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Snowmass Village
Snowmass, 2 km away. Photo: Werdna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aspen Snowmass

Ski resort · United States

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Aspen Snowmass is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
41 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
8 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
41 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-11°C
Wind
5 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
18 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-11°C
Wind
6 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
7 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-14°C
Wind
3 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
7 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-12°C
Wind
6 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-10°C
Wind
6 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.5 mmid 0.2 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-11°C
Wind
5 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 3,815 mvillage 2,495 m
  • 120 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Forecast and score for each day at Aspen Snowmass
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor30 cm0.4 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 10 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor41 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m-8°Cwind, 8 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor41 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m-11°Cwind, 5 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor18 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m-11°Cwind, 6 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor7 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0.1 m-14°Cwind, 3 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor7 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m-12°Cwind, 6 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m-10°Cwind, 6 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0.5 mmid 0.2 mbase 0 m-11°Cwind, 5 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. Snow depth starts from today's reading at Castle Peak, 3508 m. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase2,495 mMid3,155 mTop3,815 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-15°C
Dec0.4 m0.5 m0.4 m-18°C
Jan0.7 m0.8 m0.8 m-18°C
Feb0.9 m0.9 m1.0 m-17°C
Mar0.9 m1.1 m1.1 m-15°C
Apr0.8 m1.1 m1.1 m-8°C
May0.3 m0.8 m0.9 m-3°C
Junnone0.1 m0.1 m3°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Aspen Snowmass

Snowmass gondola and Ski area
Near Aspen Snowmass, 2 km away. Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Snowmass Village Slopes - panoramio
Near Aspen Snowmass, 1 km away. Photo: jofwooster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More skiing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Aspen Snowmass

Village 2,495 m.

A ski resort with its village at 2,495 m and its top at 3,815 m. It has 120 km of runs and 19 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,342 m, from 3,815 m to 2,473 m. For beginners and families: 72% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 33 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a sports or leisure centre and a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 1.1 m at the top (3,815 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Snowmass Village. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

Snowmass Village is a home rule municipality in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,096 at the 2020 census. A popular winter resort location for skiing and snowboarding, the town is well known as the location of the Snowmass ski area, the largest of the four nearby ski areas operated collectively as Aspen/Snowmass. In 2010, the accidental discovery by a bulldozer operator of fossilized elements of a Pleistocene ecosystem in the ice age lake bed at the Ziegler Reservoir (commonly referred to as the Snowmastodon site) put Snowmass Village prominently on the paleontological map of North America.

From the Wikipedia article Snowmass Village, Colorado by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 2,473 m to 3,815 m: 1,342 m of vertical. 120 km of runs and 19 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Aspen Snowmass.

Runs
Easy8.9 km
Intermediate78 km
Advanced30 km
Expert3.0 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars2
Chairlifts12
Drag lifts4
Other lifts1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

72% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a sports or leisure centre: Snowmass Village Recreation Center, 2 km
  • a ski school: Snowmass Ski School, 1.5 km

The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,450–US$3,830 each

about US$2,450–US$3,830 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ASE, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$382
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$288–US$482
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Lift pass5 days at about US$312 a day, country averageabout US$1,330–US$1,800
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$221–US$368
Totalabout US$2,450–US$3,830

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

Closest

Snowmass Village

1 min by car · 34 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 34 places to stay in Snowmass Village · Booking.com

About Snowmass Village its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ASE, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.