Aspen Snowmass, USA — December Snow & Weather Guide

December snow conditions — historical average

Excellent

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100%

Snow reliable

5 of 5 years had good conditions

-2.6°C Avg temp

3.8 Snow days/wk

0.2 Rain days

7.1h Sun/day

Year by year — mid December

2024 Excellent -0.0°C · 2 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 8.0h sun

2023 Excellent 0.1°C · 2 snow days · 0.5 rain days · 7.5h sun

2022 Excellent -7.2°C · 4 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 6.6h sun

2021 Excellent -2.4°C · 4 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 7.2h sun

2020 Excellent -3.6°C · 7 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 6.3h sun

Resort facts

Base altitude

2418m

Summit altitude

3813m

Total pistes

337km

Nearest airport

Aspen/Pitkin County (8km)

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About Aspen Snowmass in December

Aspen Snowmass sits at approximately 3115m mid-mountain, making it one of the higher altitude resorts in USA, with generally reliable snow conditions. Based on 5 years of historical weather data, December has historically been excellent for skiing at this resort.

Our data shows an average temperature of -2.6°C at mid-mountain during December, with an average of 3.8 snow days per week and a snow reliability score of 100%. 5 of the last 5 years had good snow conditions during this period.