Base Elevation: 8,104 feet
Summit Elevation: 12,510 feet
Terrain: 3,128 acres
Type of Trails: 6% easiest, 50% more difficult, 12% most difficult, 32% expert
Longest Run: 5.3 miles
Snowmass is one of the largest and most popular ski areas in Colorado and has everything you need for you family skiing vacation. With more than 3 thousand skiable acres, Snowmass ski area’s eighty-four runs are a skier’s dream-come-true. Snowmass is a place that has it all, whether you need some gently sloping cruisers or great steeps. Snowmass will take care of you all day long.
Lying approximately twelve miles from Aspen, Snowmass ski area features a large inventory of lodging, ski rental shops, and luxurious restaurants. So do not miss out the Snowmass ski area experience next time you visit Aspen.
Base Elevation: 8,040 feet
Summit Elevation: 11,675 feet
Terrain: 970 acres
Type of Trails: 18% easiest, 30% more difficult, 16% most difficult, 36% expert
Longest Run: 3.5 miles
Aspen Highlands, the local’s favorite, is proud to offer some of the steepest inbound terrain in North America. With 52% expert terrain, advanced skiers and riders will enjoy a great number of big time steeps and bumps. And do not miss the Highlands Bowl, the place where you can spend your day skiing and hiking some of America’s best open bowl skiing. With the warm sun and soft snow, Highlands Bowl offers challenging, big-mountain terrain.
Aspen Highlands ski area comprises 131 runs that are spread over 790 acres. Its 3635 feet of vertical rise are served by three high-speed quadruple chairlifts and a fixed-grip triple chair. Combine all these with over three hundred inches of annual snowfall, and Aspen Highlands will seem to you a true skier’s paradise.
Base Elevation: 7,870 feet
Summit Elevation: 9,900 feet
Terrain: 435 acres
Type of Trails: 35% easiest, 35% more difficult, 39% most difficult, 0% expert
Longest Run: 3 miles
Do you know how little Buttermilk with its only 420 acres compete with the larger resorts in the area? Well, the answer is simple: Buttermilk has perfected itself as a niche resort among bigger ski areas, like Snowmass and Aspen ski areas, by optimizing its marvellous terrain that serves beginners and snowboarders.
Buttermilk is home to ESPN’s Winter X Games and boost the X Games Superpipe which is over 550 feet long. Buttermilk has 5 terrain parks offering something for everyone, from the beginner Panda Pipe to the superpipe.
