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 Chris Council/Aspen Daily News Colten Moore, a native of Texas, came back and won the gold medal Thursday evening in the Snowmobile Freestyle event at the X Games after falling about 120 feet during his first run when he was upside-down and lost his sled. But he managed to walk away, and celebrated the win by “Tebowing.” Joe Parsons took sliver, and Moore’s brother, Caleb claimed bronze.
by Chad Abraham, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012
An Aspen man is expected in April to be sentenced to between four and eight years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing with the intent to distribute 5 kilos or more of cocaine.
Wayne Reid, 65, described by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents as the leader in a Los Angeles-to-Aspen trafficking ring, will have eight other related counts against him dropped if a judge accepts his plea agreement.
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by Dorothy Atkins, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012
In the first final competition of the 2012 Winter X Games, Kaya Turski three-peated taking gold after landing a switch-1080 jump in her last run in the women’s Skiing Slopestyle final.
In an unexpected performance, 18-year-old Devon Logan placed second and 26-year-old Anna Segal took third.
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by Dorothy Atkins, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012
Tom Wallisch broke X Games records on Thursday when he earned the highest score a competitor in Skiing Slopestyle has ever scored on his final run.
Wallisch broke French skier Candide Thovex’s score of 95.00 in the 2007 X Games. Wallisch, 26, who is originally from Pittsburgh, was favored for gold in this year’s competition.
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by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012
Open space officials on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to develop more than 16 miles of trails and protect roughly 300 acres of habitat in the Sky Mountain Park area, formerly known as the Droste property.
Pitkin County partnered with the state and local governments to purchase, for $17 million, an 845-acre parcel of land between Aspen and Snowmass Village in 2010 from the Droste family. The plot is the centerpiece of the Sky Mountain Park, for which recreation planning efforts have been underway for months.
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by Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012
Despite a recommendation from city planners against approval, an Aspen review board this week passed a development plan for a long-debated property near the base of Ajax that includes moving more affordable housing to the Airport Business Center.
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 on Tuesday in favor of a plan that would see 14 free-market townhomes and 10 affordable housing units built on the 2.4-acre South Aspen Street site that was once planned for the Lodge at Aspen Mountain. Under the proposal, the developers also would build eight affordable housing units at the ABC, and pay $475,000 into the workforce housing program.
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by Damien Williamson, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012
Tuck and Patti, a guitarist-vocalist duo who played on the Benedict Music Tent stage at the first-ever Jazz Aspen Snowmass concert in 1991, will return to Aspen this weekend for four shows over two nights as part of the JAS Downstairs Café at the Nell series.
The husband-and-wife pair — comprised of world-class guitarist Tuck Andress and jazz artist Patti Cathcart, whose scatting has been compared to the first lady of song, Ella Fitzgerald — are the fourth of eight artists to appear in the series this winter. The JAS Downstairs Café also has featured Italian jazz diva Roberta Gambarina, R&B vocalist Carmen Lundy, and Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueroa, a French gypsy jazz artist and a virtuoso Brazilian guitarist.
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Horoscopes
- Aries
 You might not be at your best when you wake up, but you will be before you know it. Understand what someone expects. Nevertheless, your actions could stun others, and maybe even you, too. Excitement surrounds you. Tonight: Make hay while you can.
- Taurus
 - Gemini
 As focused as you might be on work, by the afternoon, your mind drifts elsewhere. How you handle a situation could change radically. Lighten up in a meeting. Much information comes forward, some of which might not be all fact. Tonight: Be spontaneous.
- Cancer
 Your mind drifts to many possibilities, perhaps not coinciding with the matter at hand. By the afternoon, events or self-discipline encourages greater concentration. You could be jolted by someone's reaction. Tonight: Out late.
- Leo
 Reach out for other people, especially those who are experts or who know more in areas you are exploring. The type of information you will receive might be slightly avant-garde. A new beginning becomes possible if you can work with another person's thought process. Tonight: Opt for something different.
- Virgo
 - Libra
 - Scorpio
 - Sagittarius
 You could be flabbergasted by another person's behavior. Your sense of humor emerges when dealing with this person. If you pull back some, you'll gain a new perspective. Just lie back and become more connected with this person's energy. He or she is a natural mental stimulus. Tonight: Be imaginative.
- Capricorn
 You might wish that you had stayed closer to home by the afternoon. If you can arrange to make it an early day, do. In that situation, you become more open and able to move on a key idea. Don't be surprised by a roommate or situation that pops up. Tonight: Order in.
- Aquarius
 - Pisces

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