In Stephen Blucher’s near five decades of flight, the hot air balloon pilot has officiated weddings, watched proposals go awry and experienced his share of sketchier moments — striking a power cable or nearly falling out of the basket.
“Flying for 48 years, you’ve seen a lot of stuff,” Blucher, in town from Colorado Springs for the 43rd annual Snowmass Balloon Festival, said Friday. “I pretty much have seen it all.”
A tribe of vivid colors peppered Snowmass’ bright blue sky again Friday morning as part of the picture-perfect event.
Drawing thousands of visitors to the area annually, the Snowmass balloon fest is one of the highest-altitude balloon events in the country.
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