Arapahoe Basin

United States

Piste map

2,640 ft
Lifts

Runs and lifts from OpenStreetMap as of 27 September 2026. Select a run or a lift to see its figures.

Summit
12,477 ft3,803 m
Base
10,791 ft3,289 m
Vertical
1,686 ft514 m
Named runs
169
Length of named runs
about 41.5 mi
Lifts
9

Runs by difficulty

  • Green 5 3% · 1.9 mi
  • Blue 35 21% · 11.0 mi
  • Black 56 33% · 14.7 mi
  • Double black 36 21% · 7.7 mi
  • No grade mapped 37 22% · 6.2 mi

Longest run

1.2 mi

East Wall Traverse

Steepest run

84%

Jet Chute

Steepest 100 m: 102%

Biggest drop

1,476 ft

Loafer

Runs lit at night

1

0.5 mi in all

The named runs add up to about 41.5 mi.

Every named run

The named runs of Arapahoe Basin, with their length, drop and gradients
Profile
1st Notch490 ft371 ft77%78%
1st Tree Chute450 ft279 ft62%74%
2nd Alley780 ft456 ft58%65%
2nd Notch760 ft561 ft73%81%
2nd Tree Chute460 ft322 ft70%83%
3rd Alley1,050 ft650 ft62%72%
3rd Tree Chute430 ft318 ft74%87%
4th Alley1,170 ft666 ft57%73%
4th Tree Chute460 ft338 ft74%85%
5th Tree Chute500 ft374 ft75%85%
6th Tree Chute560 ft404 ft72%80%
7th Tree Chute570 ft384 ft68%74%
8th Tree Chute740 ft459 ft62%80%
13 Cornices670 ft328 ft49%54%
Alex1,320 ft568 ft43%53%
Bailey Brothers2,090 ft879 ft42%60%
Bald Spot
Bear Trap870 ft404 ft47%58%
Beaver Bowl1,390 ft512 ft37%55%
Bierstadt1,250 ft430 ft34%49%
Bighorn1,760 ft679 ft39%47%
Birthday Chute1,220 ft928 ft76%88%
Black Bear1,190 ft548 ft46%53%
Booger Ramp710 ft486 ft69%73%
Booger Snot390 ft305 ft78%80%
Cabin Glades
Castor2,240 ft853 ft38%59%
Challenger540 ft249 ft46%56%
Chisolm Trail1,720 ft174 ft10%11%
Christmas Trees900 ft331 ft37%51%
Cooper4,440 ft1,112 ft25%45%
Corner Chute1,000 ft679 ft68%75%
Cornice Run~2,910 ft397 ft14%26%
Crags
David's Run770 ft459 ft60%67%
Davis4,200 ft1,106 ft26%53%
Davos Glade1,520 ft525 ft35%47%
Dercum's Gulch3,690 ft640 ft17%26%
Digger1,490 ft663 ft45%52%
Dragon2,890 ft673 ft23%47%

Drop and gradients are read from a terrain model every 20 m along each run. Steepest is the steepest 100 m of a run. Runs shorter than 100 m have no gradient, and ~ marks a length estimated past a piece of the run mapped the other way.

Lifts

  • 6Chairlifts
  • 1Rope tows
  • 2Magic carpets
Length of all lifts
3.5 mi
Rise of all lifts together
5,751 ft
The lifts of Arapahoe Basin
BeaversChairlift3,800 ft1,499 ft49 mins
Black Mountain ExpressChairlift2,810 ft715 ft4
Lazy J TowRope tow370 ft13 ft
Lenawee ExpressChairlift3,890 ft1,014 ft6
Molly Hogan LiftChairlift410 ft59 ft4
Molly's Magic CarpetMagic carpet80 ft10 ft
Pallavicini LiftChairlift3,220 ft1,325 ft2
Pika PlaceMagic carpet70 ft3 ft
Zuma LiftChairlift3,960 ft1,112 ft4

Seats and ride times only where OpenStreetMap records them. Rise is the height between the stations, from a terrain model.

Places to eat and drink

Places mapped on OpenStreetMap in and around the resort. Opening times, menus and reviews are in the map apps.

Weather

Summit, 12,477 ft

Base, 10,791 ft

Forecast by MET Norway for the heights of the summit and the base, for the next two days. Times are in your time zone.

Ski resorts nearby

10 mi20 mi 123456
Arapahoe Basin beside the ski resorts nearest to it
Arapahoe Basin1,686 ft12,477 ft16941.5 mi9
1Loveland Valley Ski Area3.8 mi817 ft11,457 ft
2Loveland Basin Ski Area3.9 mi1,798 ft12,684 ft9531.9 mi10
3Keystone4.8 mi2,995 ft12,277 ft14871.1 mi20
4Breckenridge14.7 mi3,258 ft12,828 ft20683.6 mi34
5Winter Park Resort17.5 mi2,897 ft11,988 ft17476.3 mi25
6Copper Mountain18.2 mi2,615 ft12,323 ft14772.7 mi23

Distances in a straight line. A dot stands where a figure is not mapped yet.

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