2022-23 Aspen Snowmass Winter Fast Facts

Mountains: Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk
One lift ticket. Four unique mountains with their own distinctive personalities. Endless opportunities to connect with nature and sport, culture and community.

• 5,527—total acreage across all four of Aspen Snowmass’s mountains
• 5.3—the longest run at Snowmass in miles
• 362—number of trails across all four Aspen Snowmass mountains
• 100 to 140—number of features in both the Buttermilk and the Snowmass Terrain Parks
• 45—the average time in minutes it takes skiers/riders to hike to the top of Highland Bowl
• 4,406—vertical feet of skiing/riding at Snowmass making the resort home to the most lift-served vertical in the United States
• 3—gondolas across the Aspen Snowmass mountains
• 360—degree view of the Maroon Bells and the surrounding area on top of Aspen Highlands
• 1946—the year the world’s longest chairlift at the time was completed on Aspen Mountain
• 47—number of chairlifts across Aspen Snowmass’s four peaks
• 320—approximate miles of trails across all four mountains at Aspen Snowmass
• 6—terrain parks spread across Buttermilk and Snowmass ranging from the X Games slopestyle course and pipe to the Lowdown beginner park at Snowmass and the family Ski Cross Course at Buttermilk
• 2.7—average number of people on Aspen Snowmass’ slopes per acre
• 60,562 —total lift capacity per hour across the four mountains
• 749—acres of snowmaking across all four mountains

Activities
Explore and discover with family and friends.

• 5,700—the length in feet of the Breathtaker Coaster at Snowmass
• 1—ice skating rink in Snowmass Base Village
• 4—the number of lift-served tubing hill lanes at Snowmass
• 60—miles of free cross-country ski and snowshoe trails that connect Aspen, Snowmass and Basalt
• 45—minutes the free the Wapiti Wildlife Center tours take across Snowmass Mountain teaching guests about the high-alpine environment, wildlife, tracking, avalanches and winter habitats
• 25,000—square-feet of space the state-of-the-art Treehouse children’s ski & ride school center is at Snowmass
• 8—in the morning guests meet at both Aspen Mountain and Snowmass to participate in First Tracks allowing skiers and riders who sign-up the night before the chance to hit the perfectly groomed slopes before the lifts officially open
• 10,000—vertical feet of elevation the typical snow cat ski or ride guest skis or rides in a day with the Aspen Powder Tours
• 1,200—ski and ride pros representing 22 nationalities across all four mountains that are committed to helping guests learn and progress in the sport of skiing or riding

Events
Aspen Snowmass consistently sets the stage for high-caliber events.

• 22—years X Games has consecutively taken place in Aspen with this year’s event taking place Jan. 27-29
• 46—years Aspen Gay Ski Week has taken place in Aspen with this year’s dates running from Jan. 15-22
• 1950—the year Aspen hosted its first big ski race—the Federation Internationale du Ski (FIS) World Alpine Championships. Ski racing has remained a staple on the events calendar ever since and this year is no different. The Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour returns to Aspen for the first time since the 2017 World Cup Finals with the fastest racers in the world competing on the famed America’s Downhill course on March 3 – 5, 2023
• 22—years the Annual Bud Light Spring Jam has taken place across Aspen Snowmass featuring concerts, Banked Slalom and Terrain Park Boot Camps
• 10,000—vertical rise that racers cover in the annual Audi Power of Four Ski Mountaineering race
• 350—pounds of bacon given away at Buttermilk’s annual Bacon Appreciation Day

Dining
Flavor, panache and locally sourced meals that support our community.

• 2—restaurants located under one roof; the High Alpine market style restaurant and the new sit down refined dining experience called Alpin Room.
• 2.5—million-dollar remodel of Sam’s, an Italian restaurant on Snowmass
• 10,750—feet the Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro is located at on Aspen Highlands offering breathtaking views of the Maroon Bells
• 28—years the Ajax Tavern has been serving-up food as the best place to après—the base of Aspen Mountain next to the Silver Queen Gondola
• 150,000—approximate pounds of food/materials composted at Elk Camp restaurant on Snowmass every season. The number is equivalent to 11 elephants, the space shuttle Endeavour or 40 cars.
• 14,000—foot peaks as seen from the Sundeck located on top of Aspen Mountain

Art
Art and skiing fuse together at Aspen Snowmass.

