Roger Marolt is a fourth-generation Aspenite in an accomplished skiing family. He has been a columnist for The Aspen Times and the Aspen Daily News for two decades, during which he won 22 Colorado Press Association awards. He received a 2023 Lowell Thomas Bronze Award for his article “Aspen Has Been Overrun by Zillionaires. Has the Town Lost Its Gonzo Soul?” in Outside.
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Rising predawn to chase powder is sacred in ski culture, but an increasing number of resorts are offering early-access programs for people who can afford them
The Colorado mountain town has always been famous for its steep skiing, epic powder, and hippies, oddballs, and celebs. But with changes like those of recent years, can a place stay weird?