aspen loses this one by a landslide

I've got two great dogs.  They are super duper athletic, strong, quick and agile.  They also have serious 4 wheel drive, 4 feet on the ground (most of the time) with claws to provide great traction.  I've seen them charge up and down 50 degree pitches with no problem.

But the streets of Aspen seem to be a bit much for them.  In a season with no snow why are most streets covered with two inches of ice?  

I was just in St. Louis and the threat of sleet had trucks out laying down tons of salt to prevent icing.  Chicago was equally aggressive about salting.  Aspen doesn't use salt for some strange reason--probably to protect cars from rust and maybe help the water table BUT

I bet  there are as many if not more visits to the ER for injuries due to slipping on ice as there are resulting from skiing accidents. 

Damage to cars due to accidents from icy conditions.

Pain and suffering to dogs that blow out their ACLs trying to navigate the ice.

So how about a little bit of salt on a nice sunny day after a storm?  It can't be good for business to have people heading to the ER with broken wrists instead of to the hills to go skiing.  I am sure there will be some huge city liability as well when some car skids into a pedestrian at a crosswalk and kills them but couldn't stop due to the ice (oh yea and a very preventable loss of life). 

If my dogs can't handle the ice (and they can't) then no one can.  Buy some salt (not Mag chloride liquid which is just a mess) and put it down every now and then.  The only loser will be the doctor at aspen valley hospital who casts wrists and repairs shoulders and the vet who repairs dogs ACLs.