2017 SUMMER TRAIL MAP Hiking & Biking Aspen Mountain & Snowmass SILVER QUEEN GONDOLA BELL MOUNTAIN LIFT LITTLE NELL SHADOW MOUNTAIN GENT’S RIDGE FIS RUTHIE’S AJAX EXPRESS ASPEN MOUNTAIN SUMMER ROAD CHERRY TRAIL EAST RIM TRAIL UTE TRAIL UTE TRAIL WEST SIDE TRAIL POWER OF 1 POWER OF 1 WEST SIDE TRAIL LITTLE CLOUD TRAIL NATURE TRAIL UTE TRAIL SEE INSET DISC GOLF START TH AJAX TRAIL MAROON BELLS WILDERNESS AREA THE LITTLE NELL GONDOLA TICKET OFFICE FOUR MOUNTAIN SPORTS LIMELIGHT HOTEL RUBEY PARK KOCH PARK TH TH TH UTE ROCK HIDDEN TREASURE TRAIL RICHMOND RIDGE TRAIL SEE INSET SUNDECK RESTAURANT SUNDECK 11,212 FT 3,417 M HAYDEN PEAK 13,561 FT 4,133 M CASTLE PEAK 14,267 FT 4,349 M LITTLE NELL TRAIL LITTLE NELL TRAIL WEST SIDE TRAIL EAST RIM TRAIL AJAX EXPRESS SILVER QUEEN GONDOLA GENT’S RIDGE NATURE TRAIL UTE TRAIL SUNDECK RESTAURANT DOES NOT GO TO BASE DISC GOLF START HIDDEN TREASURE TRAIL EAST RIM SHORT LOOP CHERRY TRAIL ASPEN MOUNTAIN SUMMER ROAD MIDNIGHT MINE ROAD RICHMOND RIDGE TRAIL POWER OF 1 ASPEN MOUNTAIN TRAIL INFORMATION SILVER QUEEN GONDOLA RIDES Rising above the heart of downtown Aspen, Aspen Mountain — lovingly referred to locally as Ajax — is the first choice mountain for many summertime visitors, and not just because of its convenience. From its base next to The Little Nell, you can ride the Silver Queen Gondola 2.5 miles to the 11,212-foot summit of Aspen Mountain. From here, you can see spectacular panoramic views of the Elk Mountain Range, dine at the Sundeck, and enjoy any (or all) of the free on- mountain activities. DAILY: June 17 - September 4, 2017 WEEKENDS: May 27-29, June 3-4, 10-11, September 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, September 30 - October 1, October 7-8 GONDOLA HOURS: 10 am - 4 pm (last ride down at 4:30 pm) Dates subject to change. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST ASPEN MOUNTAIN IS LOCATED IN THE WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST AND IS UNDER PERMIT FROM THE FOREST SERVICE USDA TH Beginner Intermediate Expert Work Road Summer Operational Gondola Lifts Closed for the Summer Trail Head Bus Stop 970-925-8484 Ranger Station – First Aid Disc Golf Course Dining Information/Gondola Ticket Office Four Mountain Sports 855-849-8992 | aspensnowmass.com The Little Nell Ajax Tavern, element 47, Chair 9 970-920-4600 | thelittlenell.com Limelight Hotel Limelight Lounge 970-925-3025 | limelighthotel.com PERFECT SUMMER PACKAGE • Up to 3 days of gondola and chairlift rides (Aspen and Snowmass) • Maroon Bells guided bus tour • On-mountain activities – live music, kids’ activities, lawn games, disc golf and more • $10 lunch credit at Elk Camp or Sundeck • $5 food and beverage credit at Limelight Lounge DISCOVER THE BEST OF ASPEN SNOWMASS Have your photo taken by a professional mountain photographer with the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop. SharpShooter Imaging is available at the top of the Silver Queen Gondola from 10 am to 3 pm. Silver Queen Gondola is the only lift on Aspen Mountain that operates and services trails in the summer. We do not recommend hiking down Aspen Mountain – there are no easy routes down and every trail is steep and long. If you hike up Aspen Mountain, you can ride the Silver Queen Gondola down for free. 1-RIDE GONDOLA SIGHTSEEING TICKET • One ride up Aspen Mountain or Snowmass and on-mountain activities FACEBOOK.COM/ASPENSNOWMASS TWITTER: @ASPENSNOWMASS YOUTUBE.COM/ASPENSNOWMASS INSTAGRAM: @ASPENSNOWMASS SNAPCHAT: ASPEN_SNOWMASS THANKS TO OUR RESORT PARTNERS: STARTING AT PERFECT SUMMER PACKAGE + BIKE RENTAL • Perfect Summer Package (above) • Half-day bike rental from Four Mountain Sports - Cruiser rental $64 - Road/Mountain rental $84 - Snowmass Bike Park and 1-day downhill rental $114 (child $84), with Park Ready Clinic $144 ASPEN MOUNTAIN HIKING Perfect Summer Package expires 7 days after first use. All prices of all packages subject to change. Nontransferable. Nonrefundable. Please visit aspensnowmass.com for more details. Children 3 & under ride for free. LEGEND Trail Name Type Distance (mi.) Hiking Time Difficulty Nature Trail Round-trip 0.9 30 min. Beginner Ajax Trail One-way 1.0 40 min. Intermediate Hidden Treasure Round-trip 1.4 50 min. Intermediate Little Cloud One-way 1.6 50 min. Intermediate East Rim/Cherry Round-trip 1.9 1 hour, 30 min. Intermediate Trail Loop Richmond Ridge Round-trip 2.2 1 hour, 30 min. Intermediate Little Nell One-way 1.1 45 min. Intermediate Ute Trail One-way 3.1 2 hours, 15 min. Expert West Side Trail One-way 4.0 2 hours, 45 min. Expert Summer Road One-way 4.7 3 hours, 15 min. Expert Power of 1 One-way 2.53 2 hours Expert West Side One-way 2.72 2 hours Expert Patrol: 970-920-0723 HIKING TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS Up on these mountains, we’ve created a place where you can leave it all behind and immerse yourself in the joy of a Rocky Mountain summer. We offer a range of free on-mountain, fun-for-all activities from guided nature walks and laid-back mountaintop yoga to disc golf. When you are ready to fuel up, stop by Elk Camp or the Sundeck for delicious, locally sourced cuisine. At Snowmass, rent a bike from Four Mountain Sports and experience mountain biking trails for all levels, group programs like overnight camping or paintball, Eurobungy and climbing walls for kids or our world-class adventure summer camp for kids and teens — Camp Aspen Snowmass. Over on Aspen Mountain, enjoy live music performances at the top of the mountain, nature hikes, an obstacle course and unparalleled views of the Elk Mountains. We would like to welcome you to summer at Aspen Snowmass —the journey up is only the beginning. For lodging information in Aspen and Snowmass Village, please call 877-701-9463. 855-849-8992, P.O. Box 1248, Aspen, CO 81612 aspensnowmass.com WELCOME TO SUMMER IN ASPEN SNOWMASS! $33 STARTING AT $64 $24
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2017 SUMMER
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SUNDECK11,212 FT3,417 M
HAYDEN PEAK13,561 FT4,133 M
CASTLE PEAK14,267 FT4,349 M
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ASPEN MOUNTAIN TRAIL INFORMATION
SILVER QUEEN GONDOLA RIDES Rising above the heart of downtown Aspen, Aspen Mountain — lovingly referred to locally as Ajax — is the first choice mountain for many summertime visitors, and not just because of its convenience. From its base next to The Little Nell, you can ride the Silver Queen Gondola 2.5 miles to the 11,212-foot summit of Aspen Mountain. From here, you can see spectacular panoramic views of the Elk Mountain Range, dine at the Sundeck, and enjoy any (or all) of the free on-mountain activities.
DAILY: June 17 - September 4, 2017
WEEKENDS: May 27-29, June 3-4, 10-11, September 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, September 30 - October 1, October 7-8
GONDOLA HOURS: 10 am - 4 pm (last ride down at 4:30 pm)Dates subject to change.
