Aspen/Snowmass - Buttermilk
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Even though it was home of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 ESPN Winter X Games and will be home to the Winter X Games through 2007 and has the world's longest terrain park, Playstation 2 Crazy T'rain, don't let that fool you. It's still one of the world's best places to learn, improve and just cruise.

Base elevation: 7,870 ft./2,399 m.

Summit elevation: 9,900 ft./3,018 m.

Vertical rise: 2,030 ft./619 m.

Terrain: 429 acres/168 hectares

Number of trails: 41

Miles/km of trails: 21 miles/34 km

Longest run: 3 miles/4.8 km

Trails: easiest - 35%, more difficult - 39%, most difficult - 26%, expert - 0%

Annual snowfall: 200 inches/508 cm

Snowmaking: 108 acres/43.2 hectares

Lifts: 7 total - 1 high-speed quad chair, 5 double chairs, 1 handle tow

Lift capacity: 7,500 riders/hour

Parks and Pipes: 1 halfpipe, 2-mile long Crazy T'rain Park. A permanent ESPN Winter X Games Slopestyle course to be integrated into terrain park. New sound system in the superpipe.

Uncrowded slopes: On average, 3.7 people per acre/8 people per hectare

Best known for: Being one of the best learning/teaching mountains in the world

Best-kept secret: Powder stashes on black-diamond runs and gladed trails days after a storm; terrain park and halfpipe for advanced snowboarders plus a smaller teaching park for those just learning.

 What's New? New improvements to the Playstation 2 Crazy T'rain Park, the world's longest park and home to the ESPN Winter X Games, including new features, additional terrain park staff adn a new Zaugg Pipe Cutter.

Location: Within the White River National Forest, three miles from downtown Aspen

Lodging bed base: 112 beds at base of mountain; 14,000 additional beds within 10 miles

Restaurants: 2 total. Bump's (located at the base) and The Cliffhouse (located at the top).