Aspen Mountain Resort
Since 1947 Aspen Mountain Ski Area, with its famous black-diamond terrain, has been known for “great groomers, glades, bumps and steeps for anyone who dares step off the lift”. Aspen Mountain has tried to maintain the excitement and fun for visitors and has added new gondolas and great Sundeck cuisine at the summit. Investing an additional $8 million dollars this year, the Aspen Skiing Company wants you to know about 11 new lifts with two new gondolas, the industry-leading Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center, and three new restaurants just to name a few amenities. If you are looking for additional skiing fun, luxury snowcats will take you to prime untracked stashes on the backside of Aspen Mountain. We guarantee fresh tracks and your gourmet lunch is included. Come realize the “Power of 4″ as you explore one of the four fantastic ski areas Aspen has to offer. This is the Mountain!
More Resort Facts
Nearest Town: Aspen, Colorado
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| Base Elevation: 7,945 feet (2,422 m) |
Top Elevation: 11,212 feet (3,417 m) |
| Latitude: 39.186389 |
Longitude: -106.818611 |
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| Total Runs: |
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 0% Beginner |
 48% Intermediate |
 26 % Advanced |
 26% Expert |
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Total Lifts: 8
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| 1 gondola, 1 high-speed quad chair, 1 high-speed double chair, 1 quad chair, 2 double chairs, 2 secondary lifts |
| Total lift capacity: 10,755 people per hour |
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| Average Snowfall: 300 inches/year |
Snowmaking: 210 acres |
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Aspen Mountain is part of the Rocky Mountains and one of the foothills of the Elk Mountains, located just south of the 
town of Aspen. This ski area is one of four adjacent ski areas operated collectively as Aspen/Snowmass. The sister resorts are Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass. Even though the mountain is not particularly high, due to the closeness to the town of Aspen, it casts its shadow over the old mining town. Aspen started as a mining camp in 1879 during the Colorado Silver Boom. After the silver boom of the 1880′s and 90′s, and the active mining was over, it became the site of recreational downhill skiing. “In 1946, the newly-formed Aspen Skiing Company, founded by Walter Paepcke, built the first chairlift to the top of the mountain and opened the ski area that bears the name of the mountain.” The original chair lift opened on December 14, 1946, as the longest chairlift in the world at the time. This chairlift was eventually replaced in 1972 by two double chairlifts, Shadow Mountain and Ruthie’s. In 1986 things improved again with the installation of the Silver Queen Gondola, which can be accessed in downtown Aspen, making it possible to get to the top of the mountain from the center of town. In 1950 Aspen hosted the World Championships, the first world championships held outside of Europe, and the first since 1939. Aspen Mountain had been a skiers dream for decades, but it wasn’t until April 1, 2001 that the area officially opened to snowboarders. Since that time, many more visitors have enjoyed the runs.
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Since 1947 Aspen Mountain Ski Area, with its famous black-diamond terrain, has been known for “great groomers, glades, bumps and steeps for anyone who dares step off the lift”. Aspen Mountain has tried to maintain the excitement and fun for visitors and has added new gondolas and great Sundeck cuisine at the summit. Investing an additional $8 million dollars this year, the Aspen Skiing Company wants you to know about 11 new lifts with two new gondolas, the industry-leading Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center, and three new restaurants just to name a few amenities. If you are looking for additional skiing fun, luxury snowcats will take you to prime untracked stashes on the backside of Aspen Mountain. We guarantee fresh tracks and your gourmet lunch is included. Come realize the “Power of 4″ as you explore one of the four fantastic ski areas Aspen has to offer. This is the Mountain!
town of Aspen. This ski area is one of four adjacent ski areas operated collectively as Aspen/Snowmass. The sister resorts are Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass. Even though the mountain is not particularly high, due to the closeness to the town of Aspen, it casts its shadow over the old mining town. Aspen started as a mining camp in 1879 during the Colorado Silver Boom. After the silver boom of the 1880′s and 90′s, and the active mining was over, it became the site of recreational downhill skiing. “In 1946, the newly-formed Aspen Skiing Company, founded by Walter Paepcke, built the first chairlift to the top of the mountain and opened the ski area that bears the name of the mountain.” The original chair lift opened on December 14, 1946, as the longest chairlift in the world at the time. This chairlift was eventually replaced in 1972 by two double chairlifts, Shadow Mountain and Ruthie’s. In 1986 things improved again with the installation of the Silver Queen Gondola, which can be accessed in downtown Aspen, making it possible to get to the top of the mountain from the center of town. In 1950 Aspen hosted the World Championships, the first world championships held outside of Europe, and the first since 1939. Aspen Mountain had been a skiers dream for decades, but it wasn’t until April 1, 2001 that the area officially opened to snowboarders. Since that time, many more visitors have enjoyed the runs.
