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2nd Alley at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 239 m long with 139 m of vertical, averaging 30° and 34° at its steepest, facing N.

34°steepest 50 m
30°average pitch
239 mlength
139 mvertical
3595 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

2nd Alley is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to 2nd Alley

Lifts that reach the top: Pallavicini Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there); Beavers (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Pallavicini Lift
  2. Ski Pali Cornice (expert)
  3. Ski 2nd Alley (expert)

Where it ends

Joins David's Run, Pali Face. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pallavicini Lift (2 min).

See 2nd Alley on the 3D mapAll runs at Arapahoe Basin
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.