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 ASPEN MOUNTAIN
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 ASPEN
HIGHLANDS
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| Base
Elevation |
7,945
feet |
| Top
Elevation |
11,212
feet |
| Lifts |
8 |
| Vertical
Rise |
3,267
feet |
| Ski
Terrain |
673
acres |
| Number
of Trails |
76 |
| Longest
Run |
3
miles |
| Easiest
Trails |
none |
| More
Difficult |
48% |
| Most
Difficult |
26% |
| Expert
Only |
26% |
| Best
Known For |
Steep, bump runs; open
only to skiers |
Best
Kept Secret
|
Groomed, intermediate
cruising runs; hundreds of acres open
to snowboarders on the backside through
Aspen Mountain Powder Tours |
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| Base
Elevation |
8,040
feet |
| Top
Elevation |
11,675
feet |
| Lift |
5 |
| Vertical
Rise |
3,635
feet |
| Ski
Terrain |
1,010 acres |
| Number
of Trails |
131 |
| Longest
Run |
3.5
miles |
| Easiest
Trails |
18% |
| More
Difficult |
30% |
| Most
Difficult |
16% |
| Expert
Only |
36% |
| Best
Known For |
Locals' favorite mountain
for expert and extreme terrain |
| Best
Kept Secret |
Has uncrowded terrain
appropriate for any level -- more green
and blue terrain than black - and double-black-diamond
terrain |
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SNOWMASS
MOUNTAIN
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BUTTERMILK
MOUNTAIN
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| Base
Elevation |
8,104
feet |
| Top
Elevation |
12,510
feet |
| Lifts |
23 |
| Vertical
Rise |
4,405
feet |
| Ski
Terrain |
3,128
acres |
| Number
of Trails |
90 |
| Longest
Run |
5.3
miles |
| Easiest
Trails |
6% |
| More
Difficult |
50% |
| Most
Difficult |
12% |
| Expert
Only |
32% |
| Best
Known For |
A family-friendly area
with long, groomed cruising runs |
| Best
Kept Secret |
Snowboarders' Mecca with
two halfpipes and acres of terrain-park
features; some of the best expert terrain
in the valley |
|
| Base
Elevation |
7,870
feet |
| Top
Elevation |
9,900
feet |
| Lifts |
9 |
| Vertical
Rise |
2,030
feet |
| Ski
Terrain |
435
acres |
| Number
of Trails |
44 |
| Longest
Run |
3
miles |
| Easiest
Trails |
35% |
| More
Difficult |
39% |
| Most
Difficult |
26% |
| Expert
Only |
none |
| Best
Known For |
Being one of the best
learning/teaching mountains in the world.
The best grooming anywhere! |
| Best
Kept Secret |
Powder stashes on black-diamond
runs and gladed trails days after a
storm; terrain park and halfpipe for
advanced snowboarders |
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