Ajax
November, 2000 Media Contact: Rose Abello

 

AJAX


Season: Nov. 18, 2000 - April 22, 2001

Base elevation: 7,945 ft./2,422 m.

Summit elevation: 11,212 ft./3,417 m.

Vertical rise: 3,267 ft./996 m.

Terrain: 675 acres/270 hectares

Number of trails: 76

Miles/km of trails: 64 miles/103 km

Longest run: 3 miles/4.8 km

Trails: easiest - 0%, more difficult - 35%, most difficult - 35%, expert - 30%

Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm

Snowmaking: 210 acres/84 hectares

Lifts: 8 Total: 6 primary -1 gondola (the Silver Queen Gondola goes from base to summit in 14 minutes), 1 high-speed quad chair, 1 high-speed double chair, 1 quad chair, 2 double chairs; 2 secondary - 1 quad (Little Nell), 1 double (Bell Mountain)

Lift capacity: 10,755 riders/hour

Uncrowded slopes: On average, 3 people per acre/9 people per hectare

Best known for: Steep, bump runs; open only to skiers

Best-kept secret: Groomed, intermediate cruising runs

What’s new: Look for the country’s only skiers-only terrain park in Tourtelotte Park offering hits, rails and other features

Location: Within the White River National Forest, in downtown Aspen

Parks and pipes: The world’s only skier-only terrain park, located on Tourtelotte Park

Lodging bed base: 8,100 beds at the base of the mountain; 5,300 additional beds within 12 miles

Equipment rental: Numerous shops in Aspen, within walking distance of the mountain

Restaurants: 6 total, four on-mountain and two at base

 

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