Take a trip back in time next winter as Snowmass Village rings in the 50th anniversary of its ski area.

The season-long celebration will commence Dec. 15 — The exact date of Snowmass Mountain’s 50 year anniversary — with single-day lift tickets sold at the same price that was charged on opening day in 1967: $6.50.

A group of folks from Snowmass Tourism, Aspen Skiing Co. and “other locals and interested parties” first met in October to start planning, Snowmass Tourism Director Rose Abello said.

The tourism group’s goal is to get the word out early in hopes of involving as many community members as possible, she said. Continue Reading