Get a taste of New York in Beaver Creek by checking out the Humor on the Slopes Cartooning Festival starting Friday and ending Sunday. Six cartoonists from the New Yorker magazine - Harry Bliss, Matt Diffee, Ed Koren, Bob Mankoff, Victoria Roberts and Jack Zeigler - will be showing up for an eventful weekend of cartoons and conversation.

Meet the cartoonists for conversation at Cartoons and Coffee at Starbucks, Cartoons and Cocktails, and Dine and Doodle. How about sketch and sleigh? There is even something for kids – Kid-tooning with the New Yorkers. A competition will get everybody involved in cartooning. Each cartoonist will provide a caption-less illustration. Competitors will submit captions and those with the best captions will be awarded the original art signed by the cartoonist. All Humor on the Slopes events are free!

On Saturday night, get into some Concert-tooning when Super Diamond celebrates Beaver Creek Resort’s 25th anniversary at Vilar Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15. All proceeds benefit the local Eagle County Public Education Foundation. Call 845-TIXS for ticket information.

Visit www.humorontheslopes.com or call (800) 404-3535 for event information.

Planning a last minute trip to Vail? Save 60%!
Manor Vail Resort is offering a sweet deal for last minute travelers. Stay January 2-12 and save up to 60% on their regular rates. The deal includes a hot buffet breakfast.

Located between Vail Mountain and Gore Creek, the resort is just steps away from the lifts and the Golden Peak Lodge. The resort offers luxury hotel rooms, and one, two, or three bedroom condominiums. Amenities include a recreation area with workout equipment, saunas, a heated pool, and hot tubs. Take a break from the slopes and visit our full-service spa, Spa Struck. Enjoy a mud mask, facial, manicure or a massage. Relax, eat, and drink at Lord Gore Restaurant and Fitzwilliam’s Piano Lounge.

Contact Manor Vail Resort for more details:
Email: res@manorvail.com
Phone: 866-259-3578
Website: www.manorvail.com

If you aren’t burned out on holiday sweets, make sure to try a goodie from Vail Gourmet Cookie Company! I received a gift package that made me forget all about my New Year’s resolution to take off 5 lbs. (more…)

Friday, December 02, 2005
CHAIRLIFT ADS GET GREEN LIGHT
The Washington, D.C. office of the U.S. Forest Services issued an interim directive saying that ads for products and services are acceptable inside a building and other “interior spaces” operated by concessionaires or permit holders, like the Aspen Skiing Co., on national forests. The directive defined the safety bars of chairlifts as an interior space. That means ads are allowed on chairlifts as long as they are on the safety bars facing riders and not hanging off the back of the lift. Public comment will be taken through March 27 before a final decision.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
AVSC SKI DAY TOMORROW
Aspen Mountain opens tomorrow for the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club’s day, a fund-raiser for AVSC, with members skiing or snowboarding for free, and non-members gaining access to the mountain for a $30 membership fee, with all proceeds going to the club.
-Aspen Times, 11.22.05
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Friday, November 18, 2005

GIVEN TO GROW
Officials of the Given Institute unveiled plans this week for a new 8,000-square-foot, $5 million addition, the first change in the facility since its construction in 1974. The Given Institute, owned by the University of Colorado, is used for medical seminars, scientific meetings, public lectures as well as weddings and other non-university events.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
SKICO: ANOTHER STRONG YEAR
Officials of the Aspen Skiing Co. are forecasting a 2.5% increase over last season’s 1.37 million skier visits, the fourth straight year of year-on-year growth. Business indicators, such as tourist bookings in Aspen and Snowmass, preseason group lift ticket sales and international sales, all point to another year of growth.
-Aspen Times, 11.16.05

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