Arapahoe Basin Colorado, US
54 km M trails
513 m vertical
9 lifts
❄︎❄︎❄︎ heavy snow
621 cm a season, measured
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North America New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190 Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914 Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356 Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452 Arapahoe Basin New York City Los Angeles Toronto Chicago Colorado Denver — town, pop. 729,019 Colorado Springs — town, pop. 456,568 Fort Collins — town, pop. 170,924 Loveland Ski Area Snowmass Aspen Highlands Aspen Mountain Beaver Creek Breckenridge Buttermilk Copper Mountain Resort Crested Butte Eldora Mountain Resort Granby Ranch Hoedown Hill Howelsen Hill Keystone Monarch Mountain Steamboat Sunlight Mountain Resort Vail Winter Park Resort Arapahoe Basin Denver Colorado Springs Fort Collins Within 30 km Breckenridge — town, pop. 4,896 Silverthorne — town, pop. 4,418 Frisco — town, pop. 3,035 Keystone — town, pop. 1,079 Georgetown — town, pop. 1,049 Loveland Ski Area Breckenridge Copper Mountain Resort Keystone Winter Park Resort Arapahoe Basin Arapahoe Basin Loveland Ski Area Breckenridge Keystone Winter Park Resort Silverthorne Frisco Georgetown
Season: Oct 24 – May 16
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26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Ikon Pass ∞ unlimited days no blackout dates Ikon Base ∞ unlimited days no blackout dates
The mountain 3,803 m summit
513 m vertical
3,290 m base
Trees 9.1 km , 16.9% of mapped runs plus 4 ha of zones — 3rd Alley, Alex, Bighorn Region Colorado, United States Where it stands trails
54 km median 19 km
83%
vertical
513 m median 324 m
70%
advanced or harder
55% median 28%
100%
novice or easy
5% median 22%
5%
snowfall
621 cm median 207 cm · model here 347 cm
80%
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 330 North American resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 40% of Dec–Mar days it snows
6 days, longest snowy stretch
model Snow on the ground 50 100 150 200 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun planned season
Snowfall, season to date model 200 400 600 800 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun planned season
Snow on the ground: measured at Grizzly Peak (SNOTEL sensor), 1.7 km away; 18 winters · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.79 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper
Terrain
above: this resort · below: typical of the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km
novice green circle 0.1 km · 1 runeasy green circle 2.8 km · 3 runsintermediate blue square 21.1 km · 36 runsadvanced black diamond 24 km · 53 runsexpert double black 5.5 km · 14 runsNorth American grading.
Trail map Chisolm Trail — green circle (easy) Wrangler — green circle (easy) Molly Hogan — green circle (easy) The Landing Strip — green circle (easy) Sundance — green circle (easy) Chisolm Trail — green circle (easy) Jamie's Face — blue square (intermediate) Lenawee Parks — blue square (intermediate) Gentry — blue square (intermediate) Cabin Glades — blue square (intermediate) Miner's Glade — blue square (intermediate) — gladed Moose Hollow — blue square (intermediate) Gentling — blue square (intermediate) Knolls — blue square (intermediate) Loafer — blue square (intermediate) Mountain Goat Alley — blue square (intermediate) Norway Mountain Run — blue square (intermediate) East Gully — blue square (intermediate) Gentling — blue square (intermediate) High Noon — blue square (intermediate) Noth Fork — blue square (intermediate) Ned's Cache — blue square (intermediate) Powerline — blue square (intermediate) Cornice Run — blue square (intermediate) Davis — blue square (intermediate) Shining Light — blue square (intermediate) Ramrod — blue square (intermediate) Independence — blue square (intermediate) Dragon — blue square (intermediate) TB Glade — blue square (intermediate) Lynx Lane — blue square (intermediate) Grizzly Road — blue square (intermediate) Cooper — blue square (intermediate) Humbug — blue square (intermediate) Weasel Way — blue square (intermediate) King Cornice — blue square (intermediate) Lenawee Face — blue square (intermediate) West Wall — blue square (intermediate) Dercum's Gulch — blue square (intermediate) Cornice Run — blue square (intermediate) West Gullly — blue square (intermediate) Elk Meadows — blue square (intermediate) Norway Face — blue square (intermediate) Powder Keg — black diamond (advanced) Eureka — black diamond (advanced) Half Moon Glades — black diamond (advanced) Falcon — black diamond (advanced) Dreamcatcher — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Challenger — black diamond (advanced) Bailey Brothers — black diamond (advanced) Winning Card — black diamond (advanced) Grays — black diamond (advanced) South Chute — black diamond (advanced) The Gulch — black diamond (advanced) Jetta — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Placer Junction — black diamond (advanced) Marmot — black diamond (advanced) Nose — black diamond (advanced) Drummond — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Northern Spy — black diamond (advanced) Hauk — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Digger — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Montezuma's Revenge — black diamond (advanced) Radical — black diamond (advanced) North Chute — black