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Snowmass Village, CO
At 4,406 vertical feet, Snowmass has the most in the country. And with 3,132 acres of terrain, 91 trails, 21 chairlifts and access to your choice of cruisers, glades, steeps, terrain parks and halfpipes, you’ll have to come back for more. Grab seconds at our restaurants too; on-mountain at Sam’s Smokehouse at the top of the Village Express chair, or in the base village at Sneaky’s Tavern adjacent to The Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center.
| Opening date: | November 19, 2011 |
| Closing date: | April 15, 2012 |
| 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: | 3,132 acres / 1,267 hectares |
| Number of trails: | 91 |
| Miles/km of trails: | 147 miles / 237 km |
| Longest run: | 5.3 miles / 8.5 km |
| Types of trails: | easiest: 6%, more difficult: 50%, most difficult: 12%, expert: 32% |
| Parks and pipes: | 3 terrain parks (Snowmass Park, Makaha and Lowdown), 1 superpipe (new this year, 22 feet high!) and 1 beginner pipe |
| Lifts: | 21 Total: 19 primary: 1 eight-passenger gondola, 1 high-speed six-passenger lift, 1 six-passenger pulse gondola, 7 high-speed quads, 2 quads, 4 ski/snowboard school lifts (including magic carpets); 2 secondary: 2 platter pulls |
| Lift hours: | The Sky Cab opens at 8 a.m.; the Cirque lift opens at 10 a.m.; the Village Express and Big Burn lifts open at 8:30 a.m.; all other lifts open at 9 a.m. Most lifts close at 4:00 p.m., weather permitting. |
| Rental / Retail: | Four-Mountain Sports/D&E Ski and Snowboard Shop on the Snowmass Village Mall, Four-Mountain Sports at Two Creeks, Beginner's Magic at base village and Four-Mountain Kids at The Treehouse Kids' Adventure Center |
| Restaurants: | 9 total: Sneaky's Tavern, Sam's Smokehouse, Up 4 Pizza, Two Creeks Cafe, Lynn Britt Cabin (lunches and snowcat dinner rides), Burlingame Cabin (snowcat dinner rides, Ullrhof, Gwyn's High Alpine and Cafe Suzanne |
Snowmass Mountain in the Summer
Snowmass Chairlift Information | Summer Activities on the Mountain | Kid's Activities on the Mountain
Elk Camp Gondola and Chairlift at Snowmass
NEW THIS SUMMER! Offered daily, you - and your bike! - can ride the Elk Camp Gongola to mid-mountain reaching nearly 10,000 feet and enjoy miles of hiking and mountain biking trails. ACES nature walks, disc golf, climbing wall, fishing and special programs offered for adults. Friday through Sunday, take the Elk Camp lift to the 11,300-foot summit where you can soak up breathtaking views of the famed Maroon Bells or enjoy a hike back down to the Elk Camp Gondola on our new Summit trail. After you've worked up an appetite, have lunch on-mountain at Elk Camp Cafe or dinner in base village at Sneaky's Tavern. Mountain bikes are available for rent at Four-Mountain Sports. And be sure to take advantage of the FREE parking in the base village parking garage all summer!
Snowmass Gondola will allow bikes from 06/17 – 09/25/11: $10 / day; $19/ week : & $99/ season.
| Snowmass 2011 Operation: | Daily: June 17-September 5, 2011 |
| 2011 single day rates: | Adult: $20 Youth 13-17: $12 Children 4-12: $8 Children 3 & under: FREE Senior 70 & over: $15 * Tickets are available in 1 day iterations only for both Snowmass and Aspen Mountain. You must specify which mountain when ordering. |
| 2011 two mountain/7 day rates: | Family Package (2 adults & 2 youth): $83 * 7-day passes are picture passes valid for 7 consecutive days from the first use. Passes are available for use at both Snowmass and Aspen Mountain. |
| Hours: | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last ride down 4:30 p.m.) |
FREE parking is available at the base village garage all summer. Through Labor Day, the Sky Cab gondola will run daily between base village and upper Snowmass Village from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Sky Cab is FREE!
Activities on Snowmass Mountain
Activies' information is subject to change
- MOUNTAIN BIKING/HIKING/MOUNTAINBOARDING: TRAILS:
- Miles of trails, from gentle roads to challenging singletrack, await novice to expert riders and hikers. Snowmass welcomes mountain bikes, and mountainboards. The Burlingame lift will take you and your equipment up the mountain where you can discover trails of every level. Mountain biking and mountainboarding lessons are available for ages 6 through adult at Camp Aspen/Snowmass, located at the end of the Snowmass Village Mall. Mountain bikes and mountainboards are available to rent at Four-Mountain Sports/D&E
- ACES GUIDED NATURE HIKES AND WALKS:
- A naturalist from the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies will guide you on a beautiful hike with fantastic views of Snowmass Village and surrounding areas. FREE!
- DISC GOLF:
- Challenge yourself on our 36-hole on-mountain disc golf course. The course meanders from the top of the Burlingame lift all they way down to the Snowmass Village Mall. Score cards and course maps are free and available at the top of the Burlingame lift. Discs are available for rent or purchase at Four-Mountain Sports at Snowmass.
- RUN & GUN PAINTBALL:
- Join us for a wild game of paintball. We offer an outdoor course and lots of games from which to choose. Group rates are available for parties of 20 or more. Sorry, children under age 8 are not permitted. Open daily. Reservations are required - call 970-923-1227.
- KIDS' TROUT FISHING:
- Experience the thrill of landing a Rocky Mountain rainbow trout from one of our secret on-mountain ponds. Offered daily. Children under 4 are not permitted. Reservations are required.
- SUMMER OF FREE MUSIC SERIES
- Bring a blanket and picnic basket of food and non-alcoholic beverages to Fanny Hill on Thursdays at 6 p.m. and enjoy FREE concerts from reggae to rock to R&B. Beer and wine available for purchase
More information about Free concerts on the mountain.
More Information
Summer mountain activities are subject to change. Please click these links for more information on the Latest activities on Aspen Mountain and the Latest activities on Snowmass Mountain More information or reservations for Camp Aspen/Snowmass
