Arapahoe Basin
United States · Kolorado · Single resort
Arapahoe Basin is a ski resort in Kolorado (United States). It has 49.1 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 9 lifts. The runs go from 3194 to 3815 m (621 m vertical).
Base station
3194 m (10,479 ft)
Top station
3815 m (12,516 ft)
Vertical drop
621 m (2,037 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 3.1 km (6%)
- Black diamond: 17.9 km (36%)
- Double black: 28.1 km (57%)
- Freeride: 0.3 km
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
- Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
- Mostly facing north (27% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 9
Chairlift: 6 · Drag lift: 1
- Zuma Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3463–3802 m
- Lenawee Express · Chairlift · Seats: 6 · 3490–3799 m
- Beavers · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3342–3799 m
- Pallavicini Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 3289–3693 m
- Black Mountain Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3304–3522 m
- Molly Hogan Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3295–3313 m
- Lazy J Tow · Drag lift · 3798–3803 m
- Molly's Magic Carpet · 3297–3300 m
- Pika Place · 3304–3306 m
On site
- 4 car parks
- 5 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 27 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 31 cm, Snow depth 19 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 42 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 45 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 2931 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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