Ned's Cache at Arapahoe Basin
Intermediate · 278 m long with 86 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing SW.
22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
278 mlength
86 mvertical
3691 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Ned's Cache is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Ned's Cache
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)
Where it ends
Joins Independence. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Zuma Lift (2 min).
See Ned's Cache 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.