Snowmass (ski area)
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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 3128 acres (1,265.9 ha). 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massive changes, including a new gondola along with a new Base Village and extensive improvements to the relatively outdated on-mountain infrastructure.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.
Aspen/Snowmass
Aspen/Snowmass is an expansive 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 the towns of Aspen and Snowmass Village...
ski resort complex located in western Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
near the town of Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
. It is owned and operated by the Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen Skiing Company
The Aspen Skiing Company, known locally as "Ski Co", is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado in the United States.-History:Founded in 1946 by Walter Paepcke, it operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, comprising four ski areas near the town of Aspen...
. Snowmass is the largest of the four Aspen/Snowmass mountains, comprising 3128 acres (1,265.9 ha). The mountain is most notable for its wide cruiser runs, family-friendly
Family-friendliness
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atmosphere, and extensive ski-in/ski-out lodging. Despite its family reputation, the resort also contains several terrain parks, extensive extreme skiing
Extreme skiing
Extreme skiing is skiing performed on long, steep slopes in dangerous terrain. The sport is performed off-piste.The French coined the term 'Le Ski Extreme' in the 1970s...
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.