Buttermilk Mountain is behind the hotel, which offers ski-in/ski-out access to its lifts—including the Summit Express and Pup Lift—and the half-pipe for snowboarders. The hotel also has an outdoor pool, a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center with men's and women's locker rooms.
The hotel sits at the base of Buttermilk, home to the Aspen Ski School. Considered an important ski-instruction mountain of the world, Buttermilk has a 9,900-foot summit and offers 42 trails that encompass 430 acres of skiable terrain—35 percent beginners, 39 percent more difficult, 26percent most difficult, nothing rated expert-only—accessible by nine lifts. The boarder-friendly mountain also features one half-pipe, a two-mile-long terrain park, and the Boardercross course.
Aspen Mountain, three miles south, offers 76 trails on 673 acres of skiable terrain—48percent more difficult, 26 percent most difficult and 36 percent expert—accessible by eight lifts, including the Silver Queen Gondola, which carries skiers from its base to the 11,212 summit in 14 minutes. Average snowfall is 300 inches.
Nearby 11,675-foot Aspen Highlands offers 131 trails on 790 acres of skiable terrain—18 percent easiest, 30 percent more difficult, 16percent most difficult and 36 percent expert—accessible by four lifts. Snowmass, 6.5 miles away, has the highest summit of all four Aspen Skiing Company resorts, 12,510 feet. It also has the most acres of skiable terrain, 3,100. Its 87 trails—6 percent easiest, 50 percent more difficult, 12 percent most difficult and 32 percent expert—are accessible from 21 lifts, including seven high-speed quad chairs.
Nearby greens include the Aspen Golf Club, approximately one half-mile away; the Snowmass Club Golf Course, 7 miles away; and the Ranch at Roaring Fork Golf Course, 20 miles away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the hotel; fees may apply.