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: 3,100 acres/1,255 hectares
Number of trails: 87
Miles/km of trails: 137 miles/220 km
Longest run: 5.3 miles/8.5 km
Trails:
- Easiest - 6%
- More difficult - 50%
- Most difficult - 12%
- Expert - 32%
Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm
Snowmaking: 180 acres/73 hectares
Lifts: 21 Total
17 primary
- 7 high-speed quad chairs
- 5 double chairs
- 1 triple chair
- 2 magic carpets
- 2 ski/snowboard school platter pull lifts
4 secondary
- 1 Triple chair (Naked Lady)
- 1 double chair (Sheer Bliss)
- 2 platter pulls (Cirque and Scooper)
Lift capacity: 27,928 riders/hour
Pipes and Parks: 3 terrain parks, 1 superpipe, 1 rail yard
What's New:Already one of North America's premier resort, Snowmass is undergoing a renaissance. A host of on-mountain improvements will greet skiers and riders on opening day of the 2005-2006 season. The old Fanny Hill chairlift makes way for a speedy new Village Express - a six-passenger lift that soars from the bottom of Fanny Hill to Sam's Knob in just 9.5 minutes. The new Sky Cab, a six-passenger gondola, flies you from the new base to the Snowmass Village Mall in just two minutes. Future on-mountain improvements will include the new Elk Camp Gondola and Elk Camp Meadows activity center).
Best known for: Wide-open, groomed cruising and family-friendly activities. Snowmass has long been rated one of the best family ski areas in North America
Location: Within the White River National Forest, adjacent to Snowmass Village and 9 miles from downtown Aspen
Lodging bed base: 13,050 beds within 10 miles (16 km), 5,300 of which are at the base of the mountain; 95% ski-in/ski-out.
Equipment rental: Aspen/Snowmass Four Mountain Sports at Two Creeks base area and D & E Ski & Snowboard Shops in the heart of the Snowmass Village Mall.
Restaurants: 12 total: Cirque Bar & Grill, Caf‚ Suzanne, Gwyn's High Alpine, Krabloonik, Lynn Britt Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Sam's Knob, Top of the Knob, Burlingame Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Two Creeks Mexican Cafe, Ullrhof, Up 4 Pizza, Yurt at Assay Hill.
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