snowmass
Ski Resorts
At 3,332 acres,
Snowmass is one of the largest ski areas in the country. It offers a little bit of everything, from mellow beginner sections — used by highly effective ski and snowboard instructors — to bumps, steeps and trees higher up. The Aspen Skiing Co. just opened some new terrain on the east side of the mountain last year, as well as a new restaurant at the top of the Elk Camp Gondola.
Winter Season dates: November 23, 2013 - April 20, 2014 Base elevation: 8,104 ft./2,473 meters Summit elevation: 12,510 ft./3,813 meters Vertical rise: 4,406 ft./1,343 meters Terrain: 3,332 acres/1,448 hectares Number of trails: 94 Miles/km of trails: 150 miles/241 kilometers Longest run: 5.3 miles/8.5 kilometers Types of trails: easiest: 6%, more difficult: 47%, most difficult: 17%, expert: 30% Parks and pipes: 3 terrain parks (Snowmass Park, Makaha and Lowdown), 1 22-foot superpipe and 1 beginner pipe Lifts: 21 Total: 19 primary: 1 eight-passenger gondola, 1 high-speed six-passenger lift, 1 six-passenger pulse gondola, 7 high-speed quads, 2 quads, 4 ski/snowboard school lifts (including surface lifts); 2 secondary: 2 platter pulls Lift hours: The Sky Cab opens at 8 am; Cirque lift opens at 10 am; Village Express and Sam’s Knob lifts open at 8:30 a.m.; all other lifts open at 9 am. Most lifts close at 3:30 p.m., weather permitting. On-Mountain Restaurants: Elk Camp, Sneaky’s Tavern, Sam’s Smokehouse, Up 4 Pizza, Two Creeks Cafe, Lynn Britt Cabin, Burlingame Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Ullrhof and Gwyn’s High Alpine.
Information from www.aspensnowmass.com 14
Winter in aspen // 2013 * 2014