Snowmass (ski area)

Infobox ski area
name=Snowmass Ski Area
vertical=4,406 ft (1,343 m)
base_elevation=8,104 ft (2,473 m)
top_elevation=12,510 ft (3,813 m)
skiable_area=3,128 acres (12.66 km²)
number_trails=88
longest_run=5.3 Miles (8.5 km) Types of Trails easiest: 6%, more difficult: 50%, most difficult: 12%, expert: 32% Best Known For Wide-open, groomed cruising and family-friendly activities. Snowmass has long been rated one of the best family ski areas in North America New Improvements New Base Village in partnership with Intrawest Corporation; Village Express six-pack lift taking passengers from Fanny Hill to Sam's Knob; Sky Cab - an aerial link between existing Snowmass Village Mall and the new Base Village; Magic carpet at the bottom of Fanny Hill; New Elk Camp Gondola reaching from the base village to the bottom of the ELk Camp High-Speed Quad; New "Meadows" ski school headquarters at Elk Camp; New MEadows quad chair for beginner skiers Location Within the White River National Forest, adjacent to Snowmass Village and 9 miles (14 km) from downtown Aspen Terrain Parks and Half Pipes 3 terrain parks (Pipeline, Makaha and Scooper), 1 superpipe and 1 minipipe Restaurants 9: Cirque Bar & Grill, Café Suzanne, Gwyn"s High Alpine, Krabloonik, Lynn Britt Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Burlingame Cabin (snowcat dinner rides), Two Creeks Mexican Café, Ullrhof, Up 4 Pizza. Company website [http://www.aspensnowmass.com www.aspensnowmass.com]

Snowmass is a part of the Aspen/Snowmass ski resort complex located in western Colorado near the town of Aspen, Colorado. It is owned and operated by the Aspen Skiing Company. Snowmass is the largest of the four Aspen/Snowmass mountains, comprising 3,128 acres. The mountain is most notable for its wide cruiser runs, family-friendly atmosphere, and extensive ski-in/ski-out lodging. Despite its family reputation, the resort also contains several terrain parks, extensive extreme skiing terrain, mogul runs, and gladed terrain. Snowmass is undergoing massive changes, including a new gondola along with a new Base Village and extensive improvements to the relatively outdated on-mountain infrastructure.

Snowmass has the most vertical feet of skiing of any ski area in the United States [ [http://verticalfeet.com/ VerticalFeet.com-Accurate Ski Resort Ranking with monthly updates ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.aspensnowmass.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.snowguide.org/ski_area/18/aspen_snowmass.htm Snowmass Ski Area info on SnowGuide.org]