WHITE RIVERNATIONAL FOREST
ASPEN MOUNTAIN IS LOCATED IN THE WHITE RIVER
NATIONAL FOREST AND IS UNDER PERMIT FROM THE
FOREST SERVICE USDA
LEGEND
TH
BeginnerIntermediateExpertWork RoadSummer Operational GondolaLifts Closed for the Summer
Trail Head
Bus Stop 970-925-8484
Ranger Station – First Aid
Disc Golf Course
Dining
Information/Gondola Ticket Office
Four Mountain Sports855-849-8992 | aspensnowmass.com
The Little NellAjax Tavern, element 47, Chair 9970-920-4600 | thelittlenell.com
PERFECT SUMMER PACKAGE • Up to 3 days of gondola and chairlift rides
(Aspen and Snowmass)
• Maroon Bells guided bus tour
• On-mountain activities – live music, kids’ activities, lawn games, disc golf and more
• $10 lunch credit at Elk Camp or Sundeck
• $5 food and beverage credit at Limelight Lounge
DISCOVER THE BEST OF
ASPEN SNOWMASS
Have your photo taken by a professional mountain photographer with the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop. SharpShooter Imaging is available at the top of the Silver Queen Gondola from 10 am to 3 pm.
Silver Queen Gondola is the only lift on Aspen Mountain that operates and services trails in the summer.
We do not recommend hiking down Aspen Mountain – there are no easy routes down and every trail is steep and long.
If you hike up Aspen Mountain, you can ride the Silver Queen Gondola down for free.
1-RIDE GONDOLA SIGHTSEEING TICKET• One ride up Aspen Mountain or Snowmass and
• Half-day bike rental from Four Mountain Sports- Cruiser rental $64- Road/Mountain rental $84- Snowmass Bike Park and 1-day downhill rental
$114 (child $84), with Park Ready Clinic $144
ASPEN MOUNTAINHIKING
Perfect Summer Package expires 7 days after first use. All prices of all packages subject to change. Nontransferable. Nonrefundable. Please visit aspensnowmass.com for more details. Children 3 & under ride for free.
LEGEND
Trail Name Type Distance (mi.) Hiking Time DifficultyNature Trail Round-trip 0.9 30 min. Beginner
Ajax Trail One-way 1.0 40 min. Intermediate
Hidden Treasure Round-trip 1.4 50 min. Intermediate
Little Cloud One-way 1.6 50 min. Intermediate
East Rim/Cherry Round-trip 1.9 1 hour, 30 min. Intermediate Trail Loop
Richmond Ridge Round-trip 2.2 1 hour, 30 min. Intermediate
Little Nell One-way 1.1 45 min. Intermediate
Ute Trail One-way 3.1 2 hours, 15 min. Expert
West Side Trail One-way 4.0 2 hours, 45 min. Expert
Summer Road One-way 4.7 3 hours, 15 min. Expert
Power of 1 One-way 2.53 2 hours Expert
West Side One-way 2.72 2 hours Expert
Patrol: 970-920-0723
HIKING TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS
Up on these mountains, we’ve created a place where you can leave it all behind and immerse yourself in the joy of a Rocky Mountain summer.
We offer a range of free on-mountain, fun-for-all activities from guided nature walks and laid-back mountaintop yoga to disc golf. When you are ready to fuel up, stop by Elk Camp or the Sundeck for delicious, locally sourced cuisine.
At Snowmass, rent a bike from Four Mountain Sports and experience mountain biking trails for all levels, group programs like overnight camping or paintball, Eurobungy and climbing walls for kids or our world-class adventure summer camp for kids and teens — Camp Aspen Snowmass.
Over on Aspen Mountain, enjoy live music performances at the top of the mountain, nature hikes, an obstacle course and unparalleled views of the Elk Mountains. We would like to welcome you to summer at Aspen Snowmass —the journey up is only the beginning.
For lodging information in Aspen and Snowmass Village, please call 877-701-9463.855-849-8992, P.O. Box 1248, Aspen, CO 81612 aspensnowmass.com
Ride the Elk Camp Gondola to mid-mountain reaching nearly 10,000 feet and then continue up the Elk Camp Chairlift to the 11,325-foot summit! Mountain bikers get fired up for more than 50 miles of trails ranging from gentle roads to the challenging downhill terrain of Valhalla. More thrills can be found with a climbing wall, Eurobungy and two disc golf courses. Make sure you stop by Elk Camp restaurant, offering great meal options in a cafeteria-style setting with a full bar.
