Arapahoe Basin
1,428 acres of high-alpine, no-frills, expert-leaning skiing — and the longest season in Colorado, often spinning lifts into June.
Snowfall
Snow by day
Solid bars: new snow per day. Outlined bars: the model forecast per day, lighter and dashed from the third day out. A grey stub marked “–” is a day with no reading, not a day with no snow.
Base depth
Conditions report — Arapahoe Basin
A-Basin lives above 10,780 ft — when it snows here, the snow is cold and stays cold. Wind on the East Wall can shut hike-to terrain; the Beavers and Montezuma Bowl give you protected alternatives. Late season is no joke — June turns are very real here.
Most blue and intermediate terrain groomed nightly. Black and expert terrain stays natural.
Snow quality
Refrozen surface in spots. Ski groomers, stick to lower angles.
Forecast snow
Cumulative forecast inches, model estimate.
Extended forecast
Cumulative inches over the extended forecast window.
Snapshot
- 24hr snowfall
- 0"
- 48hr snowfall
- 0"
- 72hr snowfall
- 0"
- Base depth
- 1"
- Forecast +24hr
- 0.7"
Snowfall: Forecast:
Best runs today
- 1Pallavicini if it's open and you're up for it
- 2Montezuma Bowl for sheltered powder when the front is windblown
- 3Beavers and Steep Gullies when the snow is deep and stable
Stay, eat and gear up in Summit County
Arapahoe Basin is in Summit County. Partners with a live powder-day deal come first; the rest are listed for reference.
Plan the trip
Where to stay
Stay close to Arapahoe Basin and ski first chair.
- Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center · walk to liftWebsite →
- Grand Timber Lodge · walk to liftWebsite →
- Gravity Haus Breckenridge · walk to liftWebsite →
- Hotel Frisco · 15 min to liftWebsite →
- Frisco Lodge · 15 min to liftWebsite →
- River Run Village Condos · walk to liftNo website listed
- Ski Tip Lodge · 8 min to liftWebsite →
- The Lodge at Breckenridge · 10 min to liftWebsite →
- Best Western Ptarmigan Lodge · 12 min to liftNo website listed
- Blue River Bunkhouse · 20 min to liftNo website listed
- Dillon Inn · 12 min to liftNo website listed
- Hampton Inn & Suites Silverthorne · 20 min to liftNo website listed
- Snowshoe Motel · 15 min to liftWebsite →
- Tenmile Inn · 12 min to liftNo website listed
Eat & drink
Breakfast before first chair, après after last.
- Blue Moose · BreckenridgeNo website listed
- Dillon Dam Brewery · DillonWebsite →
- Hearthstone Restaurant · BreckenridgeWebsite →
- Butterhorn Bakery & Cafe · FriscoWebsite →
- Keystone Ranch · KeystoneWebsite →
- Arapahoe Cafe & Pub · DillonNo website listed
- Blue River Taqueria · SilverthorneNo website listed
- Greco's Pastaria · FriscoNo website listed
- Ollie's Pub & Grub · BreckenridgeNo website listed
- Sunshine Cafe · SilverthorneNo website listed
Gear & rentals
Reserve ahead and walk straight to the lift.
- Christy Sports — Breckenridge · BreckenridgeWebsite →
- Wilderness Sports · FriscoNo website listed
- Lake Dillon Ski & Board Rentals · DillonNo website listed
- Mountain Wave · BreckenridgeNo website listed
- Summit Ski Depot · SilverthorneNo website listed
Never miss a powder day at Arapahoe Basin.
On a Colorado powder day we text you the forecast the evening before and the recap the morning of, with a link to the snow dashboard and any live deals.
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