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 Aspen Mountain (a.k.a. Ajax)
Base elevation: 7,945 ft./2,422 m.
Summit elevation: 11,212 ft./3,417m.
Vertical rise: 3,267 ft./996 m.
Terrain: 673 acres/270 hectares
Best known for: great location in the center of Aspen - Ski down for
lunch and shopping. Aspen Mountain, the flagship mountain of the
Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, offers excellent intermediate to expert
terrain that includes steep and bump runs.
Steepest run: Elevator Shaft section of the Silver Queen run - slope
angle of 42 degrees
Types of trails: easiest: 0%, more difficult: 48%, most difficult: 26%,
expert: 26%
Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm
Snowmaking: 210 acres/85 hectares
Lifts: 8: 6 primary - 1 gondola (14-minute ride), 1 high-speed quad, 1
high-speed double, 1 quad, 2 doubles; 2 secondary - 1 quad (Little
Nell), 1 double (Bell Mountain)
Lift capacity: 10,755 riders/hour
Uncrowded slopes: On average, 3 people per acre/9 people per hectare
Best-kept secret: Groomed, intermediate cruising runs under Ruthie's and
Ajax Express lifts, the "shrines” on
Aspen Mountain
Location: Within the White River National Forest, the mountain rises up
from downtown Aspen
On Mountain Activities
Babysitting Services
Snow Cubs (ages 8 weeks - 3 1/2), 970-923-0563
Night Hawks - Evening Camp Program (ages 3 - 10), 970-923-0570 |
