bloom and his organic food provider

‘Lake of Fire’ Mark Stevens 408 pages, paperback: $14.99 Midnight ink, 2015

girlfriend, Trudy, to help find Soto’s killer. Stevens crafts a tight thriller with a wonderful sense of the characters and atmosphere of the Colorado mountains – Western Slope readers will no doubt see their friends and neighbors and themselves in the rag-tag team of individualistic highcountry sleuths of “Lake of Fire.” A former reporter himself, Stevens deftly weaves current events and Colorado issues into his books. As the contentious fight over immigration policy served as the engine of “Trapline,” the battle over global warming drives “Lake of Fire.” Consider this from the book’s opening pages, where Alison thinks about the flames of the forest fire as a dragon’s breath: “Dragon in the form of climate change and beatle kill and aberrant, menacing storms.

And her demise. A minor loss in the big scheme of things. Katrina to Sandy to the monster tornados from Missouri to Oklahoma.” Heavy stuff for a paperback thriller. Many readers, of course, turn to mystery novels as diversions from fears about things like global warming. Instead, in “Lake of Fire,” Stevens uses those fears to drive a gripping gumshoe narrative. atravers@aspentimes.com

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