Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason. Now that an affiliate of the Aspen Skiing Co. has closed on the sale of Intrawest and Mammoth Resorts, many are waiting for the equivalent of Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass to be offered for the 16 ski areas we are now linked with. And leading up to the deal, which is worth of billions of dollars, the SkiCo had its sights set on a much smaller piece of the ski industry pie. Aspen’s David Perry named president, COO of new ski firm after purchases

After five months and over 3,000 miles, Roaring Fork Valley native Rickey Gates completed his run across the United States. Elizabeth Stewart-Severy caught up with him by phone just after he ended the trip in San Francisco.

On this week's Mountain Edition, hosts Carolyn Sackariason and Elizabeth Stewart-Severy bring you a compilation of the week's news.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke last night at the McCloskey Speakers series at the Aspen Institute.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States spoke with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson.

Artist Lawrence Weiner is known as a central figure in the origin of conceptual art in the 1960s. He is this year’s recipient of the Aspen Award for Art through the Aspen Art Museum. Claire Woodcock caught up with him at the museum before Friday’s ArtCrush gala.

The Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers meet in downtown Glenwood Springs, and the city wants to revitalize the area.

Interested citizens can hear updates on policy and management practices during a time of flux in the oil and gas industry on Thursday in Rifle.

The Quality of Life Fund has just celebrated its 10th year. In that time, the local nonprofit has doled out more than $1 million in grants for valley residents battling cancer.

The City of Aspen has conditional water rights to build reservoirs on Maroon and Castle Creeks. They have not budged on their position that keeping those rights is necessary, even in the face of intense criticism from environmental groups and concerned citizens.