The kids who have weapons in the community - we want to have an appropriate response. We want them to know it's not OK to carry them around in the community.

One concern has been liability even in a constrained area.

What we have found is, and what we're hearing from the public is, it's a marvelous facility for community events. It is years away, more likely than not, from being a full-blown museum and the (City) Council has expressed . . . concerns about the costs of operating it as a museum.

Maybe it's sheer athleticism, but that's not quite it. Aspen kids are on skis for so much of their life. When they put on jumping skis, they are just big skis. They are not intimidated and handle it beautifully. They are fearless.

The kids are smart and are terrific listeners. They are learning something on jump after jump. It's obvious they're having a blast.

Parents need to educate their kids that even though these aren't guns, they are weapons that can do damage.