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Aspen/Snowmass was awarded the first-ever National Ski Areas Association Award for Best Overall Customer Service

Snowmass is celebrating the new Treehouse Kids' Adventure Center and the new Elk Camp learning area where the gonodolas on both Aspen and Snowmass are still shiny new from last season.
Over $22 million in existing property renovations – over $57 million in the last two seasons.
3,128 acres of cruisers, steeps, terrain parks and halfpipes.
$50 million in on-mountain improvements over the next five years means quicker lift rides and easier access.
With a vertical rise of 4,406 feet, Snowmass has the highest vertical rise of any ski area in the country—higher than three Sears Towers or four Eiffel Towers.
The Family Zone on Snowmass is home to adventurous and interactive kids' trails.
Snowmass is the second largest ski area in the country - 36 Disneylands could fit within the ski-area boundaries.

The Silver Queen Gondola received a complete overhaul in 2006 with 147, new Swiss-made gondola cabins. The new cabins boast floor-to-ceiling windows and utilize a 'level-load' design—meaning that it is easier to enter and exit the gondola
673 acres, a vertical smorgasbord of double-black and tree runs. The steeps, bumps and incredible views have been famous for decades.
On January 11, 1947, Lift 1 on Aspen Mountain officially opened and was named the world's longest chairlift.
Throughout Aspen Mountain's trees, you can find four hidden "shrines" made by locals in homage to John Denver, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia.

New in-bounds backcountry terrain added to the Deep Temerity expansion.
970 acres with a 3,635 vertical-foot drop.
Highland Bowl – the ultimate off-piste experience.
New last season, Deep Temerity opened to much fanfare and features a new triple chair, which rises 1,700 vertical feet in 7.3 minutes and gives access to 180 acres of new advanced, expert and extreme terrain.

In 2006 Aspen Skiing Company and ESPN announced the Winter X Games will return to Aspen/Snowmass through 2010. Totaling nine consecutive years, this announcement marks the first time a city has hosted an X Games event (summer or winter) for more than two consecutive years.
Buttermilk welcomes beginners with 435 acres of wide rolling trails.
The existing West Buttermilk chair was recently replaced and now has a midway load station, allowing beginners and young children to do laps on the gentle trails of West Buttermilk.