"After more than a decade of planning, an overlooked side of the ski haven of Aspen, Colorado, will soon be revamped into a new base village. Named Chalet Alpina and covering two-and-a-half city blocks, the development will build a new modern ski lift that is closer to the city's downtown and flank it with a luxury hotel and residences, a restaurant and ski museum inside relocated historic chalet buildings, and a broad new public plaza."
"The project, which broke ground last fall, is situated at the loading point of the 1937 tow line that was the city's first mechanized route up the mountain. Remnants of the steel lift that replaced it a decade later will be preserved as part of the project. With cost estimates totaling nearly $350 million and an expected completion in 2029, the 200,000-square-foot project will " fundamentally change " Aspen Mountain, according to a local official."
Chalet Alpina will cover two-and-a-half city blocks on Aspen Mountain and include a modern ski lift closer to downtown, a luxury hotel and residences, a restaurant, a ski museum housed in relocated historic chalet buildings, and a broad public plaza. The project broke ground last fall at the original loading point of the 1937 tow line, and remnants of the later steel lift will be preserved. The 200,000-square-foot development is estimated at nearly $350 million with an expected completion in 2029. The development aims to revive a previously neglected side of the mountain and provide an accessible alternative to the Little Nell base village.
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