Closure of Snowmass Trappist Abbey

[Luigi]

The Trappist monks of Spencer, Massachusetts established a daughter house in Snowmass, Colorado a little over 70 years ago. The abbey celebrated its last Mass early in January, and the property - some 1,700 acres - has been sold. The asking price was $150 million dollars, but I don't know if they actually got that much. There were only six monks at the abbey; four have relocated to the motherhouse (St. Joseph's), one has gone to Our Lady of Guadalupe abbey in Oregon, and one will remain at Snowmass for a while to help with the transition to the new owner. 

Here's an rather extensive newspaper article, printed in the Colorado Sun but written by a freelance journalist. It includes some good information about the history of the place, the monks' work in contemplative outreach, the sale of the property, the new owner, and so forth. 

https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/27/saint-benedicts-monastery-closes-old-snowmass-aspen/

[Luigi]

13 minutes ago, senatorarmstrong said:

While the $150M price tag is what makes the headlines, the real loss is the spiritual presence the monks provided. I wonder what the 'transition' looks like for the brother staying behind.

I don't really know, but I doubt that it has anything to do with turbo winz.