Buttermilk trail & lift map, slopes and snow forecast

Buttermilk: piste map and stats

Buttermilk is a ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, United States. 71% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 40 km of pistes across 43 named runs and 8 lifts. The ski area goes from 2,402 to 3,012 m of altitude, with 610 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Timber Doodle Glade (44%, 24°), Racer's Edge (43%, 23°) and Ptarmigan Glade (43%, 23°). The longest run is Homestead Road (4.9 km). The nearest ski resort is Aspen Highlands, 2 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Buttermilk

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 3,012 m): 13 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green

13.8 km · 12

Blue

14.8 km · 23

Black

11.4 km · 15

Lifts by type

Chairlift

6.9 km · 4

Drag lift

0.1 km · 1

Rope tow

0.1 km · 1

Magic carpet

0.1 km · 2

Runs, lifts and services

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Homestead Roadmax 23% · 13°

4,856 m · 590 m vertical · avg. gradient 12.1% · 2,404–2,993 m altitude · Classic track

Red's Rovermax 24% · 13°

2,289 m · 358 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.6% · 2,656–3,014 m altitude · Classic track

Oregon Trail (To Tiehack)max 25% · 14°

1,314 m · 90 m vertical · avg. gradient 6.9% · 2,455–2,545 m altitude · Classic track

Sterner Catwalkmax 30% · 16°

1,186 m · 138 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.6% · 2,515–2,653 m altitude · Classic track

Larkspurmax 27% · 15°

1,118 m · 215 m vertical · avg. gradient 19.2% · 2,789–3,004 m altitude · Classic track

Westward Homax 21% · 12°

778 m · 143 m vertical · avg. gradient 18.4% · 2,789–2,933 m altitude · Classic track

Eagle Hillmax 26% · 15°

658 m · 137 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.8% · 2,451–2,546 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

Magic Carpetmax 28% · 15°

636 m · 117 m vertical · avg. gradient 18.3% · 2,490–2,606 m altitude · Classic track

Tom's Thumbmax 20% · 11°

483 m · 52 m vertical · avg. gradient 10.7% · 2,953–3,005 m altitude · Classic track

Blue Grousemax 23% · 13°

333 m · 66 m vertical · avg. gradient 19.9% · 2,785–2,851 m altitude

Rabbit Runmax 16% · 9°

325 m · 30 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.2% · 2,509–2,538 m altitude · Classic track

Panda Hillmax 10% · 6°

308 m · 30 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.8% · 2,402–2,432 m altitude

Big Face Hollowmax 32% · 18°

1,702 m · 356 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.9% · 2,650–3,006 m altitude · Classic track

Buckskinmax 33% · 18°

1,568 m · 322 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.5% · 2,557–2,845 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

Ptarmiganmax 36% · 20°

1,417 m · 363 m vertical · avg. gradient 25.6% · 2,656–2,963 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

Teasermax 28% · 16°

1,182 m · 230 m vertical · avg. gradient 19.5% · 2,680–2,938 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

Camp Birdmax 35% · 19°

1,133 m · 247 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.8% · 2,680–2,927 m altitude · Classic track

Ridge Trailmax 25% · 14°

1,102 m · 226 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.5% · 2,728–2,954 m altitude

Bearmax 32% · 18°

1,046 m · 181 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.3% · 2,542–2,722 m altitude

Sterner Gulchmax 26% · 14°

1,041 m · 176 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.9% · 2,520–2,678 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

Lower Saviomax 30% · 17°

656 m · 135 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.6% · 2,601–2,719 m altitude · 2 sections

No Problemmax 32% · 18°

574 m · 140 m vertical · avg. gradient 24.4% · 2,821–2,961 m altitude

Lover's Lanemax 20% · 11°

550 m · 72 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.1% · 2,689–2,761 m altitude

Friedl'smax 35% · 19°

440 m · 123 m vertical · avg. gradient 27.8% · 2,833–2,955 m altitude

Saviomax 31% · 17°

394 m · 115 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.2% · 2,845–2,960 m altitude · Classic track

Midway Avemax 30% · 17°

364 m · 92 m vertical · avg. gradient 25.3% · 2,633–2,726 m altitude

Columbinemax 24% · 13°

325 m · 70 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.4% · 2,465–2,534 m altitude

Baby Doemax 20% · 11°

250 m · 41 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.5% · 2,559–2,600 m altitude

Racer's Edgemax 43% · 23°

1,284 m · 365 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.4% · 2,494–2,858 m altitude · Classic track

Javelinmax 38% · 21°

1,068 m · 325 m vertical · avg. gradient 30.5% · 2,494–2,819 m altitude · Classic track

Jacob's Laddermax 20% · 11°

1,048 m · 167 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.0% · 2,539–2,706 m altitude · Classic track

Sternermax 35% · 19°

1,026 m · 289 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.2% · 2,632–2,921 m altitude · Classic track

Timber Doodle Glademax 44% · 24°

979 m · 291 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.7% · 2,604–2,894 m altitude

Tiehack Trailmax 40% · 22°

968 m · 303 m vertical · avg. gradient 31.2% · 2,556–2,858 m altitude · Classic track

Ptarmigan Glademax 43% · 23°

815 m · 241 m vertical · avg. gradient 29.6% · 2,677–2,918 m altitude

Uncle Chuck's Gladesmax 24% · 13°

751 m · 134 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.9% · 2,687–2,821 m altitude · Classic track

Tiehack Parkwaymax 23% · 13°

650 m · 106 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.3% · 2,858–2,964 m altitude · Classic track

Superpipemax 28% · 15°

619 m · 130 m vertical · avg. gradient 20.9% · 2,404–2,534 m altitude · Classic + skating

Governmentmax 27% · 15°

575 m · 127 m vertical · avg. gradient 22.1% · 2,412–2,539 m altitude · Classic + skating

Little Teasermax 40% · 22°

478 m · 81 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.9% · 2,748–2,829 m altitude

Lower Larkspurmax 33% · 18°

477 m · 117 m vertical · avg. gradient 24.5% · 2,672–2,789 m altitude

Spruce Facemax 35% · 20°

364 m · 77 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.2% · 2,403–2,480 m altitude · Classic + skating

Sprucemax 22% · 13°

338 m · 59 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.5% · 2,480–2,539 m altitude · Classic + skating

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Buttermilk have?

Buttermilk has 40 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 43 named runs and 8 lifts.

What altitude is Buttermilk at?

Its runs and lifts go from 2,402 to 3,012 m of altitude, with 610 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Buttermilk?

Timber Doodle Glade, with a 44% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Buttermilk?

Homestead Road, at 4.9 km.

What runs does Buttermilk have by difficulty?

Green: 14.3 km (12 runs); Blue: 13.7 km (16 runs); Black: 11.4 km (15 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs49 / 50

Difficulty tagged100%

Lighting tagged0%

Snowmaking tagged0%

Lift capacity tagged25%

Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.