Mountain Guide
Size / Elevation
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Peak: 11,212 ft | 3,418m
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Vertical Rise: 3,267 ft | 996m
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Base: 7,945 ft | 2,422m
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Total Area: 675 acres |
(2.7 sq km)
Terrain Overview
Mountain Range: Elk Range, Rockies
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76 Trails
Peaks
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Aspen peak (11,212 ft)
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Lift Stats
Uphill Capacity: 10,755 ppl / hr
6 Main Lifts
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1 Gondola (Silver Queen)
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1 High Speed Quad
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1 High Speed Triple
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2 Quads
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1 Double
2 Secondary Lifts
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1 Lift (gondola) to access peak from base
Terrain Mix
Aspen Ski Guides
Set directly above the heart of downtown, Ajax is convenient, fun and challening. Enjoy long runs from top to bottom by lapping the Silver Queen Gondola. There are steep fall lines and gladed areas on all three ridges. Its easy for intermediates and experts to stay together.
Top Trail Picks
Our team of experts has skied them all. Here are some of our favorites in each category.
Category
Trail Name
Description
Area / Getting There
Groomer
Ruthie's
Wide slope, ideal for warming up and prefecting your turns
Directly under the Ruthie's Lift
Natural Halfpipe
Copper Bowl
Gully between Gent's Ridge and Bell Montain makes for a natural halpipe
At the Base of the Gent's Ridge Chair, from the top take Copper to Lazy Boy and connect
Practicing
Buckhorn, Dipsy Doodle
Take laps on these shorter groomers and perfect your technique
From the top of Ajax Express, take laps and alternate a few different routes
Bumps
Northstar
Slightly less steep portion of Gent's Ridge with a nice strech of moguls
From the Sundeck, stay to your skier's right and follow 1&2 Leaf directly to Northstar
Speed
Aztec
Test your speed at the site of the annual International Women’s Downhill
Ruthies; From the top of Ruthie's, exit to the rigth and follow Summer Road to Aztec
Glades
Back of Bell (#1 and #2)
Our favorite face of Bell Mountain, also east facing, often filled with powder, and lots of Aspens to navigate
Backside of Bell Mountain; From the peak follow Silver Dip to Ridge of Bell and lookout on your right
Steep & Deep
Walsh's
Powder and moguls pile up on this short, steep stretch of east facing terrain, pause at the bottom to marvel, then gather some speed for uphill traverse out on Lud's Lane
From the Sundeck, stay to your skier's right and follow 1&2 leaf and lookout on your right
Fresh Powder
Perry's Prowl, Last Dollar,
Cone 1
These tend to be longer and less tracked than than the runs higher up the ridge and closer to the F.I.S lift
The Dumps; Exit F.I.S. to the right and stay long International to find your optimal point to drop in
