Closing day party comes early to Aspen Highlands

Closing day party comes early to Aspen Highlands

Despite only having a couple of days to plan, the Highlands Alehouse was able to host a version of its annual closing day party on Sunday from the base of Aspen Highlands. Originally scheduled to close on April 12, Aspen Skiing Company moved Highlands’ last day up two weeks due to a quickly vanishing snowpack amid record heat across the region. Buttermilk also recently closed for the season — more than a week earlier than the original April 5 cl…