To SkiCo: I was disappointed to read that the management at SkiCo believed that as a Trump voter, I have “a vision that can be viewed as openly at odds with some of the values [SkiCo] stands for.” and those values include “Equality, democracy, civility, compassion, tolerance, sustainability, open-mindedness, gratitude, freedom, integrity, and justice.” Despite your opinion, I believe I hold most of those values.
We have lived in the Valley for 3 years, and I feel like I have made a positive contribution to our community. We are very involved with our church, through which I got involved with the Kind Neighbor Project which hosts a weekly dinner for mainly SkiCo employees. I hosted and cooked for this dinner almost every week throughout the season. Additionally, my husband coaches for AVSC, and I am also a member of DAC (the District Accountability Board).
Most importantly, we helped a very needy student in our community. There was a student in 7th grade who our son brought home for a sleepover. To make a very long story short, we found out pretty quickly that this boy had been living in a car/truck with his mother and sister most of his life. When we became aware of this, we got him settled in his own bedroom in our home, got clothes for him with some help from some other families including another conservative, (as he had nothing but what he was wearing), contacted the school to get him a bus pass from our home, made sure the school provided him special services (Amy Kendziorski was wonderful) and contacted Pitkin County Health and Human Services Department. Everyone including Pitkin County HHS and our church told us to send him back to his mother (in the back of a truck). It was early February and freezing, and we just could not do that.
While he was staying with us, our son—of course—had a ski pass and snowboard, and we didn’t think it was right for this student to not have this same opportunity. So we contacted SkiCo, explained the situation and asked to see if they would help us out with a ski pass. They said No. I then went to Four Mountain Sports in Snowmass (also owned by SkiCo!), explained the situation, and asked the manager if he could give us a discounted snowboard or a used snowboard for this student. Another No. So we bought this student a pass, another family donated a snowboard and we provided him with lunch money every ski day. This student lived with us for a couple of months and was doing really well…doing homework (he was at a 3rd grade level), eating regularly (which he had not prior), sleeping well, etc.
Unfortunately, Pitkin HHS held a hearing and required us to send the child back to his mother. Almost immediately after returning, we heard this student was making “bad choices”.
I rarely speak of helping this student and I am not looking for acknowledgement. I am just trying to show you an example of the values of one conservative voter in Pitkin County.
He was insulting whores.For the most Part, whores are young women the fell into tough times. Some of them needed that vaulted occupation In order to eat at some point in their lives. They are at least as honest as the average person. The Ski co have probably never experienced hunger like the average whore is and the average whore is much mor honest and intelligent that the average skico exec!
Perhaps a different approach might carry more weight. After all, look what happened to Bud Light. If I owned a Ski company, I would be a blooming idiot to insult at least half of my customers. I propose that everyone who wants to ski there in spite of the vitriol, come adorned in anything red and Maga. Doesn’t have to say Trump, just good ol’ boy patriotic attire. What fun that would be, to see an entire slope draped in red, white and blue! Yee Haw!
The media is "owned". They censor and lie and lie about their censorship. It will stop when the people insist that it stop. There are still those that are unaware or willfully ignorant.
I imagine he required everyone of those 1500 to get the jabs, too. Like so many I see/hear on the left, their level of self awareness is surprising. It's too bad the poor people who work for him can't afford to walk away. Did you try the Denver papers?
I wrote a letter to the Aspen Times. It was never published yet my friend's letter about being towed was. My letter was regarding the Pitkin County Democrats violating Aspen's Non- Discrimination Ordinance. I'm getting the feeling the press in Aspen is one party, one agenda. Communists.
Thinking that they probably have a web site, which, even if they don't print your "valued opinion", you know someone had to read it to delete it.....just saying.....
To SkiCo: I was disappointed to read that the management at SkiCo believed that as a Trump voter, I have “a vision that can be viewed as openly at odds with some of the values [SkiCo] stands for.” and those values include “Equality, democracy, civility, compassion, tolerance, sustainability, open-mindedness, gratitude, freedom, integrity, and justice.” Despite your opinion, I believe I hold most of those values.
