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Mountain Stats: Snowmass Ski Resort

Mountain Stats: Snowmass Ski Resort

SNOWMASS

Snowmass defies belief. So many runs, so much variety...and all of it fun for the whole family. Try the Big Burn for the widest open runs in the West, or Hanging Valley for the wild ride and an incomparable view you'd trade your grandmother for.

Season: November 27, 2003 - April 11, 2004

Base elevation: 8,104 ft./2,473 m.

Summitelevation: 12,510 ft./3,813 m.

Vertical rise: 4,406 ft./1,343 m.

Terrain: 3,010 acres/1,218 hectares

Number of trails: 84

Miles/km of trails: 137 miles/220 km

Longest run: 5.05 miles/8.2 km

Trails: easiest - 7%, more difficult - 55%, most difficult - 18%, expert - 20%

Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm

Snowmaking: 180 acres/73 hectares

Lifts: 21 Total: 17 primary - 7 high-speed quad chairs, 5 double chairs, 1 triple chair, 2 magic carpets, 2 ski/snowboard school platter pulls; 4 secondary - 1 triple chair (Naked Lady), 1 double chair (Sheer Bliss) and 2 platter pulls (Cirque and Scooper)

Lift capacity: 27,978 riders/hour

Pipes and Parks: 1 halfpipe and 2 terrain parks

Uncrowded slopes: On average 2 people per acre/5 people per hectare

What's New: Extended pipeline terrain park, with more intermediate jumps, funbox and other features. A new more comfortable Campground lift, is also shorter, with a ride time of only 8 1/2 minutes. New intermediate level terrain park on Velvet Falls.

Best known for: A family-friendly area with long, groomed cruising runs

Location: Within the White River National Forest, adjacent to Snowmass Village and 12 miles from downtown Aspen

Lodging bed base: 6,000 beds at base of mountain (95% ski-in/ski-out), 9,000 additional beds within 12 miles/19.2 km

Equipment rental: Pro Mountain Sports at Two Creeks base area and D & E Ski & Snowboard Shops in the heart of the Snowmass Village Mall.

Restaurants: Cirque Bar & Grill, Lynn Britt Cabin, Sam's Knob (Top of Knob for sit-down dining,) Up 4 Pizza, Caf, Suzanne, Two Creeks Mexican Caf,, Gwyn's High Alpine, Krabloonik, Ullrhof and for pizza at the Yurt at Assay Hill.

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