Aspen Entrepreneur Seeks to Sell Oxygen
The rarefied atmosphere of this mountain resort can take your breath away. So why not have a bottle of oxygen handy?
Lowlanders who suffer mild altitude sickness are the target of an emergency medical technician-cum-entrepreneur who wants city permission to hawk oxygen.
Susan Blatt, 26, asked City Council members this week to allow her to sell oxygen from vending carts. Currently, outdoor vending is permitted only for food services and rafting companies.
Blatt wants to operate near the bottom of Aspen Mountain to offer aid to skiers unaccustomed to the thin air at 8,500 feet.
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