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Aspen Ski Resorts, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass
Select from the featuerd resorts below of available resort properties in Aspen, including maps, facts, and ski information.
Aspen Mountain
Aspen Mountain Resort is where skiing began on Ajax Mountain back in 1947 when they opened the world’s longest ski lift of the time. While the Aspen’s first resort might not be the biggest in the area, its lack of beginner terrain makes it a favorite for intermediate and expert skiers and snowboarders.
Aspen Mountain Facts
Summit elevation: 11,212 feet
Vertical drop: 3,267 feet
Base elevation: 7,945 feet
Number of lifts: 8—1 gondola, 1 high-speed quad, 1 high-speed double, 2 quads, 3 doubles
Snowmaking: 31 percent
Skiable acreage: 673 acres
Uphill capacity: 10,775 per hour
Expert: ++++
Advanced: +++++
Intermediate: ++++
Not recommended for beginners and first-timers
Buttermilk
How does little Buttermilk, with only 420 acres compete with the bigger resorts in the Aspen area? The answer is simple: by optimizing its terrain to serve beginners and snowboarders, Buttermilk Ski Area has perfected the Apres lifestyle.
Buttermilk Facts
Summit elevation: 9,900 feet
Vertical drop: 2,030 feet
Base elevation: 7,870 feet
Number of lifts: 9—2 high-speed quads, 3 doubles, 4 surface lifts
Snowmaking: 25 percent
Skiable acreage: 435 acres
Uphill capacity: 7,500 per hour
Parks & pipes: 2 parks, 1 pipe
Expert: +
Advanced: ++
Intermediate: ++++
Beginner: +++++
First-timer: +++++
Aspen Highlands
Founded in 1958, Aspen Highlands is part of the four-resort network that makes skiing in the Aspen area so diverse. Sitting adjacent to the Aspen Mountain Ski Area, Aspen Highlands provides more skiing diversity within its boundaries.
Highlands Facts
Summit elevation: 11,675 feet
Vertical drop: 3,635 feet
Base elevation: 8,040 feet
Number of lifts: 5—3 high-speed quads, 2 triples
Snowmaking: 14 percent
Skiable acreage: 1,010 acres
Uphill capacity: 6,500 per hour
Parks & pipes: None
Expert: ++++
Advanced: +++++
Intermediate: ++++
Beginner: +++
First-timer: ++
Snowmass
One of the largest ski resorts in Colorado, with over 3,000 skiable acres and a vertical drop that is close to 4,500 feet. Snowmass Resort maintains 84 runs, and at 4,406 vertical feet, Snowmass has the most in the country. Featuring 3,132 acres of terrain, 91 trails, 21 chairlifts and access to your choice of cruisers, glades, steeps, terrain parks and halfpipes.
Summit elevation: 12,510 ft./3,813 m
Vertical drop: 4,406 ft./1,343 m
Base elevation: 8,104 ft./2,473 m
Number of lifts: 21 (lifts and gondolas)
Snowmaking: 22 percent
Skiable acreage: 3,132 acres/1,267 hectares
Longest Run: 5.3 miles/8.5 km
Parks & pipes: 3 terrain parks and 1 beginner pipe
Expert: ++++
Advanced: +++++
Intermediate: ++++
Beginner: +++
First-timer: ++
Aspen Ski Resort Facts, Mountains, Ski Trails
Aspen Region Facts
Dining: +++++
Apres-ski/nightlife: +++++
Other activities: +++++
Aspen Skiing Company, P.O. Box 1248, Aspen, CO 81612
Area code: 970
Ski area phone: 925-1220
or (800) 525-6200
Snow report: 925-1221 or (888) 277-3676
Toll-free reservations:
(800) 262-7736 or 925-9000
Fax: 925-9008
E-mail: info@aspensnowmass.com (ski info); or info@stayaspensnowmass.com (reservations)
Internet: www.aspensnowmass.com (ski area); or www.aspenchamber.org (visitor information); or www.stayaspensnowmass.com (lodging)
Bed Base: 7,750; 13,050 within 10 miles
Nearest lodging: Slopeside, hotels, condos
Resort child care: 8 weeks and older
Adult ticket, per day:
$82 (06/07), good on all 4 hills.
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