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Arapahoe Basin in USA


Resort Guide

Arapahoe Basin has no accommodation at base station level. The nearest lodging is at Keystone, six miles away. The high elevation ensures there is skiing and boarding at A-Basin long after Keystone has closed. Linked by shuttlebus to Keystone, Arapahoe Basin boasts the highest lift served skiing and riding in North America, and most of it is well above the tree-line. It is described as the nearest thing to European Alps style skiing in the USA, but it has some excellent snowsure beginners terrain, and there are easy steps up the ability scale off lifts nearby.

Accomodation & Après Ski

Arapahoe Basin has no accommodation at base station level. The nearest lodging is at Keystone, six miles away.

Resort Statistics

  • Resort Height : 3978
  • Top Station : 3967
  • Bottom Station : 3286
  • Vertical Descent : 692
  • Drag Lifts : 0
  • Chair Lifts : 6
  • Opens : Oct - June
  • Expert Rating : 9
  • Intermediate Rating : 7
  • Beginner Rating : 6

Lift Pass Prices

  • Adult One Day Pass : 49 USD
  • Adult Six Day Pass : 179 USD
  • Child One Day Pass : 19 USD
  • Child Six Day Pass : 69 USD