Aztec at Aspen Mountain
Advanced · 250 m long with 120 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.
31°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
250 mlength
120 mvertical
2950 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Aztec is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Aztec
Lifts that reach the top: F.I.S. (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Ruthie's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 27 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen
- Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
- Ski Silver Dip (intermediate)
- Ski Deer Park (intermediate)
- Ski Tortilla Flats (intermediate)
- Ski Spar Gulch (intermediate)
- Ride F.I.S.
- Ski Ruthie's Run (intermediate)
- Ski Summer Road (intermediate)
- Ski Aztec (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Summer Road, Spring Pitch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ruthie's (1 min), Nell Bell Express (5 min), Silver Queen (5 min).
See Aztec on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen MountainMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.