Best known for: Steep, bump runs; open only to skiers
Best-kept secret: Groomed, intermediate cruising runs; hundreds of acres open to snowboarders on the backside through Aspen Mountain Powder Tours
Location: Within the White River National Forest, in downtown Aspen, Colo.
Season: Nov. 20, 1999-April 23, 2000
Base elevation: 7,945 ft./2,422 m
Vertical rise: 3,267 ft./996 m
Terrain: 675 acres/270 hectares; 76 trails
Longest run: 3 miles/4.8 km
Trails: easiest , 0%; more difficult, 35%; most difficultt, 35%; expert, 30%
Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm
Snowmaking: 210 acres/84 hectares -- $800,000 in snowmaking improvements last year
Lifts: 8 total -- 1 gondola (the Silver Queen Gondola goes from mountain base to summit in 14 minutes), 1 high-speed quad chair, 1 high-speed double chair, 2 quad chairs, 3 double chairs
Lift capacity: 10,755 riders/hour
Uncrowded slopes: 3 people per acre/9 people per hectare
Lodging bed base: 9,000 beds at base of mountain; 6,000 additional beds within 12 miles
Equipment rentals: Numerous shops in Aspen, within walking distance of the mountain
