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Christmas Trees at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 275 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
275 mlength
102 mvertical
3374 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Christmas Trees 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 Christmas Trees

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 Pali Cornice (expert)
  3. Ski Pali Face (expert)
  4. Ski Christmas Trees (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Steep Gullies Hike-Back.

See Christmas Trees 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.