Aspen Snowmass vs Vail
Aspen Snowmass scores 8.0 vs 7.2 for Vail. Snow: Vail. Terrain: Aspen Snowmass. Shorter queues: Aspen Snowmass. Value: Aspen Snowmass. Après: Vail.
| 🇺🇸 Aspen Snowmass | 🇺🇸 Vail | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 7 | 6.2 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 5.9 | 4 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 2.8 | 1.3 |
| Altitude | 2473–3813 m | 2475–3527 m |
| Vertical | 1340 m | 1052 m |
| Mapped pistes | 247 km | 208.7 km |
| Advertised | 5527 acres | 5317 acres |
| Avg snowfall | 7.5 m | 7.8 m |
| Powder days | 3 | 0 |
| Lifts mapped | 27 | 23 |
| Modern lifts | 70% | 78% |
| Typical wait | 3.2 min | 4.4 min |
| Day pass | $249 (€229) | $319 (€293) |
| Pass | Ikon | Epic |
| Ski-in/out places | 3 | 1 |
| Bars | 0 | 20 |
| Airport | ASE · 20 min | EGE · 45 min |
| Season | Nov 26 to Apr 19 | Nov 14 to Apr 19 |
What the scores mean
Snowlist score is one number out of 10 for the whole resort. It mixes seven sub-scores: snow 25%, terrain 25%, queues 15%, lifts 10%, value 10%, access 10%, après 5%. Then it is spread on a bell curve, so 6.5 is a normal good resort, 8 or more is rare and under 5 means real trade-offs. It is not a star rating: a 7 here is better than most.
- Snow: average snowfall over the last three winters at mid-mountain, plus top altitude, minus a penalty for a warm village.
- Terrain: piste km we measured on OpenStreetMap (not the brochure) and vertical drop.
- Queues: our predicted average wait across the season. 10 = you barely queue.
- Value: what you get (snow, terrain, lifts) per euro of day pass, ranked against every resort.