Aspen, USA
Your views
the x-games
Tue 1 February 2005 rude-dog
i spent a week in aspen due the x-games being held there and it was well worth the journey. front row view from the pipe for the mens final was un-real!!!!! but... thats its... the rest of the whole place should be blown off the earth. its just american celebs, supercars with snowchains and designer shops. the mountains the resort is made up from are too far apart meaning that you pretty much have to spend the whole day in the same place. the food, drink and shopping is way way way over priced. if your mad for the x-games then make a stay in vail, you can drive to aspen in a couple of hours from there and its a much better resort...
if watching the pro's had not been so much fun i'd give this resort a 1/10... and that 1 would have only been out of sympathy for such a sad bunch of rich american idiots... stay in europe folks!!
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Lifts
Total Lifts: 8
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 7
Max people per hour: 10,755
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 76
Total ride area: 673 acres
Longest run: 3 miles (4.8km)
Top lift: 3418m
Vertical drop: 996m
First lift: 2422m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 0%
Red runs: 48%
Black runs: 52%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
1 day pass $72
6 day pass $432
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 762metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 30%%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
No
Snowboard Schools:
Full day private $479
Full Day Group $109
Snowboard Hire:
Number of hire shops on mountain
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
Quick Pick:
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Aspen
Sits right on the edge of town. Some surprisingly good steep runs, but zero freeride opportunities and for a park you best head to Buttermilk or snowmass
ON THE SLOPES Still a definite skiers mountain
OFF THE SLOPES Feel the money
MONEY WISE It's probably best not to think about it
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1
Terrain park:
Yes - 1
Backcountry/off-piste:Massive
Tree runs:Yes
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