ASPEN HIGHLANDS
September, 2004 Contact PR

ASPEN HIGHLANDS

Season: Dec. 11, 2004 - April 3, 2005

Base elevation: 8,040 ft./2,451 m.

Summit elevation: 11,675 ft./3,559 m.

Vertical rise: 3,635 ft./1,108 m.

Terrain: 790 acres/320 hectares

Number of trails: 130

Miles/km of trails: 75 miles/121 km

Longest run: 3.5 miles/5.6 km

Trails: easiest- 18%, more difficult- 30%, most difficult- 16%, expert- 36%

Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm

Snowmaking: 110 acres/44 hectares

Lifts: 4 total - 3 high-speed quad chairs, 1 triple chair

Lift capacity: 5,400 riders/hour

Location: Within the White River National Forest, three miles from downtown Aspen

Equipment rental: Aspen/Snowmass Four Mountain Sports offers five convenient locations with free equipment transfer to all four mountains: in Aspen across from the gondola, on the Snowmass Village Mall, at Buttermilk and Aspen Highlands and in Snowmass at Two Creeks.

Restaurants: 7 total: 3 on-mountain: Merry-Go-Round, Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro, Soup Bowl at Cloud Nine; 4 at base area: Willow Creek, Endeeavor, Thunderbowl Market Café, Iguana's

 

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