We have lived in the Valley for 3 years, and I feel like I have made a positive contribution to our community. We are very involved with our church, through which I got involved with the Kind Neighbor Project which hosts a weekly dinner for mainly SkiCo employees. I hosted and cooked for this dinner almost every week throughout the season. Additionally, my husband coaches for AVSC, and I am also a member of DAC (the District Accountability Board).
Most importantly, we helped a very needy student in our community. There was a student in 7th grade who our son brought home for a sleepover. To make a very long story short, we found out pretty quickly that this boy had been living in a car/truck with his mother and sister most of his life. When we became aware of this, we got him settled in his own bedroom in our home, got clothes for him with some help from some other families including another conservative, (as he had nothing but what he was wearing), contacted the school to get him a bus pass from our home, made sure the school provided him special services (Amy Kendziorski was wonderful) and contacted Pitkin County Health and Human Services Department. Everyone including Pitkin County HHS and our church told us to send him back to his mother (in the back of a truck). It was early February and freezing, and we just could not do that.
While he was staying with us, our son—of course—had a ski pass and snowboard, and we didn’t think it was right for this student to not have this same opportunity. So we contacted SkiCo, explained the situation and asked to see if they would help us out with a ski pass. They said No. I then went to Four Mountain Sports in Snowmass (also owned by SkiCo!), explained the situation, and asked the manager if he could give us a discounted snowboard or a used snowboard for this student. Another No. So we bought this student a pass, another family donated a snowboard and we provided him with lunch money every ski day. This student lived with us for a couple of months and was doing really well…doing homework (he was at a 3rd grade level), eating regularly (which he had not prior), sleeping well, etc.
Unfortunately, Pitkin HHS held a hearing and required us to send the child back to his mother. Almost immediately after returning, we heard this student was making “bad choices”.
I rarely speak of helping this student and I am not looking for acknowledgement. I am just trying to show you an example of the values of one conservative voter in Pitkin County.
Invest in Kleenex. Four years is a lot of sniveling and crying.
“Whores” is too kind a characterization.
He was insulting whores.For the most Part, whores are young women the fell into tough times. Some of them needed that vaulted occupation In order to eat at some point in their lives. They are at least as honest as the average person. The Ski co have probably never experienced hunger like the average whore is and the average whore is much mor honest and intelligent that the average skico exec!
“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”
― Ronald Reagan
Reference: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/25805-it-has-been-said-that-politics-is-the-second-oldest
See: https://flic.kr/p/2qvCYVG
Perhaps a different approach might carry more weight. After all, look what happened to Bud Light. If I owned a Ski company, I would be a blooming idiot to insult at least half of my customers. I propose that everyone who wants to ski there in spite of the vitriol, come adorned in anything red and Maga. Doesn’t have to say Trump, just good ol’ boy patriotic attire. What fun that would be, to see an entire slope draped in red, white and blue! Yee Haw!
The media is "owned". They censor and lie and lie about their censorship. It will stop when the people insist that it stop. There are still those that are unaware or willfully ignorant.
Boycott Aspen. The skiing's better at Vail anyway. We accept MAGA money.
I imagine he required everyone of those 1500 to get the jabs, too. Like so many I see/hear on the left, their level of self awareness is surprising. It's too bad the poor people who work for him can't afford to walk away. Did you try the Denver papers?
I wrote a letter to the Aspen Times. It was never published yet my friend's letter about being towed was. My letter was regarding the Pitkin County Democrats violating Aspen's Non- Discrimination Ordinance. I'm getting the feeling the press in Aspen is one party, one agenda. Communists.
The one-sidedness is striking. Even the New York Times and the Washington Post regularly publish letters from Republicans.
The Aspen papers do not. They are pure propaganda sheets (and real estate ads).
Thinking that they probably have a web site, which, even if they don't print your "valued opinion", you know someone had to read it to delete it.....just saying.....
Glenn: is it possible that this idiot merely thinks that YOU are the only Trump voter in the area?
A voice of reason in Aspen. There is hope. 🙌🏼
Bravo, Glenn!