Aspen Mountain Ski REsort Information, Descriptions & Opening Dates

Aspen Mountain Information

Located Within the White River National Forest, Aspen Mountain rises up from the heart of downtown Aspen and is famous for its steeps, bumps, incredible views and drop off into downtown Aspen. The Aspen Mountain is exhilarating for skiers and snowboarders alike. The Mountain has many great features that keep skiers coming back year after year.

Aspen Mountain opens in time for Thanksgiving Holidays and closes in mid April, staying open for the last rush of ski getaways. This season the mountain closes on April 13th, 2008 so make your plans now for a late season ski trip. There is plenty of snowfall every year, so running out of snow is never an option as the Mountain averages 300 inches of snow every year.

There are 5 different restaurants available at Aspen Mountain. They include the Sundeck, Bonnie's, Montagna Restaurant and Bar and the Ajax Tavern. These different places provide skiers and riders with plenty of options and variety when visiting the Mountain. There is also the Four-Mountain Sports and the D&E Ski and Snowboard Shop which is located across the street from the Silver Queen Gondola.

The Base elevation of the mountain is 7,945 ft with a vertical rise of 3,267 ft. The Summit elevation height is 11,212 ft. There are 76 different trails for skiers to take that add up to over 64 miles of trails making it impossible to get bored of doing the same runs all the time. For more Mountain Statistics Click here >>

If you love powder, there is a POWDER TOUR available. Luxury snowcats take you to prime untracked stashes on the backside of Aspen Mountain. Fresh tracks guaranteed and a gourmet lunch is included.

The Best-kept secret of Aspen Mountain is the Groomed, intermediate cruising runs under Ruthie's and Ajax Express lifts, they are the "shrines” on Aspen Mountain.

Also this year has the 2nd stage of a 3 stage process to replace the gondola cars. The debut of the new gondola will appear in the 2006-2007 winter season.

A note from AspenSnowmass.com:

Sixty-plus years after dedicating the first chairlift on Aspen Mountain, Aspen/Snowmass continues to deliver.

The skiing and riding at Aspen/Snowmass is only getting better: $50 million in on-mountain improvements by 2010 means quicker lift rides and easier access. Ride the new eight-person Elk Camp Gondola at Snowmass to the new Elk Camp Meadows learning area - located mid-mountain with spectacular views and a dedicated quad chairlift for beginners. Both the Elk Camp Gondola and Aspen Mountain’s six-person Silver Queen Gondola are Swiss-made and come with floor-to-ceiling windows to take advantage of the surrounding vistas. Combined with the recent addition of the high-speed Village Express six-pack, Sky Cab gondola and Aspen Highlands’ Deep Temerity triple chair, six new lifts have been added in the last three years and more than 200 acres of in-bounds backcountry terrain have been opened up.

With quadruple peaks - SNOWMASS, ASPEN MOUNTAIN, ASPEN HIGHLANDS, and BUTTERMILK - Aspen/Snowmass goes off by a Power of Four.

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