Today, Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley may be known as a glitzy playground for the rich and famous. But it wasn’t always this way. In the 1880s — long before the influx of ski resorts, designer shops, and mega-mansions — the valley was full of hard-working ranchers and silver miners just trying to make a living.
That Old West heritage shines through at the Snowmass Rodeo — Colorado’s longest-running rodeo — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. Every
