Snowmass Mountain

Too massive to be explored in a single day, Snowmass demands repeat trips. And who wouldn't want to revisit over 3,000 acres of cruisers, steeps, terrain parks and halfpipes, splayed upon a Rocky Mountain massif with a vertical drop of 4,406 feet? With 23 lifts and 90 trails, Snowmass defies belief. Season dates: November 23, 2006 - April 15, 2007 Equipment Rental: All our guests are invited to rent ahead of time over the web and save 20% at Snowmass Sports. The Silvertree Hotel has an exclusive Snowmass Sports ski shop on the third floor just for guests, only a few feet from the ski slope, which is also the complimentary ski valet location where guests can store their skis and boards. Wildwood Lodge has complimentary slopeside ski storage next to Snowmass Sports' Silvertree Shopping Plaza location, on the mall next to Fanny Hill. Restaurants: 9: Brothers' Grille, on the top of Fanny Hill, Cirque Bar & Grill, Café Suzanne, Gwyn's High Alpine, Lynn Britt Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Burlingame Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Two Creeks Mexican Café, Ullrhof, Up 4 Pizza. Don't miss the après ski opportunities at Brothers' Grille and the Conservatory, slopeside in the Silvertree Hotel. What's new: The NEW eight-person Elk Camp Gondola makes quick work of the distance from the new base village to the top of Elk Camp Meadows in a mere 8.5 minutes. Combined with last season's new Village Express six-pack and Sky Cab gondola, the lift network at Snowmass promises to whisk you up the mountain almost as fast as you can come down! 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: 3,128 acres/1,266 hectares Number of trails: 90 Miles/km of trails: 147 miles/237 km Longest run: 5.3 miles/8.5 km Steepest runs: Gowdy's and AMF - slope angle of 40 degrees Types of trails: easiest: 6%, more difficult: 50%, most difficult: 12%, expert: 32% Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm Snowmaking: 185 acres/75 hectares Lifts: 23 Total: 19 primary - 1 eight-passenger gondola, 1 high-speed six passenger chair, 1 six-passenger pulse gondola (enclosed), 6 high-speed quads, 1 quad, 3 doubles, 4 magic carpets, 2 ski/snowboard school lifts; 4 secondary - 1 double (Sheer Bliss), 1 triple (Naked Lady), 2 platter pulls (Cirque and Scooper) Lift capacity: 31,080 riders/hour Uncrowded slopes: On average 2 people per acre/5 people per hectare 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. Best-kept secret: The daily "Noon Groom,” a freshly groomed run that reopens at noon. Also, breakfast at Gwyn's High Alpine can't be beat. Location: Within the White River National Forest, adjacent to Snowmass Village and 9 miles from downtown Aspen. Parks and pipes: 3 terrain parks (Pipeline, Makaha and Scooper), 1 superpipe, and 1 minipipe.