Word: aspens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...American ski racer had ever won a World Cup until Phil Mahre won three. On consecutive snowy days last week, he beat Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark and everyone else to the bottom of Colorado cliffs in Aspen and Vail, ensuring his third straight championship. "Europeans aren't such great travelers," Mahre said compassionately. "They miss their mountains." Stenmark misses his World Cups. "I'm disappointed," said the former king of the hill, winner of three overall titles before Mahre. "I think I can never win the World Cup again." So Mahre's dominance is complete...
...Dooley, who is currently directing Harvard's first active women's hockey recruiting drive, prefers to speak of his squad's two highlights: its winter trip to Aspen and its second straight Beanpot championship...
...Aspen trip was certainly one of our greatest moment. "Dooley says, referring to the week of hockey and skiing out West. "It gave everyone an opportunity to really get to know one another," he adds, "and that certainly proved to be a key to the season...
...Aspen faces a showdown next week in the debate over its future, when residents will vote in a special election on whether to impose a local business tax. The revenues, which could generate up o $1.5 million a year, would go into a fund to set up services to attract tourists. Examples: a computerized central reservation system for the area's lodges and an association to woo ski clubs and conventions. Even if the new tax is approved, Aspen faces an uphill battle. For one thing, the baby boomers who led the rush to the slopes are older...
...this, Aspen needs to convince itself that its old ways will no longer work. "Greed dominates the town. There was an arrogance toward tourists that used to prevail," said Thomas Richardson, the former president of the Aspen Skiing Corp. "People put their heads in the sand and said, 'We're the best.' Suddenly, we're not No. 1 any more. Now Aspen has a reputation as a rip-off community." The town's troubles are not likely to lead to a bust similar to the one Aspen experienced after Congress repealed the Sherman Silver-Purchase...