Traynor Ridge at Aspen Mountain
Advanced · 632 m long with 135 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.
20°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
632 mlength
135 mvertical
2953 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Traynor Ridge is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Traynor Ridge
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 Traynor Ridge (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins T6. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (5 min), Silver Queen (5 min).
See Traynor Ridge 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.