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Buttermilk Mountain Ski Resort
Colorado, USA

Resort Statistics
vertical drop:2,030 feet
summit:9,900 feet
base:7,870 feet
lifts:7
trails:41
longest run:15,840 feet

Snowboarding
permitted:Yes
terrain park:Yes
half-pipe:Yes
Snow and Terrain
annual snowfall:200 inches
snowmaking:26%
skiable area:420 acres
easiest: 35%
more difficult: 39%
most difficult: 26%

Other Activities
x-country:No
snow tubing:No
Contact Information
information:970 925-1220
conditions:888 277-3676
web site:aspensnowmass.com
e-mail:ascconcierge@aspensnowmass.com
location:Colorado, USA
area ski conditions:Colorado Ski Report



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Buttermilk Mountain Ski Resort News

Aspen keeps X Games through 2012
January 22, 2009 - The X Games said today the winter event will stay at Buttermilk Mountain through 2012, just as athletes started to arrive for this year's Winter X Games 13, which begin Thursday and run through Sunday.   read more

Highlands, Buttermilk open for 50th time
December 13, 2008 -  When the lifts start spinning today at Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain, it will mark a half-century of ski area operations at the two mountains. While locals and visitors may take these ski areas for granted, they were once just in the imaginations of a legendary Austrian ski instructor and a Harvard-educated stockbroker from Wisconsin. read more   read more

Highlands, Buttermilk open for 50th on Saturday
December 12, 2008 -  Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain are set to open for their 50th ski seasons tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 13. About 60 percent of Highlands is expected to open for skiing and riding, including a good portion of Highland Bowl: G4 to G8, Full Curl, Ozone, B-1 and White Kitchen. Egress will be on the south side, to Bear Hollow Road and back to Deep Temerity. read more   read more

Customize a Winter X Games Package to Aspen/Snowmass
December 19, 2007 - SnowVentures can create a vacation package to make your trip to the Winter X Games as simple as possible. The Winter X Games will be held at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen. (PRWeb Dec 19, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TWFnbi1JbnNlLVNpbmctQ3Jhcy1UaGlyLVplcm8=  read more

Highlands, Buttermilk open tomorrow
December 08, 2007 - The full complement of ski areas in Aspen and Snowmass open Saturday with Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain joining Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Ski Area in the local line-up.  read more

The time is white
January 20, 2007 - If you enjoy sports on snow and were born between 1979 and, oh, about two weeks ago, Buttermilk Mountain is the place to be next weekend.  read more

Aspen extends hold on X Games
January 28, 2006 -  NEW: The ESPN Winter X Games are sticking around Aspen a little longer. Aspen Skiing Co. has secured the right to host the annual winter extreme sports competition at its Buttermilk Mountain through 2010, instead of losing the event after next year, officials confirmed. "We love them being here and really wanted to keep the games," said David Perry, senior vice president of Aspen Skiing.  read more

Games Xtend run at Aspen
January 28, 2006 - Aspen - The ESPN Winter X Games are sticking around Aspen a little longer. Aspen Skiing Co. has secured the right to host the annual winter extreme-sports competition at its Buttermilk Mountain through 2010, instead of losing the event after next year, officials said Friday afternoon.  read more

Paralyzed skier falls from chairlift
February 01, 2005 - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - ASPEN - Kimberly Joines, whose legs are paralyzed after a snowboarding accident, was looking forward to competing in disabled skiing?s Winter X Games debut Monday at Buttermilk Mountain, where competitors would reach speeds...  read more

Copter crashes on Buttermilk slopes
September 19, 2004 - Aspen Times, CO - A helicopter crashed on the slopes of Buttermilk Mountain shortly after 1 p.m. Friday afternoon while installing towers for the new West Buttermilk Express chair lift. No injuries were reported, and the pilot walked away from the crash, according to Michael Kendrick, a deputy with the Pitkin County Sheriffs Department who was the first emergency worker on the scene. The pilot, who has not been identified, was the only person aboard the helicopter.  read more




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