What a great mountain for advanced or expert skiers.... there are a number of intermediate runs for skiers.... very challenging mountain....

Locals talk about how Ajax's 675 skiable acres "ski big for its size". With a lift almost everywhere you turn, and impeccable grooming on a highly interconnected set of trails, Ajax lives up to that billing. I found it easy to ski from one side of the area to the other, with favorite tracks in Copper Bowl, Copper trail, and Powderhound on the west side.

I was prepared to skip this mountain and only hit Highlands and Snowmass assuming that the mountain didn't get a lot of sun when no fresh snow fell & there wasn't enough there to make for a long, fulfilling day. Wow, was I wronger than wrong! Thankfully I ran into a skier who really knew the mountain that said I absolutely couldn't miss it. Even though I ride, he sounded so convincing that we changed plans. The terrain was better than I expected and the runs were pretty long and fast for an east coaster. The Copper bowl trail was especially memorable. Unfortunately there is a catwalk that all double diamond trails lead into which was not great and should really be re-graded fro snowboarders (but likely won't), but the lodges are what you would expect from an Aspen mountain and did not disappoint in that area. I would still spend more time on the other 2 mountains I mentioned due to bigger and varied terrain but this was not a mountain to miss by any stretch.