Aspen Snowmass
Ski resort · Colorado, United States
Aspen Snowmass is a ski resort in Colorado (United States) with 120 km of runs and 19 lifts. You can ski between 2,473 m and 3,815 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,342 m. Its longest run is Long Shot (3.8 km) and the steepest, Free Fall, reaches 65% on its toughest stretch.
See Aspen Snowmass on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 120 km
- Lifts
- 19
- Elevation
- 2,473–3,815 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,342 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue8.9 km
- Red78 km
- Black30 km
- Expert black3.0 km
The steepest runs at Aspen Snowmass
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Free Fall Black65% · 33°
- Bearclaw Black63% · 32°
- Powderhorn Expert black60% · 31°
- A-Line Black60% · 31°
- Reidar's Black59% · 31°
The longest runs
- Long Shot Red3.8 km
- Split Tree Black3.5 km
- Powderhorn Expert black3.0 km
- Shear Bliss Red2.6 km
- Coffee Pot Red2.5 km
Lifts
12 chairlifts · 3 platter lifts · 2 gondolas · 1 T-bar lift · 1 funicular.
When to go to Aspen Snowmass
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 3,131 m (the resort's mean elevation is 3,144 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Aspen Snowmass
- Buttermilk7 km · 40 km of runs
- Aspen Highlands8 km · 43 km of runs
- Aspen Mountain12 km · 59 km of runs
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort32 km · 56 km of runs
- Sunlight Mountain Resort41 km · 37 km of runs
- Beaver Creek58 km · 167 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aspen Snowmass?
- In Colorado, United States. The nearest resort is Buttermilk, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Aspen Snowmass have?
- 120 km: 8.9 km of blue runs, 78 km of red runs, 30 km of black runs, 3.0 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Aspen Snowmass?
- You can ski between 2,473 m and 3,815 m: a vertical drop of 1,342 m.
- How many lifts does Aspen Snowmass have?
- 19: 12 chairlifts, 3 platter lifts, 2 gondolas, 1 T-bar lift, 1 funicular.
- What is the steepest run at Aspen Snowmass?
- Free Fall (black), at 65% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Aspen Snowmass?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Aspen Snowmass?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.