Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Airport
We were executing the Roaring Fork visual into Aspen when Tower cleared another aircraft for departure. The departing aircraft was climbing up the valley from Aspen on our right as we were descending. Tower advised us of the aircraft and asked us to shoot a straight in approach because of the departing traffic. We moved to our left for a straight in approach and were on the PAPI lights well clear of the climbing traffic and any terrain. When we were over the last bit of terrain just prior to the valley Tower called us and said she was getting a low altitude alert and for us to climb. We continued the approach and landing without incident. At no time did we perceive that we were to close to any terrain.Aspen should not clear an aircraft for departure on the west side of the valley from Aspen when there is another aircraft on the Roaring Fork visual.
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While descending straight in to Runway 15 in VMC at ASE to accommodate a southbound departure on the west side of the valley; a G-200 triggered a low altitude alert from the Tower. They acknowledged the alert but continued to an uneventful landing with the airport and terrain in sight.