Mountain Stats and Statistics for Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Colorado

Buttermilk Mountain Statistics

Season Dates: December 13, 2008
Base Elevation: 7,870 ft. / 2,399 m
Summit Elevation: 9,900 ft. / 3,018 m
Vertical Rise: 2,030 ft. / 619 m
Terrain: 435 acres / 176 hectares
Annual Snowfall: 200 inches / 508 cm
Snowmaking: 108 acres / 44 hectares

Number of Trails: 44
Miles/km of Trails: 21 miles / 34 km
Longest Run: 3 miles / 4.83 km
Steepest Run: Elevator Shaft section of the Silver Queen run – slope angle of 42 degrees
Types of Trails: easiest: 35%, more difficult: 39%, most difficult: 26%, expert: 0%

Lifts: 9 - 2 high-speed quads, 3 doubles, 2 handle tows, 2 ski/snowboard school lifts
Lift Capacity: 7,500 riders / hour
Uncrowded Slopes: On average, 3.7 people per acre/8 people per hectare

Best Known For: Winter X Games, which will be held at Buttermilk through 2007! The Best-Kept Secret: Long, wide groomers at West Buttermilk and steeper rolling runs at Tiehack.
What's New: Separate beginner terrain park (S3) on Larkspur. Host of the Aspen/Snowmass Open slopestyle and superpipe competition.
Location: Within the White River National Forest, 3 miles from downtown Aspen, 6 miles from Snowmass
Parks and Pipes: 2 terrain parks (Crazy T’rain and S3) and 1 superpipe

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