| Buttermilk |
| Base Elevation | 7873 ft' |
| Summit Elevation | 9905 ft' |
| Vertical Drop | 2032 ft' |
| Skiable Ariea | 415 ac |
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| Number of Lifts | 7 |
| Number of Trails | 42 |
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| Half Pipe | 1 |
| Terain Park | 1 |
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| Night Sking | No |
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| Phone | (970) 925-1220 |
| Address | 38700 Hwy 82,
Aspen, Colorado 81612 |
| Buttermilk was started by Friedl Pfeifer, who was instrumental in building the first lift on Aspen Mountain and was the first director of its ski school. Friedl wanted to develop terrain more suitable for teaching beginners to ski.
Walter Paepcke, who helped finance the first lift on Aspen Mountain, urged the Forest Service to approve skiing at Buttermilk, writing that "although I am not a skier, and perhaps because I am not a skier, I have always been extremely interested in providing a large and easy skiing slope for beginners. A great number of my personal friends, and many visitors to Aspen have mentioned this as a real lack in the otherwise excellent setup."
Buttermilk Ski Area opened in December 1958 with a $3 lift ticket, a 4,000 foot-long t-bar and a base area restaurant that was replaced in 1993. By the 1962/63 season, the area had two lifts to the top. By the 1968/69 season, there were three double chairs and two t-bars and lift tickets cost $7. Buttermilk West opened in 1965; the Tiehack side opened in 1969. In 1993, the Summit Express high-speed quad was installed.
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