Aspen Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Aspen Mountain is a ski area in Aspen, Colorado, the United States. Its 138 mapped downhill runs add up to 59 km, which ranks it #38 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 428 m long.

Slopes at Aspen Mountain

About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 47% advanced or expert, which makes Aspen Mountain best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,426 m up to 3,431 m, a vertical drop of 1,005 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Aspen Mountain

The nearest airport is Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE), about 8 km away in a straight line — roughly 10 minutes by car; Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is 54 km away. Nearby ski areas include Aspen Highlands (43.1 km), Buttermilk (40.1 km), Aspen Snowmass (119.9 km) and Crested Butte Mountain Resort (55.8 km), which together add 259 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.