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Nose of Bell at Aspen Mountain

Expert · 980 m long with 223 m of vertical, averaging 13° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
980 mlength
223 mvertical
3003 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Tree skiing (gladed). Moguls.

How to get to Nose of Bell

Lifts that reach the top: Ruthie's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Ajax Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Hero's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Queen (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); F.I.S. (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Nell Bell Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 20 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen
  2. Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
  3. Ski Copper (intermediate)
  4. Ski Copper Bowl (intermediate)
  5. Ski Nose of Bell (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Copper Bowl, Cone 1, Spar Gulch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (4 min), Silver Queen (4 min).

See Nose of Bell on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen Mountain
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.