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Buckhorn at Aspen Mountain

Intermediate · 486 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.

23°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
486 mlength
104 mvertical
3419 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Buckhorn is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Buckhorn

Lifts that reach the top: Ajax Express (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 28 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen
  2. Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
  3. Ski Silver Dip (intermediate)
  4. Ski Deer Park (intermediate)
  5. Ski Tortilla Flats (intermediate)
  6. Ride Ajax Express
  7. Ski unnamed connector
  8. Ski Buckhorn (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Midnight Glades, Midway Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ajax Express (4 min), F.I.S. (4 min), Nell Bell Express (9 min).

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Measured 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.