SKI REPORT FOR SNOWMASS COLORADO

Planning the winter retreat of your dreams? Consider skiing beautiful Colorado. Namely, the Snowmass/Aspen area. For the winter (2005-2006) ski season, get the most up-to-date ski report for Snowmass by logging on to www.ski.com. Add to that, you'll get timely information and mountain reports, plus all the Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado activities. Get valuable tidbits to plan your next vacation to legendary Snowmass Village.

According the current ski report for Snowmass, there is no new snow on Snowmass Mountain. But it's a great time to plan your 2005-2006 ski vacation.

Come ski the best place in North America and join the company of those, who for good reason, have made Snowmass their winter recreation destination.

When planning this year's vacation it never hurts to bone up on the facts first.

In Snowmass Village you'll have access to four major ski mountain areas - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk. This ski season, Snowmass and Aspen Mountains will be open from November 24 until around the April 16. Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk will be open from December 10 to April 2. The area gets an average yearly snowfall of around 300 inches.

Snowmass contains 3,100 acres of ski worthy terrain. New to Snowmass Mountain is an extended pipeline terrain park containing more intermediate jumps, a fun box, and more. Of the Pipes and Parks, Snowmass boasts three big terrain parks, one superpipe, and one rail yard.

A new lift cuts down the ride time to only eight and-a-half minutes, and there's also a new intermediate level terrain park on Velvet Falls.

Of the 137 miles of trail (87 trails) at Snowmass, six percent of them are easy, 50 percent are intermediate, 12 percent are difficult and 32 percent are expert.

Below is more information about Snowmass Mountain ski resort.

Vertical rise: 4,406 ft./1,343 m.

Base elevation: 8,104 feet/2,473 meters

Summit elevation: 12,510 ft./3,813 m.

Longest run: 5.3 miles (8.5 k)

Snowmaking: 180 acres

Lifts: 21 total, including 17 primary, 7 high speed quad, 5 double, 1 triple, 2 magic carpets, 2 ski/snowboard school pull lifts, 1 triple, 1 double, and 2 platter (the Cirque lift's legendary vertical rise is longest and highest in the U.S.)

Lift capacity: Nearly 28,000 riders an hour

For a day away from the slopes you might consider taking a Snowmass creek tour.

For a complete ski report for Snowmass and information about events and activities in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado log on to: www.ski.com. For an accurate snow report log in to: www.weather.com