The Aspen Skiing Company is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado in the United States. Founded in 1946 by Walter Paepcke, it operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, comprising four ski areas near the town of Aspen. View south along Galena Street in downtown Aspen. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Walter Paepcke (1896–1960) was a U.S. industrialist and philanthropist prominent in the middle 20th century. ... Aspen/Snowmass is an expansive winter resort complex located in Pitkin County in western Colorado in the United States. ... Deep powder skiing An alpine skier Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites), with metal edges, strapped to the feet...

Paepcke, a successful Chicago industrialist, founded the company as part of larger effort at turning Aspen, a somewhat forgotten silver mining town, into an idyllic center for the advancement of the mind and body. As part of the larger effort, Paepcke also founded other cultural institutions such as the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Music Festival. The company established the Aspen Mountain ski resort on mountain of the same name above the town of Aspen. The first chair lift, Lift-1, opened on December 14, 1946 and was the world's longest chairlift at the time. In 1950, the company hosted the FIS World Alpine Championships, the first international skiing competition in the United States. In the following decades, the company opened Buttermilk in 1958 and the Snowmass (originally the Snowmass-at-Aspen Ski Area) in 1967. In 1993 the company assumed ownership and operation of Aspen Highlands, which had operated under different ownership since 1958. The company is currently owned by the Crown family of Chicago, who are also among the most influential stockholders and board members of defense contractor General Dynamics. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Aspen Institute is a U.S. nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1950 dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. ... The Aspen Music Festival and School, founded in 1949, is an internationally renowned classical music festival that presents world-class music in an intimate, small-town setting. ... Aspen Mountain (often called by its former name of Ajax among locals) is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado just outside and above the town of Aspen. ... Aspen Mountain (elevation 9721 ft) is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A chairlift in Bad Hofgastein, Austria A chairlift, also known as a fixed-grip chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Buttermilk Ski Area is the easiest skiing mountian in Aspen, Colorado. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Snowmass Ski Area Snowmass is a part of the Aspen/Snowmass ski resort complex located in western Colorado near the town of Aspen, Colorado. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Summit of Aspen Highlands and the backside of the Highland Bowl as viewed from the Buttermilk Mountain Ski Area Aspen Highlands is an intermediate-to-expert difficulty level skiing mountain in Aspen, Colorado. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of November 2006, the President and CEO of the company is Mike Kaplan, who succeeded Pat O'Donnell. 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

External links

• Aspen/Snowmass website
• Aspen history timeline