Resort Report for Aspen Highlands
Address: 0076 Boomerang Rd Aspen, 81611
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Main Phone: 800-525-6200
Projected Opening: 2009-12-12
Projected Closing: 2010-04-26
Number of Acres: 1028
Snow Making Acres: 110
Top Elevation: 11675 FT
Base Elevation: 8040 FT
Vertical Feet: 3635 FT
Number of Lifts: 5
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Total Lift Capacity: 5400
Average Snowfall (IN): 300 IN
Number of Runs: 131
Advanced Runs: 16
Intermediate Runs: 30
Beginner Runs: 18
Ski: no
Snowboard: no
Cross Country: no
Profile
Aspen Highlands is a 12,500-foot mountain with ambiance and attitude. It is meant to be skied - hard. With 970 acres to play in and a 3,635-foot vertical, the mountain is skewed to the advanced skier and is constantly looking for ways to further challenge those who come here to do just that. Deep Temerity, a speedy triple chair, climbs 1,700 vertical feet in a little over seven minutes and accesses acres of new advanced and expert landscape. There is plenty of mid-mountain easier terrain to practice on before hitting the steeps. But for the locals, it's Highland Bowl - an off-piste thrill ride which culminates in untracked descents down 45-degree pitches.
Lodging
Twenty nine beds at the base of the mountain and 14,000 beds within 10 minutes. Free bus service every 15 minutes.
Recreation
NASTAR course available.
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