Independence at Arapahoe Basin
Intermediate · 463 m long with 110 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 24° at its steepest, facing S.
24°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
463 mlength
110 mvertical
3606 mtop elevation
Sfaces
Snow and sun
Independence is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.
How to get to Independence
Lifts that reach the top: Zuma Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 23 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Wrangler Express
- Ski Wrangler (easy)
- Ride Lenawee Express
- Hike Hike (expert)
- Ski Gentling (intermediate)
- Ski Cooper (intermediate)
- Ride Zuma Lift
- Ski Cooper (intermediate)
- Ski Shining Light (intermediate)
- Ski Ned's Cache (intermediate)
- Ski Independence (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Cooper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Zuma Lift (1 min).
See Independence 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.