Snowmass briefs: Lift operations get longer starting Saturday
Elk Camp Gondola, Village Express and Big Burn lifts to run with extended hours
Kaya Williams/The Snowmass Sun
With more daylight out on the slopes, the ski day will get a bit longer starting Saturday at Snowmass Ski Area with extended lift operations hours at select lifts.
The Elk Camp Gondola and Big Burn chairlift will run until 4 p.m. The Village Express chairlift will run to the top until 4 p.m. and to the mid-station until 4:15 p.m.
The extended hours apply through the end of the season, scheduled for April 17 at Snowmass.
Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk also will run select lifts until 4 p.m. until the end of the season. At Aspen Mountain, those lifts are the Silver Queen Gondola (last ride down at 4:30 p.m.) and the Ajax Express and F.I.S. chairlifts; at Aspen Highlands, the Loge and Exhibition chairlifts run longer; at Buttermilk, the Summit Express is the only lift with extended hours.
All other lifts close by 3:30 p.m.
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