SNOWMASS
September, 2004 Contact PR

SNOWMASS

Season: Nov. 25, 2004 - April 10, 2005

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: 3,100 acres/1,255 hectares

Number of trails: 87

Miles/km of trails: 137 miles/220 km

Longest run: 5.3 miles/8.5 km

Trails: easiest- 6%, more difficult- 50%, most difficult-12%, expert - 32%

Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm

Snowmaking: 180 acres/73 hectares

Lifts: 21 Total: 7 high-speed quad chairs, 5 double chairs, 1 triple chairs, 3 platter pulls, 2 magic carpets

Lift capacity: 27,928 riders/hour

Location: Within the White River National Forest, adjacent to Snowmass Village and 9 miles from downtown Aspen

Parks and pipes: 3 terrain parks and 1 superpipe

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: 9 total, all on-mountain or slopeside - Sam's Knob (cafeteria and sit-down restaurant), Cirque Bar & Grill, Lynn Britt Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Two Creeks Mexican Café, Up 4 Pizza, Café Suzanne, Gwyn's High Alpine, Ullrhof, Yurt at Assay Hill.

 

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