Humbug at Arapahoe Basin
Intermediate · 404 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.
21°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
404 mlength
81 mvertical
3796 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Humbug is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Humbug
Lifts that reach the top: Lenawee Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Beavers (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lazy J Tow (skiing novice terrain to get there); Zuma Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Beavers
- Ski Humbug (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Dercum's Gulch, East Wall Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lenawee Express (3 min), Wrangler Express (4 min), Pika Place (6 min).
See Humbug on the 3D mapAll runs at Arapahoe BasinMeasured 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.