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Aspen/Snowmass, anywhere else this would be four separate vacations. It's notjust one mountain. It's Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands andButtermilk. Decide which mountain fits your passion. Four choices and nearly5,000 acres. Snowmass, so many runs, so much variety - cruisers, steeps, glades, off-piste,terrain parks, superpipe and the longest lift-served vertical rise in theUnited States. Rising out of the heart of downtown Aspen and famous for itssteeps, bump and incredible views, Aspen Mountain and its double-black andtree runs are fun for skiers and snowboarders alike. Known as the locals' favorite mountain, Aspen Highlands features extremeterrain, groomed cruisers and breathtaking views of the Maroon Bells. For theultimate ski/snowboarding experience, hike up and drop into Hig...

Mountain Stats: Snowmass Ski Resort

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./2,473 m

Summit elevation: 12,510 ft./3,813 m

Vertical rise: 4,406 ft./1,343 m

Terrain:  3,132 acres/1,267 hectares

Number of trails: 91

Miles/km of trails: 147 miles/237 km

Longest run: 5.3 miles/8.5 km

Types of trails: easiest: 6%, more difficult: 50%, most difficult: 12%, expert: 32%

Parks and pipes: 3 terrain parks (Snowmass Park, Makaha and Lowdown), 1 superpipe (new this year, 22 feet high!) 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 magic carpets); 2 secondary: 2 platter pulls

Lift hours: The Sky Cab opens at 8 a.m.; the Cirque lift opens at 10 a.m.; the Village Express and Big Burn lifts open at 8:30 a.m.; all other lifts open at 9 a.m. Most lifts close at 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.

Rental/Retail: Four-Mountain Sports/D&E Ski and Snowboard Shop on the Snowmass Village Mall, Four-Mountain Sports at Two Creeks, Beginner's Magic at base village and Four-Mountain Kids at The Treehouse Kids' Adventure Center

On-Mountain Restaurants: 9 total: Sneaky's Tavern, Sam's Smokehouse, Up 4 Pizza, Two Creeks Mexican Cafe, Lynn Britt Cabin (lunches and snowcat dinner rides), Burlingame Cabin (snowcat dinner rides, Ullrhof, Gwyn's High Alpine and Cafe Suzanne

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