Snowmass
Colorado, US — size L · 119 km of trails · 1341 m vertical · 19 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Nov 26 – Apr 11
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Ikon Pass | 7 days shared across 4 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 7-day budget with Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk. | ||
| Ikon Base | 5 days shared across 4 resorts | 3 blackout windows |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk. | ||
| Mountain Collective | 2 days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 119 km — size L
- Vertical
- 1341 m
- Summit
- 3815 m
- Base
- 2474 m
- Lifts
- 19
- Trees
- 55 ha mapped as zones, 3 of them — Frog Pond Glades, Powerline Glades, Sneaky's Glades
- Region
- Snowmass Village, Colorado, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 765 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 37% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 5 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 337 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×2.27 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
A decade of measurements here records 2.3× the snowfall a climate model puts in the same grid cell — one of the widest gaps on the roster, and a reason to trust the gauge over the model at this mountain. It drops 1341 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median is 324 m. 119 km of trails, in the largest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median has 19 km. Its lift fleet runs to 1 funicular and 2 gondolas among 19.
Terrain
- easygreen circle11.4 km · 13 runs
- intermediateblue square74.8 km · 58 runs
- advancedblack diamond29.7 km · 27 runs
- expertdouble black3 km · 1 run
North American grading.
Lifts
- 1funicular
- 2gondolas
- 12chairlifts
- 1T-bar
- 3platters
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk | 7 km | 41 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base (shared) | |
| Aspen Highlands | 9 km | 43 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base (shared) | |
| Aspen Mountain | 12 km | 58 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base (shared) | |
| Crested Butte | 33 km | 56 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local | compare |
| Sunlight Mountain Resort | 40 km | 37 km | moderate | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
| Beaver Creek | 58 km | 161 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local | compare |
FAQ
- Is Snowmass on the Ikon Pass?
- Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days shared across 4 resorts at Snowmass for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Snowmass on the Ikon Base?
- Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days shared across 4 resorts at Snowmass for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows.
- Is Snowmass on the Mountain Collective?
- Yes. The Mountain Collective grants 2 days at Snowmass for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Snowmass get?
- Snowmass has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 765 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Buttermilk (7 km), Aspen Highlands (9 km), Aspen Mountain (12 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Ikon, Mountain Collective
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo