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Bear Trap at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 264 m long with 124 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 34° at its steepest, facing NW.

34°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
264 mlength
124 mvertical
3459 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Bear Trap

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 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Pallavicini Lift
  2. Ski Cornice Run (intermediate)
  3. Ski Grizzly Road (intermediate)
  4. Ski International (expert)
  5. Ski Bear Trap (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Roller Coaster. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pallavicini Lift (1 min).

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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.