Buttermilk Mountain
- October 14, 2007
- Rated 3 of 5 by
hugohenri from ASPEN, Colorado
Buttermilk is a mountain for beginners and for Pros. For beginners because most of the slopes are greens (easy) and blues (medium). And for Pros because they have the Winter X Games Park, a lot of big jumps and rails.
From journal Winter in Aspen
Buttermilk Mountain
- March 15, 2006
- Rated 2 of 5 by
KellySenn from New York, New York
Buttermilk Mountain has been known as the snowboarder's and the beginner's mountain. Until very recently (less than 5 years ago), it was the only of the four mountains that allowed snowboarders. This led to the development of world-class terrain parks. The X-Games are held here, a testimony to the quality of these terrain parks. If you're really just interested in working on your tricks in the park, this is the mountain for you.
This mountain also caters to those just learning to ski for the first time. It has the most beginner terrain, and no expert terrain, meaning that even if you accidentally wander off into another part of the mountain, you at least won't find yourself tumbling off a cliff. There is a great ski school here as well, making it an ideal place for a beginner to learn in a less-crowded, lower-key environment.
This is not a mountain for advanced skiers, especially considering the other three have so much to offer.
Base elevation: 7,870 ft./2,399 m
Summit elevation: 9,900 ft./3,018 m
Vertical rise: 2,030 ft./619 m
Terrain: 435 acres/176 hectares
Number of trails: 44
Miles/km of trails: 21 miles/34 km
Longest run: 3 miles/4.83 km
Types of trails:
easiest: 35%
more difficult: 39%
most difficult: 26%
expert: 0%
From journal Skiing Aspen