Resort Guide: Aspen
Resort facts at a glance
Range 2442mt- 3147mt
Pistes 270 (184Km)
Grade 41
0
120
109
Self Drive Distance
355Km: 4-5hrs from Denver
Nearest Airports
Denver
355
Aspen
3
Beginner 
Intermediate: 
Expert:
Snowboard: 
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Aspen is one of the world's most famous ski resorts with superb skiing. The town is lively with shops, restaurants catering for all budgets and some great apres ski bars. There is an efficient free shuttle service connecting the four ski areas of Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass all offering a variety of terrain for all levels.
Après Ski
- over 100 restaurants
- plenty of bars, including Shooters for live bands, Flying Dog for a home away from home and Club Chelsea for sophisication
Price Check
- small beer £2.20
- bottle of house wine £15
- glass of coke £1
- sandwich £3
- large pizza £12
- coffee £1
Activities
- snowmobiling
- ballooning
- ice skating
- tennis
- dog sledding
- bowling
- galleries
- Coss-country skiing
Ski Area
TOTAL KMS OF PISTE: 184kms
Piste TypeNo. of Runs
Easy 41
Intermediate 120
Difficult 109
Total No. of Lifts: 42
Snow Record: 750cms (25ft) average
per season
Off-Piste: Absolutely superb
Direction of Slopes: N, S, E, W
Approx No. of Snow Cannons: 490
Longest Run: 7kms
No. of Mountain Restaurants: 15
Cross Country Trails: 80kms
Total No. of Lifts: 42
Photo Required for Lift Pass': No
Are Lift Passes for consecutive days': No
Lift Passes are flexible and allow days off without incurring use of the pass. Eg a 6 or 7 day ticket can be used over any 10 days, 8 days or more can be used over 15 days.
Lift Pass Coverage: The lift pass covers all lifts at Ajax Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk Mountain and Snowmass
PISTE MAP KEY
1 GONDOLA, 2-3 QUAD EXPRESS CHAIRLIFTS, 4-12 DOUBLE or TRIPLE CHAIRLIFTS,
Bar/Restaurant
Rating
Beginners Rating:
Buttermilk and Snowmass mountains are beginners’ and families’ heaven - both are forgiving and uncrowded with wide open gentle slopes which make learning to ski fun for everyone.
Intermediate Rating:
Intermediates will find it an absolute joy to discover the long cruising runs on Aspen Highlands, starting from the mid-mountain 'Merry Go Round' restaurant. Ajax Mountain also has a huge range of runs, all glorying in some of the most spectacular views in the Rockies and Snowmass has enough trails to exhaust the piste skier.
Expert Rating:
Expert skiers are sure to find challenges in abundance. Snowmass offers great tree skiing and oodles of off-piste powder, plus some wickedly steep chutes including The Hanging Valley Glades and the Cirque the longest lift served vertical rise in the USA. Ajax Mountain boasts a minefield of seriously exciting moguls and offers the most challenging skiing of all. Don’t forget - a Crystal Ski Escort will also be on hand in Aspen to guarantee you won’t miss out on anything.
Snowboard Rating:
Aspen Highlands has some amazing terrain, on a powder day head for Steeplechase before it's tracked, then check out Temerity back toward Highland Bowl. Freestyle action is at Snowmass - Trenchtown Snowboard Park or at Buttermilk - Crazy T'rain, the worlds longest terrain park, 2 miles long with beginner/intermediate park, super park, super pipe and 30 rails.