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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

Location

Summit County

United States

39° 38' 30.2424" N, 105° 52' 44.7384" W

See map: Google Maps

US

General info:

Arapahoe Basin likes to put private://legendprivate:// alongside their name. While that may sound like a bad case of private://tall hat, no cattle,private:// the people who ski here don't seem to mind. The mountain stands 13,050 feet and is nearly always covered with fresh snow during the season. Sixty trails, five chairlifts and lots of snow. More than 250,000 people descend on the area rsch winter. Usually, you can ski and ride at A-Basin until mid-June.

BASE: 10779ft
SUMMIT: 13050ft
VERTICAL DROP: 2270ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 8
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 6
Surface: 2

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$59.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$30.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$59.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$30.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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