Aspen/Snowmass Village: Colorado
Bring on the Fun, Bring on the Skiing: Is it that time of year again already?
Adult walk-up lift tickets will rise to $89 when Snowmass and Aspen Mountain open early for the season this Saturday.
The Aspen Skiing Co. charged $79 when Aspen Mountain opened for two days only with top-to-bottom skiing last weekend but now that the mountain will be open daily and Snowmass is also opening the price has risen $10.
The price of walk-up lift tickets typically fluctuates during the ski season depending on the time of year and the snow conditions. Last winter, SkiCo’s walk-up lift ticket soared to $117 over Presidents Day weekend.
The two mountains will open with more than 800 acres of terrain served by nine lifts. More than 6 feet of snow has fallen since Oct. 1 on top of Snowmass, according to SkiCo, and the mountain will be open from the Big Burn to the bottom of Fanny Hill. Aspen Mountain will also maintain its top-to-bottom skiing.
“We are thrilled to be opening for the season with such amazing conditions,” SkiCo spokesman Jeff Hanle said in a press release Thursday. “The preview weekend at Aspen last weekend was a homerun and the skiing and riding will be just as good this weekend. Hard work by our crews and abundant natural snowfall has given us the opportunity to offer a huge chunk of terrain.”
Snowmass will open with more than 540 acres, including the Big Burn and Sam’s Knob areas plus the entire mid-mountain area on the west side of the mountain. In addition, the Elk Camp Meadow’s learning area will be open. All of this terrain will be serviced by the Village Express, Sam’s Knob, Big Burn and Meadows lifts as well as the Skycab and Elk Camp Gondolas. Elk Camp and the Sam’s Knob coffee shop will be open for dining. Up 4Pizza will be open as a warming hut and for restrooms only.
Aspen Mountain will have top-to-bottom skiing with more than 260 acres of terrain open. The Silver Queen Gondola, Ajax Express and Gentleman’s Ridge chairs will be open as will the Sundeck and Ajax Tavern for food and drink. Parking on weekends is free in Aspen through November.
All season passes are valid as they would be in the scheduled season. Daily lift tickets are $89 for adults, $80 for youth (13-17) and seniors (65-69), and $62 for children (7-12). As always, children 6 and under ski for free. The Village Express and Sam’s Knob lifts open at 8:30 a.m., all other lifts run at 9 a.m. The Ski and Snowboard School will be open for business as will childcare at the Treehouse. D&E and Four Mountain Sports will also be open. Parking is free at the Base Village parking garage through Nov. 27.
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