Snowmass

We spent Thursday skiing at Snowmass. Snowmass is a pretty big mountain (3,100 acres). It also has a huge vertical drop of 4,406 ft. There was 9in of new snow overnight and it was a great powder day. As soon as we arrived we noticed there was a different vibe in Aspen compared to the Vail Resorts. When we got off the Coney Glade lift in the morning we were greeted by guest services ambassadors giving out hot cider and cookies. It was a nice touch, although we found out it's hard to ski and drink at the same time. In the morning we explored the mountain trying to find the best parts. All of the double black terrain off of the Cirque Lift and in the Hanging Valley Wall area was awesome. In some areas there was close to two feet of Powder. Overall it was a pretty cool day. A few complaints about the mountain: The lifts were not laid out very well. When we would do one of the double black runs off the top of the mountain it would take 2 or 3 lift rides to get back to the same spot. A lot of the mountain closed very early. We never were able to check out the Campground base because it closed well before 3pm. The terrain and the snow however was phenomenal.