Snowmass is a

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located in the Town of Snowmass Village near

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. The ski area is owned and operated by the

Aspen Skiing Company The Aspen Skiing Company, known locally as Ski Co, is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado. The Aspen Skiing Company operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, comprising four ski areas: Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, a ...

as part of the

Aspen/Snowmass Aspen Snowmass is a winter resort complex located in Pitkin County in western Colorado in the United States. Owned and operated by the Aspen Skiing Company it comprises four skiing/snowboarding areas on four adjacent mountains in the vicinity of ...

complex. It was opened on December 17, 1967 . Snowmass is the largest of the four Aspen/Snowmass mountains, comprising .

Slopes

The mountain is most notable for its wide cruiser runs,

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atmosphere, and extensive ski-in/ski-out lodging. Despite its family reputation, the resort also contains several terrain parks, extensive

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terrain, mogul runs, and gladed terrain.

Changes

Snowmass has undergone massive changes in the past few years, including a new gondola and a new Base Village. Snowmass has also constructed a new restaurant near Elk Camp, replacing Cafe Suzanne with a large, brand-new restaurant. Today, Snowmass continues its extensive improvements to on-mountain infrastructure and lift repairs.

Lifts

Snowmass has the most vertical feet of skiing of any ski area in the United States, but only when the Cirque poma is running.VerticalFeet.com-Accurate Ski Resort Ranking with monthly updates
/ref> There are 17 lifts at Snowmass: 7 high-speed quads (Two Creeks, Elk Camp, Alpine Springs, Sheer Bliss, Coney Glade, Sam's Knob, High Alpine), two high-speed six packs (Village Express, Big Burn), two gondolas (the Sky Cab - better known as the "Skittles" and Elk Camp Gondola), two quads (Meadows and Assay Hill), 1 double (Campground) and two pull lifts (Scooper and The Cirque).

References

External links

Official siteAspen Ski & Snow Report
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