Aspen/Snowmass - Aspen Highlands
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If you're really convinced you're hot, go where the locals go:  Aspen Highlands. With no more than a thousand visitors in any one day across 790 acres, it's home to one of Colorado's most hardcore experiences.  Hey, where else do you think our Olympic medallists hang out?

Base elevation: 8,040 ft./2,451 m.

Summit elevation: 11,675 ft./3,559 m.

Vertical rise: 3,635 ft./1,108 m.

Terrain: 790 acres/320 hectares

Number of trails: 131

Miles/km of trails: 65 miles/105 km

Longest run: 3.5 miles/5.6 km

Trails: easiest - 18%, more difficult - 30%, most difficult - 16%, expert - 36%

Annual snowfall: 300 inches/762 cm

Snowmaking: 110 acres/44 hectares

Lifts: 4 total - 3 high-speed quad chairs, 1 triple chair

Lift capacity: 5,400 riders/hour

Uncrowded slopes: On average, 2 people per acre/5 people per hectare

Best known for: Locals' favorite mountain for expert and adventure terrain

Best-kept secret: Terrain options appropriate for any level - although famed for black and double-black-diamond terrain there are actually more green and blue runs

Location: Within the White River National Forest, three miles from downtown Aspen

Lodging bed base: 129 beds at base of mountain; 14,000 beds within 10 miles

Restaurants: 8 total. On-mountain: Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro, Merry-Go-Round Restaurant, and Soup Bowl at Cloud Nine. At base village: Thunderbowl Market Café, Willow Creek at the Ritz-Carlton Club, World Link Café, and Iguanas Bar & Grill.