Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort
Dillon, CO 80435
Phone: (970) 468-0718
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User Reviews for Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort
11/11/2005 Posted by nadedodger
It s an awesome resort. as pepole have said before, it s a challenge and it s got a lot of a local feel and it s user friendly. the only drawback is their lifts. they re so damn old and slow. it seems like it takes forever to get up, and if you re a good skier/rider, it takes no time to get down if you re just doing some speed runs down the blues. by the way, their blues is what you d normally find as blacks at Breck or Keystone. The east wall is amazing if you get to it as soon as it opens. 46 degree steeps of pure fun and powder. especially if you hike the shoots and gap the lower traverse line on the way down. It s a fun mountain enjoyable even if you go on your own.
Pros: Free close in parking, great beer selection, challenging runs
Cons: old lifts, slow lifts
12/12/2004 Posted by pdonoho
This area is incredibly underated. However, that being said, if you're a vain skier, more into the scene and seeing and being seen, you'd best take your self-loving-self somewhere else because this hill is too much for you. Olympians train here, European ski groups are in awe here, real people have a real good time here. It is a pure experience of what skiing should be, and used to be. If you'd like to spend your time with great friends, eating real food, drinkin' good beer, enjoying what I think is the top 3 scenery resorts in Colorado and having a REAL experience which also just happens to save you probably hundreds of dollars, then A-Basin is THE place to go on the front range. The mid-winter skiing is just as good as most other front range areas by the way, wind can be a problem at any of them.
Pros: inexpensive, GREAT parking, integrity
Cons: , not for the vain
01/03/2003 Posted by ironicday
The only problem with this hill is that its either very easy or very hard. The hard part is on the far right side (if your looking up the hill.) ENJOY!
Pros: Hard!
Cons: Hard!
11/12/2002 Posted by Ssor
Its ok. very nice but hhard for beginers. i hope u have fun at this resort
11/12/2002 Posted by hottvr
It ranks #1 on my list and the list is very long. Since 1970 I've skied all of the major resorts in Colorado(and some not so major)as well. A-Basin is the bomb for sure. Its no frills skiing at its best. If you are looking for glitz and glitter you should drive on over to Aspen or Vail. At A-Basin there won't be a full length fur coat in sight. This is skiing the way it used to be. Before the mega corporate resorts. The other good thing is its just over the hill to my #2 pick Loveland. A-Basin is as good as it gets!!!!!!
Pros: Awesome view, Steep and Deep, It just rocks!!!
Cons: Nothing