• 2005—the year Aspen Snowmass and the Aspen Art Museum entered into a contemporary art collaboration called ‘Art in Unexpected Places’
• 2012—Aspen Snowmass was awarded CBCA Business for the Arts: Impact Award Winner 2012 – Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
• 2013—Aspen Snowmass was awarded The BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America
• 42—photographic compositions that make-up the Aspen Series, a contemporary documentation of the region done by artist Walter Niedermayr
• 17—years Aspen Snowmass has commissioned an artist for lift ticket artwork
• 2015—contemporary artist Takashi Murakami celebrates the 11th year of the Aspen Snowmass lift ticket artwork program
• 2017 – Paula Crown is commissioned to create the newest lift ticket artwork
• 2019—artist Susan Te Kahurangi King creates the latest lift ticket artwork that captures the emotions found in life’s more vivid moments
• 2022—renowned artist Rashid Johnson’s work will be featured on the 2022-23 winter lift tickets.

Sustainability
Sustainability at Aspen Snowmass means taking the long view.

• 1994—Aspen Snowmass creates the industry’s first environmental department
• 11—times Aspen Snowmass staff have been to Washington D.C. since 2012 to lobby on climate.
• 1999—Aspen Snowmass releases first sustainability report in the ski industry
• 2004–First solar array in the ski industry installed on the Highlands Patrol Headquarters.
• 4.1—million dollars donated by the Aspen Snowmass employee funded Environment Foundation to protect the environment, the climate, and local land and water.
• 2014—Aspen Snowmass supported the first air quality rule in the nation to regulate methane leakage from drilling operations. In 2020, we helped create an even stricter rule.
• 115—kilowatts, the size of the industry’s first microhydroelectric plant tied into a snowmaking system, which you can visit on Fanny Hill at Snowmass.
• 2015—Aspen Snowmass joins an Amicus Brief on Obergefell V. Hodges, which made marriage equality the law of the land.
• 2—million kilowatt hours generated monthly by the Elk Creek Coal Mine Methane Plant (the 3MW plant, developed and owned by Aspen Snowmass, turns waste methane into electricity, destroying the potent greenhouse gas).
• 2015—Elk Camp at Snowmass received a rating of LEED Silver. Previous Aspen Snowmass buildings have received LEED Platinum, Gold, and Bronze and a couple of Silvers.
• 3—different types of environmentally friendly materials used in the construction of the Hideout children’s ski & ride school facility: recycled rubber flooring, locally-sourced beetle kill pine, Flor brand Interface carpet tiles.
• 650—the number of projects protecting the Roaring Fork Valley environment the Aspen Snowmass Environment Foundation (with support from the Aspen Community Foundation, Aspen Skiing Company Family Fund and Lavazza Coffee) has supported since its inception in 1997
• 2018–The Limelight Hotel Aspen, Limelight Hotel Ketchum, The Little Nell and all Aspen Snowmass food & beverage go straw-free, meaning plastic beverage straws are no longer provided. Next step: no single-use plastic at all.
• 2018/2019–Aspen Snowmass launched Give A Flake, a marketing campaign around climate activism, policy and change. First person whose attention it grabbed: Senator Lisa Murkowski, who the campaign targets for inadequate action on climate.
• 2020—Aspen Snowmass breaks with tradition to endorse Joe Biden for President, arguing our business, and the climate, can’t survive under Trump.
• 2021—the new 53,000-square-foot, all electric Willits Hub opened adding 138 beds to Aspen Snowmass’s workforce housing. Eight of the 43 units were given to childcare providers. The building is one of the first multi-family all-electric buildings in Colorado.
• 2021 Our sustainability SVP publishes an op-ed in the New York Times: Worrying About Your Carbon Footprint Is Exactly What Big Oil Wants You to Do
• 2022 Newsweek Article
• 1 electric snowmobile designed by Greg Hoffman and his son

About Aspen Snowmass
Established in 1946, Aspen Snowmass owns and operates four mountains – Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk – creating premium, sustainable and transformative experiences in recreation, culture and nature. In addition, the company runs the award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen Snowmass, Four Mountain Sports rental and retail shops, and a collection of sustainably sourced on-mountain food & beverage outlets. Aspen Snowmass works to drive positive social change through climate, community, and minority group advocacy and investment. For more information about Aspen Snowmass, visit www.aspensnowmass.com. Follow @aspensnowmass on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

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