Snowmass is massive, both side to side and top to bottom. It boasts America’s biggest vertical drop, 4406’/ 1343m, and its 3500 acres include what must be the widest groomed area we have ever skied at Big Burn. With so much space and great lifts, even if it was crowded people would have plenty of room to space out, but we found amazing amounts of amazingly empty terrain choices. From lonely powder hunting in the Cirque chutes to skiing the Big Burn with just a handful of others scattered across their vast expanse, we spent most of our days here with more room to stretch out and ski than we have come across at a major resort anywhere for years. Continue Reading.