Buttermilk

Aspen, Colorado

Buttermilk is a ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, US. It has 41 km of pistes, 8 lifts, elevation up to 2401 m. Slopes break down into 14 km beginner, 15 km intermediate, 11 km advanced.

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Secretary Kerry Poses for a Photo With Will Field Before Addressing Attendees at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado (27933243216).jpg

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Slopes

40.9 km

Lifts

Elevation

2374–2623 m

249 m vertical

Country

3,600 pers/h uphill Faces: NE

Slopes by difficulty

intermediate 15.1 km

advanced 11.4 km

easy 10.1 km

novice 4.2 km

Lifts by type

chair lift · 4magic carpet · 2drag lift · 1rope tow · 1

Official site

39.20500, -106.86100

Sources: wikidata + osm

Updated 2026-08-11

From Wikipedia

Buttermilk Ski Area is a ski hill and an unincorporated community surrounding it in Pitkin County, Colorado. Located about halfway between the cities of Aspen and Snowmass Village, it is frequently considered the easiest skiing mountain in the area. Buttermilk has also been the host to the ESPN Winter X Games multiple times. It contains three ski areas: Tiehack (difficult), Main Buttermilk (regular), and West Buttermilk (easy). Art Pfister developed Buttermilk Mountain ski area in 1958.

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