Pitkin County Contracts To Buy 742 Acre Droste Property - Wapiti Ridge Mountain Park

Pitkin County has entered a contract to purchase the 742-acre Droste property for $18 million. The purchase of the open space property, which spans the ridgeline between Aspen and Snowmass Village, ties together more than 1,500 acres of open space lands between Aspen and Cozy Point and another 662 acres that have been set aside in conservation easements.

The Town of Snowmass Village has committed $2,000,000 to the purchase.

The City of Aspen has committed $1,000,000.

Pitkin County's open Space & Trails Fund is expected to pay $10,000,000.

A grant from Great Outdoors Colorado is expected to garber $3,500,000.

Private funding is expected to make up the difference.

The land has been embroiled in litigation for years.