Among Aspen’s four mountains, Aspen Mountain offers the most straightforward, efficient powder skiing. The high-speed top-to-bottom gondola services all of Aspen Mountain’s 3,267 feet of vertical right from downtown. Though smaller than Aspen Highlands and Snowmass, Aspen Mountain skis much larger than its 673 skiable acres. The key is to traverse and work multiple fall lines. You’ll find plenty of challenging steeps, fall-line trees and sneaky alleyways and gullies (check out the interactive trail map and follow along).

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Instead of funneling down to the gondola, traverse skier’s left to Lift 1A. This double chair accesses often overlooked terrain like Corkscrew Gully and Super 8 — great runs that don’t see much traffic.