Austin Colbert

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PHOTOS: Food & Wine Classic goes full send with seminars, tastings on Day 1

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Share this story Following the official welcome party on Thursday night, the Food & Wine Classic returned in full force on Friday with seminars and the grand tastings in downtown Aspen. Put on by FOOD & WINE magazine, the Classic goes through Sunday. Chef Andrew Zimmern attempts to break off the leg of a king crab during his seminar on the first day of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Paepcke Park in Aspen. Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Chef Andrew Zimmern teaches a...
PHOTOS: Food & Wine Classic gets underway with welcome party, luncheon

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Share this story The Food & Wine Classic returned to Aspen on Thursday with the official welcome party at the St. Regis. Earlier in the day, the Aspen Chamber Resort Association hosted its annual member luncheon as part of the Classic inside the Hotel Jerome. Celebrity chefs and food fanatics will converge on Aspen this weekend for three days of seminars, tastings, and parties. Presented by FOOD & WINE magazine, the Classic goes through Sunday. A cameraman takes video during the Food & Wine...
PHOTOS: First rodeo of the summer brings the cowboys and cowgirls to Snowmass

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Share this story The Snowmass Rodeo returned on Wednesday with its first event of the summer in Snowmass Town Park. A popular summer tradition, the rodeo runs each Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. (the barbecue opens at 5 p.m.) through Aug. 20. For more, visit snowmassrodeo.org. A saddle bronc rider acknowledges the crowd after competing in the first Snowmass Rodeo of the summer on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Snowmass Village. Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Team ropers compete in the first...
PHOTOS: Snowmass Rendezvous throws them back in annual return

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Share this story Snowmass Rendezvous made its annual return to Snowmass Village on Saturday. Produced by Two Parts, the event saw a couple dozen vendors come together for bottomless adult beverages in Base Village. A drink is held during Snowmass Rendezvous on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Snowmass Village. Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Guests chat during Snowmass Rendezvous on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Snowmass Village. Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Cans sit to the side during Snowmass...
PHOTOS: Annual Aspen Historical Society hoedown brings folks together

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Share this story The Aspen Historical Society hosted its annual hoedown on Friday at the Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum in Aspen. With Sweet Jessup & The Dirty Buckets providing the soundtrack, Slow Groovin BBQ dishing out the brisket, and plenty of activities for the kids, it was an evening of fun for all ages. After getting her face painted, a girl rides the mechanical bull during the annual Aspen Historical Society hoedown on Friday, June 25, 2025, at the Holden/Marolt Mining and...
PHOTOS: The Burroughs nine-piece band kicks off Snowmass free concert series

2 weeks ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Lead singer Johnny Burroughs and his nine-piece band, The Burroughs, kicked off the Snowmass free summer concert series on Thursday from Fanny Hill. Hailing from Greeley, the band brought its “sweaty soul music” to the mountains. The free concerts will go through the summer in Snowmass Village. Next week, on June 19, Charlotte Sands will bring her alternative pop to the Snowmass stage. Music begins at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday, weather dependent. [email protected]
Couple brings new Pilates studio to Carbondale, seeks community

2 weeks ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Carbondale is home to a new Pilates studio, and co-owners Dale and Heidi Craig hope to bring a sense of community with it. “When we were younger, everyone went to the bars. We went to Cooper Street, we went to all these places, but now there is really nowhere,” Heidi said. “Our goal is we want to build a whole community here.
It’s official: Aspen’s Ferreira named to U.S. Olympic halfpipe team for Games in Italy

2 weeks ago | postindependent.com | Austin Colbert

Share this story Aspen’s Alex Ferreira is an Olympian yet again. In a Tuesday announcement by U.S. Ski and Snowboard, the halfpipe skier was officially named to the country’s 2026 Winter Olympics team, with the Games scheduled for Feb. 6-22 in northern Italy. This will be the 30-year-old Aspen native’s third time competing at the Olympics: he won silver in his 2018 debut and followed that with bronze in 2022. “It means the world to be prequalified for the Olympics,” Ferreira said in a news...
Aspen’s Ferreira named to U.S. Olympic halfpipe team for Games in Italy

2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | Austin Colbert

Aspen’s Alex Ferreira is an Olympian yet again. In a Tuesday announcement by U.S. Ski and Snowboard, the halfpipe skier was officially named to the country’s 2026 Winter Olympics team, with the Games scheduled for Feb. 6-22 in northern Italy. This will be the 30-year-old Aspen native’s third time competing at the Olympics: he won silver in his 2018 debut and followed that with bronze in 2022. “It means the world to be prequalified for the Olympics,” Ferreira said in a news release.
It’s official: Aspen’s Ferreira named to U.S. Olympic halfpipe team for Games in Italy

2 weeks ago | aspentimes.com | Austin Colbert

Aspen’s Alex Ferreira is an Olympian yet again. In a Tuesday announcement by U.S. Ski and Snowboard, the halfpipe skier was officially named to the country’s 2026 Winter Olympics team, with the Games scheduled for Feb. 6-22 in northern Italy. This will be the 30-year-old Aspen native’s third time competing at the Olympics: he won silver in his 2018 debut and followed that with bronze in 2022. “It means the world to be prequalified for the Olympics,” Ferreira said in a news release.