Arapahoe Basin

For a long season, incredible snow reliability and an old school skiing vibe, Arapahoe Basin is one of the USA's best options.

weather Forecast today: Clear skies

Max temp: 0.4 °c
Min temp: -5.9 °c
Last snowed: Wed 27 Nov

Last Updated: Mon 02 Dec

weather Forecast today: Clear skies

Max temp: 0.4 °c
Min temp: -5.9 °c
Last snowed: Wed 27 Nov

Last Updated: Mon 02 Dec

25%Easy

18%Beginner

47%Intermediate

10%Advanced

With a summit altitude of almost 4000m, snow reliability is almost guaranteed at Arapahoe Basin.

It is regularly first to open each year in October and regularly stays open right through until June, giving access to a compact but very varied ski area. The addition of the Montezuma and Beavers chairlifts in the past few years has hugely expanded the terrain on offer and there’s some great steep skiing to be found when the snow is good.

There’s no accommodation on the hill, but the base lodge is very popular and serves up good food, regularly hosts live music and comes to life in particular on warm spring afternoons. Stay down the valley at nearby Keystone or base yourself a little further away at Breckenridge – there’s a shuttle bus linking all three.

Resort website: www.arapahoebasin.com

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Ski Club Recognised: Environmentally Sustainable Resort

The Ski Club uses third party independent assessments and accreditation of ski resorts to determine a resort “environmentally sustainable” – more information can be found here.

Arapahoe Basin finished as runner up in the 2022 NSAA Golden Eagle award for Environmental Excellence, awarded to resorts who are an

“industry leader in sustainability with broad programming and a holistic approach leading to overall environmental achievement across their operations.”

The National Ski Areas Association is an industry body representing more than 300 ski resorts in the USA.

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Feels like temp	-8.9°c	-1.6°c	-3.8°c	-10.7°c	0.5°c	-2.8°c	-6.4°c	-0.8°c	-3.2°c	-11.1°c	-4.9°c	-7.6°c	-12.2°c	-7.3°c	-9.5°c	-11.6°c	-4.9°c	-7°c	-8.8°c	-7.4°c	-10.8°c	-14.2°c	-14.8°c	-15°c	-18°c	-15°c	-16.1°c	-15.7°c	-12.2°c	-13.4°c

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Min temp	-6.6°c	-3.2°c	-5.4°c
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Max temp	-1.6°c	-0.2°c	-4°c
Min temp	-7.4°c	-4°c	-6.6°c
Feels like temp	-11.1°c	-4.9°c	-7.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-3.4°c	-2.2°c	-5.2°c
Min temp	-8.2°c	-5.2°c	-7.2°c
Feels like temp	-12.2°c	-7.3°c	-9.5°c

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Max temp	-1.6°c	-0.4°c	-3.2°c
Min temp	-7.4°c	-3.2°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-11.6°c	-4.9°c	-7°c

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Snow expected	0.3 cm	0.7 cm	2.5 cm
Max temp	-2.4°c	-2.4°c	-4.8°c
Min temp	-5°c	-4.8°c	-5.8°c
Feels like temp	-8.8°c	-7.4°c	-10.8°c

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Snow expected	1.3 cm	0.7 cm	0.5 cm
Max temp	-8°c	-7.8°c	-9°c
Min temp	-9°c	-9.4°c	-10°c
Feels like temp	-14.2°c	-14.8°c	-15°c

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Snow expected	0.3 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	-9.2°c	-8°c	-9.8°c
Min temp	-12°c	-10.2°c	-10.2°c
Feels like temp	-18°c	-15°c	-16.1°c

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Snow expected	0.3 cm	0.2 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	-6.4°c	-5.6°c	-8°c
Min temp	-9.8°c	-8°c	-8.4°c
Feels like temp	-15.7°c	-12.2°c	-13.4°c

