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In an email sent to POWDER, Arapahoe Basin confirmed that June 15 is its final closing date, and there won’t be further extensions due to the “forecast and conditions.” For its upcoming ski and ride ...
Then, on Friday, Arapahoe Basin will reopen, spinning the lifts through Sunday. At the time of writing this article, Sunday, June 8, 2025 remains the ski area’s stated closing date.
On Thursday, May 22, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced that it has slated its closing day for June 8. The ski area will offer skiing and riding seven days a week until June 1 before going to a weekend ...
Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. 2025 MDP map from Arapahoe Basin. This map shows the planned ...
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is known for its “legendary” terrain, including steep, technical terrain like Pallavicini and the Zuma Cornice, and the rocky chutes on the East Wall and in the Steep Gullies ...
The latest Hunter Mountain trail map iteration was created by Gary Milliken of VistaMap. Milliken has worked with several ski areas, including Vail, Arapahoe Basin, and Killington.
Arapahoe Basin is usually the first in Colorado to welcome skiers and has failed to open in October only once in the past 21 seasons. It opened Oct. 17 in 2021, Oct. 23 in 2022 and Oct. 29 in 2023.
Lake Reveal is aptly named due to its tendency to reveal itself as snow melts on the Dercum's Gulch trail. Skimming across it is a right-of-passage for late-spring/summer skiers at Arapahoe Basin ...
A skier jumps a cornice in the Pallavincini zone Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Dillon, Colorado. Pallavincini zone opened for the first time for the 2023-24 winter Wednesday.
Earlier today, September 14th, Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, shared an image of "Up At Arapahoe," a new summer access trail on the resort's piste. Here's the map of the new trail. From the Facebook post: ...