Aspen Skiing Co. has set up a soup kitchen for employees who haven’t been able to work yet because of low-snow conditions.

Skico started feeding unemployed workers dinner on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on the day after Thanksgiving, according to Jeff Hanle, vice president of communications. The meals are provided on a rotating basis at Bumps Restaurant at the base of Buttermilk and the Treehouse at Snowmass.

The number of diners has ranged from 100 to 160, Hanle said.

“As long as we can’t get those guys fully employed, we’ll keep feeding them,” Hanle said. “It’s meant for workers who would be starting full-time but they’re not able to.”

The free meals are primarily for lift operators and other seasonal workers who have arrived from outside Aspen.

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