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Spar Gulch at Aspen Mountain

Intermediate · 1568 m long with 391 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.

21°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1568 mlength
391 mvertical
3077 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Spar Gulch

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); Nell Bell Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 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. Ski Spar Gulch (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Kleenex Cornner. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (3 min), Silver Queen (3 min).

See Spar Gulch 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.