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4 mi 6 km of descents — 7 Ski Lines

Easy Trails 0 Trails Intermediate Trails 2 Trails Hard Trails 9 Trails

Vital Stats for Arapahoe Basin Ski Area:

  • 960 acres
  • Base Elevation: 10,779 ft (3,285 m)
  • Top Elevation: 13,050 ft (3,978 m)
  • VerticalDrop: 2,271 ft (693 m)
  • Official Site: arapahoebasin.com

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Ski Lines in Arapahoe Basin - 7

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Favorite A few turns above the choke
Difficult

Sh** for Brains

0.9 mi 1.4 km • -1,926 ft Descent • -586.92 m Descent

(8) Keystone, CO
Favorite Marjorie Bowl
Difficult

Heimes (Marjorie Bowl)

0.4 mi 0.7 km • -1,147 ft Descent • -349.54 m Descent

(1) Keystone, CO
Favorite View of First Notch from mid-mountain.
Extremely Difficult

First Notch

0.1 mi 0.2 km • -421 ft Descent • -128.29 m Descent

(2) Keystone, CO
Favorite Skiing down Marjorie Bowl
Difficult

Marjorie Bowl

0.9 mi 1.4 km • -1,565 ft Descent • -477.14 m Descent

(3) Keystone, CO
Favorite Looking down into the entrance to North Pole.
Difficult

North Pole

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -574 ft Descent • -174.85 m Descent

(3) Keystone, CO
Favorite Experience gorgeous views of A-Basin from the top of the North Y Chute.
Difficult

North Y Chute

0.1 mi 0.2 km • -281 ft Descent • -85.78 m Descent

(1) Keystone, CO
Favorite Caitlin Shay finding a cliff in a very snowy Jan 2011 in the Beavers.
Intermediate/Difficult

Beavers - Lenawee Access Gate

1.1 mi 1.7 km • -2,035 ft Descent • -620.33 m Descent

(1) Keystone, CO

Ascents in Arapahoe Basin - 4

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1.4 mi 2.3 km #1Lenawee Mountain Ascent Route
Difficult
Keystone, CO
Difficult
1.4 mi 2.3 km Keystone, CO 1 
0.5 mi 0.7 km #2North Pole Gate
Difficult
Keystone, CO
Difficult
0.5 mi 0.7 km Keystone, CO 1 
1.0 mi 1.5 km #3East Wall Traverse
Intermediate
Keystone, CO
Intermediate
1.0 mi 1.5 km Keystone, CO 1 
0.2 mi 0.3 km #47th Tree Chute Staircase
Difficult
Keystone, CO
Difficult
0.2 mi 0.3 km Keystone, CO 1 

Photos of Arapahoe Basin - 19

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Skiing down Marjorie Bowl
Mar 16, 2015 near Keystone, CO
A few turns above the choke
May 8, 2015 near Keystone, CO
Talk about a sweet line!
Mar 16, 2015 near Keystone, CO
Enjoy this stellar view about 1/3 of the way down First Notch, with the narrowest section straight ahead.
Feb 7, 2017 near Keystone, CO
View of First Notch from mid-mountain.
Feb 6, 2017 near Keystone, CO
Looking down into the entrance to North Pole.
May 11, 2016 near Keystone, CO
Marjorie Bowl
Mar 16, 2015 near Keystone, CO
Looking down Heimes
Apr 8, 2019 near Keystone, CO

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