Ski Snowmass

Breathtaking, exhilarating and huge are just a few ways to describe the crown jewel of Colorado—Snowmass. Already famous for endless terrain (over 3,000 acres) and tons of snow (300 inches), Snowmass is now undergoing a renaissance like no other with two new gondolas, a new high-speed six pack and numerous on-mountain improvements. Snowmass also plays host to an expert terrain park and the heart pumping steeps in KT Gully, Hanging Valley and the Cirque. Add in fine dining and tons of slopeside shops and hotels and you’ve got a destination worth writing home about... if only to explain that you’re not coming home any time soon.

Snowmass is the fantasy mountain where intermediates suddenly ski like French Olympian Jean-Claude Killy and beginners fall in love with the sport. Meanwhile, experts feel they’ve hit the Mother Lode.

The Snowmass Ski School is staffed to offer every level of lesson in an amazing variety of languages and includes a crackerjack crew of snowboard instructors. Ski Snowmass and discover the seven high-speed quads and excellent restaurants sprinkled everywhere you want to take a break, including elegant table service at Gwynn’s High Alpine.

Snowmass welcomes snowboarders and boasts a fantastic terrain garden and snowboard pipeline designed by world champion Jimmy Scott. There are 80 kilometers of wide-open, groomed cross-country trails for the Nordic ski buff connecting Snowmass, Aspen and other parts of the spectacular Roaring Fork Valley. Although only a few miles from Aspen, Snowmass has its own distinct village offering fine restaurants, charming boutiques and exceptional accommodations. More than 90 percent of the resort’s hotels and condominiums are located slopeside, another reason why Snowmass has become one of the most popular resorts in the Rockies for family vacations.