Usually, skiers can’t wait for the first turns of the season; lift lines are long and stoke is high. But for a growing number of snow sliders in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, it’s not the downhill that has them chomping at the bit — it’s the climb. Uphill skiing — also known […]
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Roaring Fork girls win Patch tournament for second straight year
Roaring Fork High School’s girls and boys basketball teams kicked off the 2025-26 season with the annual Brenda Patch Tournament Dec. 4-6 on the home court in Carbondale. The Lady Rams emerged as the tournament champions for a second straight year, taking care of business in convincing fashion, and affirming their top-10 state ranking in […]
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Roaring Fork Ski Fair Co-op drops in
The Roaring Fork Ski Fair Co-op surfaced over the summer by way of an online petition advocating for lower pricing of Aspen Skiing Company (Ski Co) season passes for the local workforce. It all started with Anna Rosenberg. Before coming West, she grew up on an organic farm in Cincinnati, Ohio, where her parents did […]
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High hopes for Roaring Fork hoops teams as Patch tourney kicks off season
The high school sports calendar turns to the winter season this week, with Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball getting things rolling by hosting the annual Brenda Patch Tournament. A mix of Western Slope, Front Range and Eastern Plains teams will be in Carbondale this Thursday through Saturday for the tournament, which honors […]
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the film premier did not occur at the Wheeler Opera House, but is set to premier at the Isis Theatre in Aspen on Friday evening, Sept. 25, 2026. Vaughn Shafer’s birthday parties are legendary. For decades now, on a chilly evening in late January, some […]
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One Night Only: Gripping “Girl Climber” to air at Crystal Theatre benefitting GSHS Climbing Club
Thunk. Emily Harrington throws her foot — her heel — up beside her fingers, straining to traverse a two-inch granite edge high on El Capitan, in the wind and weather, where the trees 2,500 feet below look like sprigs. She is trying to climb, as the film “Girl Climber” documents, the demanding Golden Gate route […]
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Nordic Council continues improvement projects ahead of Spring Gulch ski season
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: The capital campaign was $750,000, not $700,000 as previously stated. Also, volunteer labor was used to install fencing, replace sign posts, and work on weed mitigation and revegetation, while the major improvements, including tree and boulder removal, were part of the capital improvements plan. Mitigating the impacts of climate change and drought has been […]
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Rams, Longhorns land a few among fall sports All-Conference selections
The 3A Western Slope League All-Conference selections have been announced upon the recent conclusion of the boys soccer and girls volleyball seasons. For Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High School, making First Team All-Conference in soccer were senior Jason Clemente and junior Cal Stone. Stone was the leading scorer for the Rams this season, amassing 12 goals […]
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Shootout with No. 1 Mustangs boots Rams from soccer playoffs
Roaring Fork High School’s 16th-seeded boys soccer team played the No. 1 seed Colorado Academy to a 1-1 tie through regulation and double overtime of a second-round 3A state playoff in Denver Tuesday. All the way down to the final kicks of a shootout, the Rams were on the verge of a major upset — […]
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Rams soccer advances to second round of 3A state playoffs
Roaring Fork downed Rocky Mountain Prep SMART 3-2 at Rams Field in Carbondale Wednesday evening to advance to the next round of the Class 3A state playoffs. The 16th-seeded Rams collected goals from senior Eli Norris and junior Cal Stone in the first half, and held a 2-1 advantage at halftime. Stone struck again in […]