Arapaho Lakes

Name: Arapaho Lakes
Rating: 4.0

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0.5 mile 0.8 kilometer point to point
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Intermediate/Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 0' 0 m
Descent: -626' -191 m
High: 10,932' 3,332 m
Low: 10,306' 3,141 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 25% (14°)
Max Slope: 64% (33°)

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Trail shared by Tom Robson

Avalanche risk for May 22, 2019: Considerable

Dangerous avalanche conditions. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making essential. Natural avalanches possible; human-triggered avalanches likely.

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“A steep start with a tree-filled finish.”

— Tom Robson

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Need to Know

Be sure to stay north of the creek. It would be a bad day if you fell in...

Description

This descent is a nice, east-facing shot. Access the ridge from the Forest Lakes Trail, which will bring you to within striking distance of the line. Your descent pops in and out of dispersed trees for its entirety, and never gives the skier much respite.

When we skied this line, we started about halfway up. While we were there, et appeared that you could continue quite a ways further and get a really long run in.