SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Little Nell brings back private helicopter fly-fishing tours"

Dorothy Atkins:
"For the second year in a row, The Little Nell is offering helicopter service to guests who will pay big bucks to travel to secluded lakes on private land to fly fish.

The program starts at $5,000 per person and offers a helicopter flight to a private ranch where guests fish on a lake and have the option to keep their catch. (Fishing on public lakes and local rivers operate on a catch-and-release basis only.) A chef at the Nell also will cook the guests’ catch lakeside, or at the hotel upon request.

The private company, DBS Helicopters in Basalt, provides air transportation to the locations and the Nell makes private agreements with landowners to use their property for the sport. There are several locations for guests to choose from, including one spot near Meeker and one close to Paonia, said The Little Nell spokesperson Sally Spaulding....."  (Read more?  Click title)

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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Business Journal "Little Nell to host Colorado's first ever Master Sommelier exam"

"ASPEN, Colo—The Court of Master Sommeliers is holding its Master Sommelier Exam at The Little Nell in Aspen this May. The exam, dubbed “the hardest test in the world,” has a pass rate of approximately 10 percent and is being held for the first time in Colorado.

“There are only 118 master sommeliers in North America, and eight of them have worked or do work at The Little Nell,” said Jay Fletcher, chairman emeritus of the Court of Master Sommeliers. “The Little Nell has had more masters come through its wine program than any other establishment in the country. It’s the perfect place to hold this exam and see who the next masters will be.”  (Read more?  Click title)