Aspen Ski Areas -
Buttermilk is one of the finest teaching/learning mountains in the country, kids and beginners love Buttermilk for its gentle sloping runs, it has three double chair lifts, two high speed quad chair lift and four ski school lifts. There are 47 trails, 430 acres, 35% beginner, 39% intermediate and 26% advanced. Buttermilk has a vertical drop of 2,030 feet with the longest run being 3 miles.

Never ever (beginner) lessons meet in front of the main building at the Ski School at the base of the Buttermilk Ski Area. The group leader needs to go in to ski school building and let them know how many you have needing lessons.

Snowmass is one of the largest ski areas in North America, serviced by seven high-speed quad chair lifts, two triple chair lifts, six double chair lifts, two magic carpets, 2 platter pulls and 2 ski and snowboard school lifts. It is known for its intermediate cruising runs but it actually has more expert terrain than Aspen Mountain or Aspen Highlands. Snowmass has 78 trails, 3100 acres with 6% beginner, 50% intermediate, 12% advanced and 32% expert. Snowmass has a vertical drop of 4406 feet with the longest run being 5.3 miles.

Aspen Highlands has been recently improved with three high-speed quad chair lifts and one triple chair lift. Highlands is a good area for a third day of skiing as it has more challenging terrain. There are 81 trails over 790 acres with 18% beginner, 30% intermediate, 16% most difficult and 36% expert. Highlands has a vertical drop of 3,635 feet and the longest run is 3.5 miles.

www.aspensnowmass.com

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