Aspen Snowmass ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Aspen Snowmass is a ski area in Snowmass Village, Colorado, the United States. Its 107 mapped downhill runs add up to 120 km, which ranks it #8 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 1.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,120 m long.

Slopes at Aspen Snowmass

About 7% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 65% intermediate and 28% advanced or expert, which makes Aspen Snowmass a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 19 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 3 button lifts, 2 gondolas, 1 t-bar, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,473 m up to 3,815 m, a vertical drop of 1,342 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 Snowmass

The nearest airport is Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE), about 7 km away in a straight line — roughly 10 minutes by car; Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is 49 km away. Nearby ski areas include Buttermilk (40.1 km), Aspen Highlands (43.1 km), Aspen Mountain (59.1 km) and Crested Butte Mountain Resort (55.8 km), which together add 198 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.