Blazing Star at Aspen Mountain
Advanced · 267 m long with 77 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.
20°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
267 mlength
77 mvertical
3253 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Blazing Star is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Blazing Star
Lifts that reach the top: Ajax Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 31 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen
- Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
- Ski Silver Dip (intermediate)
- Ski Deer Park (intermediate)
- Ski Tortilla Flats (intermediate)
- Ride Ajax Express
- Ski Silver Bell (intermediate)
- Ski Blazing Star (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Silver Bell. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ajax Express (3 min), F.I.S. (3 min), Nell Bell Express (8 min).
See Blazing Star 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.