DAILY: June 23 - September 4, 2017
WEEKENDS: September 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, September 30 - October 1
ELK CAMP GONDOLA HOURS: 10 am - 4 pm (last ride down at 4:15 pm)
ELK CAMP CHAIRLIFT HOURS: 10 am - 3 pm (last ride down at 3:15 pm)
Dates subject to change.
ADVENTURE AWAITS IN SUMMER 2018Lost Forest is a new mountain adventure experience that didn’t forget the mountain. Tucked in among the trees and rocks will be an alpine coaster and zip lines, new downhill mountain biking trails, ropes challenges and climbing walls. There are ponds to fish in, creeks to hike along, places to enjoy nature alone or in groups, two disc golf courses and passionate guides to help you find your next adventure. Here, surrounded by wild beauty, you’ll find your next wild adventure.
To find out more about Lost Forest, visit aspensnowmass.com/lostforest
SNOWMASSHIKING & BIKING
WHITE RIVERNATIONAL FOREST
SNOWMASS IS LOCATED IN THE WHITE RIVER
NATIONAL FOREST AND IS UNDER PERMIT FROM THE
FOREST SERVICE USDA
ELK CAMP HIKING TRAILS LEGEND
MOUNTAIN SAFETY• Carry plenty of water and food.
• Bring adequate clothing; layers recommended.
• At high elevation, sunscreen is a must.
• Tell someone where you are going and when you’ll return.
• Be aware of the health effects of high altitude.
• Weather conditions can change rapidly. Be alert.
• Purify any water from natural sources.
• Please be aware that wild animals, including bears and mountain lions, are present on our mountains. Never approach or feed wildlife.
• Summer construction traffic and activities may be encountered at any time across all of our mountains. Please be aware and obey all warning signs.
TRAIL ETIQUETTE• Respect all trail closures and private property.
• Never spook animals (wildlife or domestic).
• Leave gates as you found them.
• Control your bicycle.
• Bikers yield to all other users. If you are walking your bike, yield to those riding. Show respect for every trail user. Anticipate that other trail users may be around corners or in blind spots coming from opposite direction.
• Trail users are responsible for staying in control and within their abilities. We want you to enjoy the outdoors, so please read and follow all trail signs. When using the trail system, one should recognize and accept that dangers, conditions and hazards are an integral part of sports in the backcountry.
• Leave no trace, only footsteps. Don’t litter.
• Elk Camp is a wildlife-sensitive area. Dogs must be leashed at all times.
SNOWMASS BIKE PARK
BeginnerIntermediateExpertHiking OnlyWork RoadPaved TrailsSki Area BoundarySummer Operational LiftsPart-Time Operational LiftsLifts Closed for the Summer
Trail Head
Public Parking Area
Bus Stop 970-923-3500
Ranger Station – First Aid
Disc Golf Course
Dining
Information/Gondola Ticket Office
Four Mountain Sports855-849-8992 | aspensnowmass.com
Government, Tom Blake, Sequel and Anaerobic Trails Open for use on June 21
The penalty for violation of the provisions is a fine of $50 on the first offense.
FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETYYellow trails are hiking onlyNo downhilling on work roads
Snowmass Bike Park is where downhill biking trails weave their way from the top of the Elk Camp Chairlift down to the Snowmass Base Village — a thrilling descent of 2,893 feet.
Beginners can master the basics with the help of our bike Pros. Expert riders find plenty of stoke on the twisting paths of Valhalla, Viking and Vapor trails, where features offer ample challenges.
With over 50 miles of classic cross-country trails accessible from the top of the Elk Camp Gondola, Snowmass Bike Park can be the epicenter of an endless summer of two wheeled exploration around the Colorado high country.
SNOWMASS BIKE PARK PRICINGElk Camp Gondola & Lift access for you and your bike
Description Daily Full Summer Pass1-Day Bike Park $42 $199
Late Arrival Bike Park (2 pm) $29
3-Day Bike Park $109 (valid 3 out of 7 days)
Premier Season Passholders $10 $59
Winter Season Passholders* $20 $99
* Winter Season Passholders include Flex, Double Flex, Classic, Grade School, High School, AVSC and Mountain Collective passholders.
Prices subject to change. Nontransferable. Nonrefundable.
For more information on rentals, clinics and private instruction, please visit aspensnowmass.com/biking.