Upper Little Nell at Aspen Mountain
Intermediate · 193 m long with 66 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.
22°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
193 mlength
66 mvertical
2650 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Upper Little Nell is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Upper Little Nell
Lifts that reach the top: F.I.S. (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); 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 22 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen
- Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
- Ski Copper (intermediate)
- Ski Copper Bowl (intermediate)
- Ski Spar Gulch (intermediate)
- Ski Kleenex Cornner (intermediate)
- Ski Upper Little Nell (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Little Nell. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (2 min), Silver Queen (2 min).
See Upper Little Nell 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.