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3rd Alley at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 320 m long with 199 m of vertical, averaging 32° and 38° at its steepest, facing N.

38°steepest 50 m
32°average pitch
320 mlength
199 mvertical
3588 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

3rd Alley is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to 3rd 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 4th Alley (expert)
  4. Ski 3rd Alley (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Pali Wog. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pallavicini Lift (2 min).

See 3rd 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.