Season Intelligence Report

Aspen Mountain

CO · 11,212 ft summit · ASE

Grade Pending

NWS Bias

2025–26 Season Snapshot

Storms This Season

storms tracked

Season Snowfall

season total

Best Storm

7/100

Tracked

Current Snowpack

542:CO:SNTL

Avg Daily Rate

0.3"/day

storms with data

Season SWE

1.0"

snow water equivalent

NWS Forecast Accuracy

Pending

Accuracy grade pending, and it stays that way on purpose. We show the raw NWS forecast for Aspen Mountain and do not grade or correct it. Six winters of NWS-against-SNOTEL checking found forecast accuracy here turns on an unresolved snow-measurement question (settled snow depth vs. fresh snowfall), not a fixed per-mountain bias anyone can honestly correct. So we show the number NWS publishes and tell you that is what it is.

SNOTEL ground truth (542:CO:SNTL)

Storm History — 2025–26 Season

Level 1 · Tracked

Nov 5 – Nov 5

score

NWS Forecast

0.4"

Actual (SNOTEL)

Pending

Density: Dense

Rate: 0.4"/day

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Level 1 · Tracked

Nov 2 – Nov 2

score

NWS Forecast

0.1"

Actual (SNOTEL)

Pending

Density: Dense

Rate: 0.1"/day

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Local Knowledge

TGR Community Intel

Storm Day Strategy

During cold spells and snow events, ride the gondola and focus on expert runs at Aspen Mountain. In spring conditions, Aspen Mountain offers excellent spring skiing with minimal wind impact compared to higher terrain at Snowmass.

Terrain Opening Patterns

Aspen Mountain Main

Opens: Opening day with minimal base

Aspen Mountain ski area efficiently opens terrain quickly due to 75 years of established operations and summer maintenance crews cleaning slopes

Highlands

Opens: Mid-December (around 12/10)

Opens additional terrain right before Christmas, reducing pressure on main mountain

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Road & Access

No live DOT road data available for Aspen Mountain.