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Bierstadt at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 380 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.

31°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
380 mlength
130 mvertical
3591 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Bierstadt

Lifts that reach the top: Zuma Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wrangler Express
  2. Ski Wrangler (easy)
  3. Ride Lenawee Express
  4. Ski Black Bear (advanced)
  5. Ski Long Chute (advanced)
  6. Ski Gentling (intermediate)
  7. Ski Cooper (intermediate)
  8. Ride Zuma Lift
  9. Ski Mountain Goat Traverse (advanced)
  10. Ski Lightning Traverse (advanced)
  11. Ski Bierstadt (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lightning Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Zuma 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.