A LEAR 60 DSNDS BELOW THE MSA OF 15200 FT IN THE EGE; CO; AREA. BOTH FLC MEMBERS HEARD AND RESPONDED TO A CLRNC TO 11000 FT.

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ON JAN/XA/99 IN THE DSCNT TO EGE; CO; I WAS ACTING PIC OF A LEARJET 60; OPERATING UNDER PART 91 RULES. DURING THE DSCNT; WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO DSND TO 11000 FT MSL. THE COPLT READ BACK AND SET 11000 FT IN THE ALT ALERT SYS. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY HANDED OFF TO ANOTHER CTLR AND WERE DSNDED THROUGH ABOUT 17500 FT DURING THE HDOF. THE COPLT CHKED ON DSNDING THROUGH 17000 FT FOR 11000 FT DIRECT RLG (KREMLING VOR). DSNDING THROUGH AROUND 13000 FT; THE CTLR ASKED OUR ALT AND WE RESPONDED THROUGH 12600 FT FOR 11000 FT. THE CTLR RESPONDED; 'WHAT ARE YOUR FLT CONDITIONS?' TO WHICH I RESPONDED; 'JUST APCHING THE TOPS OF THE CLOUDS.' THE CTLR REPLIED; 'YOU WERE CLRED TO 14000 FT;' TO WHICH I REPLIED 'WE WERE PREVIOUSLY CLRED TO AND READ BACK 11000 FT.' THE CTLR REPLIED; 'NO; YOU WEREN'T.' I REPLIED; 'OUT OF 12600 FT; CLBING 14000 FT.' NO FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THE DSCNT AN INAPPROPRIATE ALT WAS GIVEN AND LOOKING BACK; SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. WE HAD BRIEFED THE APCH AND DISCUSSED AN MSA OF 15200 FT. WE WERE GIVEN AN ALT OF 11000 FT AND QUITE FRANKLY; BECAUSE OF THE VMC CONDITIONS; IT DID NOT SET OFF AN ALARM IN MY HEAD AS IT SHOULD HAVE! HAD I BEEN FOLLOWING MY BRIEFING OF THE APCH; NOT ONLY WOULD I HAVE QUESTIONED THE 11000 FT ALT; BUT SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED THE 14000 FT ALT AS WELL -- WHETHER VMC OR IMC CONDITIONS PREVAIL!