Aspen to open early

Aspen to open early
Credit Matt Power

Wed 15 November 06

After another winter storm dropped up to 16 inches of snow on Aspen/Snowmass, opening day on Aspen Mountain has been bumped up five days to this Saturday, Nov. 18

Latest Storm Drops 16 Inches of Snow, Opening Day Bumped Up to Saturday, November 18

Aspen 15th November 2006Aspen/Snowmass, CO., November 15, 2006 – After another winter storm dropped up to 16 inches of snow on Aspen/Snowmass, opening day on Aspen Mountain has been bumped up five days to this Saturday, Nov. 18. More than six feet of snow has fallen since September and crews have worked hard to preserve snow on upper slopes.

“It would be criminal not to open this mountain,” said Peter King, Mountain Manager, Aspen Mountain. “Our crews have been working hard to get the mountain ready to go and we are all excited to get the community up on the hill early.”

The upper slopes on Aspen Mountain will open with approximately 150 acres of terrain served by the Ajax Express Quad and the Gent’s Ridge quad chairs. All skiers and riders will upload and download on the Silver Queen Gondola to access open terrain. Runs to open include Buckhorn, Midnight, North American, Reds, Tourtelotte Park, 1& 2 Leaf, Silver Bell, Dipsy Doodle, Bellisimo, Silver Dip and Seibert’s. Look for temporary openings on steeper terrain as well.

Lifts will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Sundeck restaurant will be open for business. The Ski & Snowboard School will be open for adult lessons only, no beginner lessons or children’s lessons will be offered. Lift tickets will be $52 Adult, $42 Youth/Senior, $32 Child. Premier passes are valid for these pre-season dates. Since all other passes, including Classic Passes, are only valid for the published winter season, we will offer all non-premier passholders a $32 daily ticket.

On Wednesday, Nov. 22, we will honor Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club at Aspen Mountain. We strongly encourage everyone to come by and show their support for the club; become a member and register to win an Audi.

World Cup ski racing is just ten days away, with the world’s fastest women skiers taking center stage on Aspen Mountain for the Sirius Satellite Radio Aspen Winternational, Nov. 25-26.

Snowmass will open as scheduled on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23. Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk will open Saturday, Dec. 9.

When skiers and riders return they’ll find more than $23 million dollars in on-mountain improvements including the new Elk Camp Gondola at Snowmass, opening Dec. 16, and new cabins on Aspen Mountain’s Silver Queen Gondola.

Related Pages

  • Colorado Ski logo Go to the Snow Show in Denver and ride free
    As a welcome to attendees of the SnowSports Industries America Snow Show happening in Denver on January 28-31, Colorado Ski Country USA and its member resorts are offering free and two-for-one riding to the more than 17,000 Snow Show participants -21Jan10
  • Earliest season start on record in the USA
    Over in Europe there isn't even the hint that a new season becons, but over in the USA the new winter season has just started with Las Vegas being one of the first resorts to open in what is the earliest start ever -7Oct09
  • Colorado gets in the mood
    With temperatures dropping the first snowfalls have occured and the snow-guns fired up -23Sep09
  • Aspen Schnee tag 09, 3rd Place - I got worms The Aspen Red Bull Schnee Tag
    The silly season begins. A dozen teams came out to compete in Aspen and rode human-powered crafts down Fanny Hill hopefully across the pond. My favourite, the Dumb and Dumber themed team, I Got Worms. -30Mar09
  • Aspen 2008/9 Improvements
    $20million will be spent on improvements ready for the new season, including a new quad lift at Snowmass, a bigger pipe at Buttermilk and more terrain at Highlands -26Jun08
Related categories

:: Aspen stories
:: Snowmass stories

News feed AddThis Feed Button Add to Google