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Elk Meadows at Arapahoe Basin

Intermediate · 359 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 26° at its steepest, facing W.

26°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
359 mlength
112 mvertical
3668 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Elk Meadows is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Elk Meadows

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

From the base area (about 22 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 Elk Meadows (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Placer Junction, Cooper. 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.