diamond (advanced) Last Waltz — black diamond (advanced) Slalom Slope — black diamond (advanced) Ptarmigan — black diamond (advanced) Wildcat — black diamond (advanced) Davos Glade — black diamond (advanced) Alex — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Pioneer Willy — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Log Roll — black diamond (advanced) Long Chute — black diamond (advanced) Torreys — black diamond (advanced) Face Shot Gully — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Bierstadt — black diamond (advanced) Lightning Traverse — black diamond (advanced) Tieze's Claim — black diamond (advanced) East Woods — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Skudder — black diamond (advanced) Peaceful Valley — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Bighorn — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Exhibition — black diamond (advanced) Thick & Thin — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Standard — black diamond (advanced) Glockenspiel Glade — black diamond (advanced) — gladed No Name — black diamond (advanced) Jaeger — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Black Bear — black diamond (advanced) Todd's Ridge — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Grand Portage — black diamond (advanced) Porcupine — black diamond (advanced) Mountain Goat Traverse — black diamond (advanced) Castor — black diamond (advanced) — gladed Beaver Bowl — black diamond (advanced) Pali Wog — black diamond (advanced) Tinker Toy — black diamond (advanced) — gladed International — double black (expert) Pali Main Street — double black (expert) My Chute — double black (expert) David's Run — double black (expert) Roller Coaster — double black (expert) Bear Trap — double black (expert) 13 Cornices — double black (expert) 2nd Alley — double black (expert) Pali Face — double black (expert) 4th Alley — double black (expert) Rock Garden — double black (expert) The Spine — double black (expert) East Avenue — double black (expert) Gauthier — extreme Molly's Magic Carpet — magic carpet — 3297 m to 3300 m Molly's Magic Carpet — magic carpet — 3297 m to 3300 m Lazy J Tow — rope tow — 3798 m to 3803 m Lazy J Tow — rope tow — 3798 m to 3803 m Zuma Lift — chairlift — 3463 m to 3802 m Zuma Lift — chairlift — 3463 m to 3802 m Pallavicini Lift — chairlift — 3289 m to 3693 m Pallavicini Lift — chairlift — 3289 m to 3693 m Pika Place — magic carpet — 3304 m to 3306 m Pika Place — magic carpet — 3304 m to 3306 m Beavers — chairlift — 3342 m to 3799 m Beavers — chairlift — 3342 m to 3799 m Black Mountain Express — chairlift — 3304 m to 3522 m Black Mountain Express — chairlift — 3304 m to 3522 m Molly Hogan Lift — chairlift — 3295 m to 3313 m Molly Hogan Lift — chairlift — 3295 m to 3313 m Lenawee Express — chairlift — 3490 m to 3799 m Lenawee Express — chairlift — 3490 m to 3799 m 500 m 6 chairlifts1 rope tow2 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts Molly's Magic Carpet, Lazy J Tow, Zuma Lift, Pallavicini Lift, Pika Place, Beavers, Black Mountain Express, Molly Hogan Lift, Lenawee Express Green circle Chisolm Trail, Wrangler, Molly Hogan, The Landing Strip, Sundance Blue square Moose Hollow, Gentling, Knolls, Loafer, Mountain Goat Alley, Norway Mountain Run, East Gully, High Noon, Noth Fork, Ned's Cache, Powerline, Cornice Run, Jamie's Face, Davis, Shining Light, Ramrod, Independence, Dragon, Lenawee Parks, TB Glade, Lynx Lane, Grizzly Road, Cooper, Humbug, Gentry, Cabin Glades, Weasel Way, King Cornice, Miner's Glade, Lenawee Face, West Wall, Dercum's Gulch, West Gullly, Elk Meadows, Norway Face Black diamond Dreamcatcher, Challenger, Bailey Brothers, Winning Card, Grays, South Chute, The Gulch, Jetta, Placer Junction, Marmot, Nose, Drummond, Northern Spy, Hauk, Digger, Montezuma's Revenge, Radical, North Chute, Last Waltz, Slalom Slope, Ptarmigan, Wildcat, Davos Glade, Alex, Pioneer Willy, Log Roll, Long Chute, Torreys, Face Shot Gully, Bierstadt, Powder Keg, Lightning Traverse, Tieze's Claim, East Woods, Skudder, Peaceful Valley, Eureka, Half Moon Glades, Bighorn, Exhibition, Thick & Thin, Standard, Glockenspiel Glade, No Name, Jaeger, Black Bear, Todd's Ridge, Grand Portage, Porcupine, Mountain Goat Traverse, Castor, Falcon, Beaver Bowl, Pali Wog, Tinker Toy Double black International, Pali Main Street, My Chute, David's Run, Roller Coaster, Bear Trap, 13 Cornices, 2nd Alley, Pali Face, 4th Alley, Rock Garden, The Spine, East Avenue Extreme Gauthier Nearby Also compared with FAQ Is Arapahoe Basin on the Ikon Pass? Yes. The Ikon Pass grants unlimited days at Arapahoe Basin for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. Is Arapahoe Basin on the Ikon Base? Yes. The Ikon Base grants unlimited days at Arapahoe Basin for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does Arapahoe Basin get? Arapahoe Basin has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 621 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Copper Mountain Resort (29 km ), Winter Park Resort (30 km )Sources Pass terms Ikon Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Season dates and live status skiresort.info Snow on the ground USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo Webcams the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's Snowfall, measured OnTheSnow, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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