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Aspen Mountain

Base Elevation:  7,945 feet
Summit Elevation:
  11,212 feet
Longest Run:
  3 miles
Type of Trails:
  0% easiest, 48% more difficult, 26% most difficult, 26% expert
Terrain:
  673 acres

Come here to enjoy the beautiful slopes for a perfect Aspen ski holiday. Since 1947, when they opened the world’s longest ski lift of the time on Ajax Mountain, the picturesque place became a favorite for intermediate and expert skiers and snowboarders. Aspen Mountain’s exceptional 673 acres are 48% intermediate and 52% expert skiing. The mountain’s lifts rise from downtown Aspen ski area, so that you can ski the great terrain and then go shopping and enjoy a peaceful meal in town’s restaurants and taverns in your ski boots. As you take a ride the gondola up the captivating hill to the top of Ajax Mountain, remember to turn around to enjoy the exceptional panoramas as the streets of the town shrink underneath you.  You'll enjoy skiing or riding Aspen mountain on your Aspen ski rental equipment.  Be sure to check out our convenient location at the base of Aspen mountain.

 


 

Snowmass Ski Resort

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 resort’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 resort features a large inventory of lodging, ski rental shops, and luxurious restaurants. Snowmass weather makes skiing enjoyable during the whole season. So do not miss out the Snowmass Ski Area experience next time you visit Aspen.

 


 

Aspen Highlands Ski Resort

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 Aspen ski resorts & 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 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 Aspen weather that gives over three hundred inches of annual snowfall, and Aspen Highlands will seem to you a true skier’s paradise.  Grab a pair of Aspen ski rentals and then hit the slopes at Aspen Highlands.  You will certainly have a memorable day in the Colorado mountains.

 


 

Buttermilk

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 with only 420 acres, Buttermilk competes 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 ski resort and Aspen ski resort, by optimizing its marvellous terrain that serves beginners and snowboarders. Buttermilk is home to ESPN’s Winter X Games and boosts 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. Rent a pair of skis or a snowboard from our Aspen or Snowmass rental shop and then head over to Buttermilk for a day of fantastic skiing or riding.

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