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Bald Spot at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 701 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing N.

steepest 50 m
average pitch
701 mlength
104 mvertical
3387 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Bald Spot is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Bald Spot

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

From the base area (about 1 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Hike Hike Back (advanced)
  2. Ski Bald Spot (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Drummond, Last Waltz, Steep Gullies Hike-Back, Hike Back. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beavers (1 min).

See Bald Spot 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.