| Snowmass - Snowmass defies belief. So many runs, so much variety...and all of it fun for the whole family. Try the Big Burn for the widest open runs in the West, or Hanging Valley for the wild ride and an incomparable view you'd trade your grandmother for. Base elevation: 8,104 ft./2,473m. Summit elevation: 12,510 ft./3,813m. Vertical rise: 4,406 ft./1,343m. Terrain: 3,010 acres/1,218 hectares Number of trails: 84 Miles/km of trails: 137 miles/220 km Longest run: 5.05 miles/8.2 km Trails: easiest - 7%, more difficult - 55%, most difficult - 18%, expert - 20% Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm Lifts: 21 Total: 17 primary - 7 high-speed quad chairs, 5 double chairs, 1 triple chair, 2 magic carpets, 2 ski/snowboard school platter pulls; 4 secondary - 1 triple chair (Naked Lady), 1 double chair (Sheer Bliss) and 2 platter pulls (Cirque and Scooper) Pipes and Parks: 1 halfpipe and 2 terrain parks What's New: Extended pipeline terrain park, with more intermediate jumps, funbox and other features. A new more comfortable Campground lift, is also shorter, with a ride time of only 8 1/2 minutes. New intermediate level terrain park on Velvet Falls. Best known for: A family-friendly area with long, groomed cruising runs Aspen - Looking for style, comfort and double-diamonds? Take the express route to the top of Aspen Mountain - lounge in the Silver Queen Gondola as you're whisked to the Sundeck and then don't stop for a couple miles as you catch some of the sweetest powder around until you hit Ajax Tavern... Terrain: 673 acres/273 hectares Trails: easiest - 0%, more difficult - 48%, most difficult - 26%, expert - 26% Base elevation: 7,945 ft./2,422 m. Summit elevation: 11,212 ft./3,418 m. Number of trails: 76 Miles/km of trails: 64 miles/103 km Longest run: 3 miles/4.83 km Trails: easiest - 0%, more difficult - 48%, most difficult - 26%, expert - 26% Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm Lifts: 8 Total: 6 primary - 1 gondola (the Silver Queen Gondola goes from base to summit in 14 minutes), 1 high-speed quad chair, 1 high-speed double chair, 1 quad chair, 2 double chairs; 2 secondary - 1 quad (Little Nell), 1 double (Bell Mountain) Parks and Pipes: Special Spring Jam terrain park on Little Nell in April! Best known for: Aspen Mountain, the flagship mountain of the Aspen/Snowmass resort, offers excellent intermediate to expert terrain that includes steep and bump runs. Best-kept secret: Groomed, intermediate cruising runs What's new? New Ajax Express Quad lift making for a smoother, more comfortable ride. New Sundeck restaurant expansion including re-opening of Benedict's for sit-down, table-service. Aspen Highlands - If you're really convinced you're hot, go where the locals go: Aspen Highlands. With no more than a thousand visitors in any one day across 790 acres, it's home to one of Colorado's most hardcore experiences. Hey, where else do you think our Olympic medalists hang out? Base elevation: 8,040 ft./2,451m. Summit elevation: 11,675 ft./3,559m. Vertical rise: 3,635 ft./1,108m. Terrain: 790 acres/320 hectares Number of trails: 131 Miles/km of trails: 65 miles/105 km Longest run: 3.5 miles/5.6 km Trails: easiest - 18%, more difficult - 30%, most difficult - 16%, expert - 36% Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm Snowmaking: 110 acres/44 hectares Lifts: 4 total - 3 high-speed quad chairs, 1 triple chair Lift capacity: 5,400 riders/hour Uncrowded slopes: On average, 2 people per acre/5 people per hectare Best known for: Locals' favorite mountain for expert and adventure terrain Best-kept secret: Terrain options appropriate for any level - although famed for black and double-black-diamond terrain there are actually more green and blue runs Buttermilk - Even though it's home of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 ESPN Winter X Games and the world's longest terrain park, Playstation 2 Crazy T'rain, don't let that fool you. It's still one of the world's best places to learn, improve and just cruise. Base elevation: 7,870 ft./2,399m. Summit elevation: 9,900 ft./3,018m. Vertical rise: 2,030 ft./619m. Terrain: 429 acres/168 hectares Number of trails: 41 Miles/km of trails: 21 miles/34 km Longest run: 3 miles/4.8 km Trails: easiest - 35%, more difficult - 39%, most difficult - 26%, expert - 0% Annual snowfall: 200 inches/508 cm Lifts: 7 total - 1 high-speed quad chair, 5 double chairs, 1 handle tow Parks and Pipes: 1 halfpipe, 2-mile long Crazy T'rain Park. A permanent ESPN Winter X Games Slopestyle course to be integrated into terrain park. New sound system in the superpipe. Best known for: Being one of the best learning/teaching mountains in the world Best-kept secret: Powder stashes on black-diamond runs and gladed trails days after a storm; terrain park and halfpipe for advanced snowboarders plus a smaller teaching park for those just learning. What's New? New improvements to the Playstation 2 Crazy T'rain Park, the world's longest park and home to the ESPN Winter X Games, including new features, additional terrain park staff adn a new Zaugg Pipe Cutter. |
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| e-mail : Info@Snowmass4u.com phone from U.S. : 011. 65. 9799.5572 |
| e-mail : Info@Snowmass4u.com phone from U.S. : 011. 65. 9799.5572 |
| e-mail : Info@Snowmass4u.com phone: 1-309-243-2567 (Illinois) |
