Aspen Mountain has kept the town of Aspen on the map since 1947, serving up black-diamond glades, bumps and steeps for anyone who dares step off the lift. Now 60 years later, guests are happy that - aside from a new gondola - things haven't changed a bit.

Dates(br) Season dates: November 27, 2008 - April 12, 200
Lift hours: All lifts open at 9 a.m. and close at 3:30 p.m.
Mountain Stats:

• Base elevation: 7,945 ft./2,422 m
• Summit elevation: 11,212 ft./3,418 m
• Vertical rise: 3,267 ft./996 m
• Terrain: 673 acres/272 hectares
• Number of trails: 76
• Miles/km of trails: 64 miles/103 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: 0%, more difficult: 48%, most difficult:
• 26%, expert: 26%
• Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm
• Snowmaking: 210 acres/85 hectares
• Lifts: 8: 6 primary - 1 gondola (14-minute ride), 1 high-speed quad, 1 high-speed double, 1 quad, 2 doubles; 2 secondary - 1 quad (Little Nell), 1 double (Bell Mountain)
• Lift capacity: 10,755 riders/hour
• Uncrowded slopes: On average, 3 people per acre/9 people per hectare
• Best known for: Steep, bump runs that drop right into the town of Aspen
• Best-kept secret: Venture off the groomed runs and have black/double-black-diamond trails all to yourself!
  
  Aspen Highlands Dates
  Season dates: December 13, 2008 - April 5, 2009
  Lift hours: All lifts open at 9 a.m. and close at 3:30 p.m.
  Mountain Stats:
  • Base elevation: 8,040 ft./2,451 m.
  • Summit elevation: 11,675 ft./3,559 m. (top of Highland Bowl 12,392 ft.)
  • Vertical rise: 3,635 ft./1,108 m.
  • Terrain: 1,028 acres/416 hectares
  • Number of trails: 125
  • Miles/km of trails: 84 miles/135 km
  • Longest run: 3.5 miles/5.6 km
  • Steepest run: Go-Go Gully, Highland Bowl (description on Highlands' Extreme Guide) - slope angle of 48 degrees
  • Types of trails: easiest: 18%, more difficult: 30%, most
  • difficult: 16%, expert: 36%
  • Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm
  • Snowmaking: 110 acres/44 hectares
  • Lifts: 5: 3 high-speed quads, 2 triples
  • Lift capacity: 6,500 riders/hour
  • Uncrowded slopes: On average, 2 people per acre/5 people per hectare
  • Best known for: Steep, big-mountain skiing in Highland Bowl, Olympic Bowl and Steeplechase; Deception, Aces and 8's on the Olympic Side
  • Best-kept secret: The newly extended Mushroom trail will test even the fittest legs of mogul enthusiasts. For incredible skiing/riding on a powder day, head to Child's Play in the Highland Bowl. Or, check out Log Jam Gully, Bowling Alley and Fran's Love in Deep Temerity
    
    Buttermilk

    This season Buttermilk will unveil a new Olympic-size, 22-foot halfpipe. At more than 500 feet long, with walls towering 18 feet overhead and measuring 22 feet from the center of the pipe, the Superpipe at Buttermilk will be truly super.

    Season dates: December 13, 2008 - April 5, 2009
    Lift hours: All lifts open at 9 a.m. and close at 3:30 p.m.
    Mountain Stats
    

    • Base elevation: 7,870 ft./2,399 m
    • Summit elevation: 9,900 ft./3,018 m
    • Vertical rise: 2,030 ft./619 m
    • Terrain: 470 acres/190 hectares
    • Number of trails: 44
    • Miles/km of trails: 21 miles/34 km
    • Longest run: 3 miles/4.83 km
    • Types of trails: easiest: 35%, more difficult: 39%, most
    • difficult: 26%, expert: 0%
    • Annual snowfall: 200 inches/508 cm
    • Snowmaking: 108 acres/44 hectares
    • 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, 4 people per acre/8 people per hectare
    • Best known for: ESPN Winter X Games, which will be held at Buttermilk through 2010; beginner terrain makes Buttermilk an excellent learning mountain for new skiers and snowboarders; unsurpassed grooming
    • Best-kept secret: Long, wide groomers at West Buttermilk and steeper rolling runs at Tiehack.

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