Evening in a ski town

There are snowcats working the World Cup course tonight. It's a beautiful sight to see. There are plumes of snow coming out of snowguns, lit up by lights, on the slope of Little Nell. Again, a beautiful sight. It's been a long time since the mountain last came alive with the sights and sounds of crews preparing the slopes for our skiing pleasure. When it happens, town feels more proper, more right, more apt. Aspen is, thank goodness, still a ski town. But until the work starts happening at night on the slopes, some key ingredient is missing. But now it is back. It is happening. So getting that ski pass in your pocket is a good feeling. What? You've been waiting? Come on now, step into the groove. And there is even a 30 percent chance of snow in the forecast for the weekend. So on we go. Into the good cold night.