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Feels like temp	-14.1°c	-5.1°c	-9.5°c	-11.3°c	-2°c	-8.5°c	-12.2°c	0.7°c	-9.3°c	-13.2°c	-4.9°c	-10.4°c	-12.8°c	-8°c	-11.7°c	-12.3°c	-5.6°c	-9°c	-9.2°c	-8.4°c	-11°c	-17.6°c	-16.4°c	-17.4°c	-21.1°c	-18.5°c	-19°c	-18.3°c	-13.2°c	-16°c

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Min temp	-5.9°c	-3.2°c	-4.5°c
Feels like temp	-14.1°c	-5.1°c	-9.5°c

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Max temp	2.2°c	2.6°c	-2.4°c
Min temp	-4.5°c	-2.4°c	-4.2°c
Feels like temp	-11.3°c	-2°c	-8.5°c

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Max temp	0.8°c	1.2°c	-4.2°c
Min temp	-5.9°c	-4.2°c	-6.4°c
Feels like temp	-12.2°c	0.7°c	-9.3°c

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Max temp	0.5°c	0.6°c	-3.9°c
Min temp	-5.9°c	-3.9°c	-4.9°c
Feels like temp	-13.2°c	-4.9°c	-10.4°c

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Min temp	-5.5°c	-4.9°c	-5.6°c
Feels like temp	-12.8°c	-8°c	-11.7°c

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Max temp	0.2°c	0.8°c	-2.1°c
Min temp	-4.8°c	-2.4°c	-2.6°c
Feels like temp	-12.3°c	-5.6°c	-9°c

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Snow expected	0.1 cm	0.1 cm	0.7 cm
Max temp	-1.9°c	-1.9°c	-4.6°c
Min temp	-3.5°c	-4.6°c	-7.1°c
Feels like temp	-9.2°c	-8.4°c	-11°c

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Snow expected	1.1 cm	1.9 cm	1.4 cm
Max temp	-9.4°c	-9.4°c	-11°c
Min temp	-10.9°c	-11°c	-12.6°c
Feels like temp	-17.6°c	-16.4°c	-17.4°c

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Snow expected	0.7 cm	0.2 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	-10.5°c	-9.4°c	-11.4°c
Min temp	-13.6°c	-11.4°c	-11.9°c
Feels like temp	-21.1°c	-18.5°c	-19°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	-6°c	-5.8°c	-7.9°c
Min temp	-10.1°c	-8.1°c	-8.5°c
Feels like temp	-18.3°c	-13.2°c	-16°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Last Snowfall	27/11/2024
Snowfall	Next 3 days	No information
Depths	Upper piste depth	50 cm
Depths	Lower piste depth	30 cm
Snow conditions	Snow quality	Hard packed
Lifts	Lifts open	1 out of 9
	Resort opening date	Sat 02 Nov 2024
	Resort closing date	Sun 01 Jun 2025

Snow Overview

USA

Hello, and welcome to the first week of the Ski Club’s Snow Overviews for the 2024/25 winter season. With our first holidays jetting out this weekend, Reps eagerly packing their bags before heading out, and ski resorts opening across Europe, now is the perfect time to start thinking about snow!

Things remain very mindful, very demure out on the Left Coast, with high pressure dominating the region bringing fine, dry and bright conditions to huge swathes of the area. In the Rockies, things will stay cool to cold, with daytime highs of -5°C (23°C) rising to just shy of freezing across the region. The PNW will see milder conditions, with temperatures staying the wrong side of freezing at mid-mountain level for many areas. Things will begin to warm up gently as the new week progresses, but very little precipitation is in the forecast west of the Mississippi.

There are a series of low pressure areas beginning to build in the Pacific, so there is some hope that these will bring the first big cycles of the new season in the coming weeks.

On the Ice Coast, the weekend starts cool and turns cold, where daytime temperatures will hug -10°C (14°F) for much of the new week. Low cloud will bring steady flurries of snowfall, not necessarily enough to register on snow sticks but enough to keep things fresh for those out scoring early season turns.

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