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Pioneer Willy at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 258 m long with 110 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 30° at its steepest, facing NW.

30°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
258 mlength
110 mvertical
3505 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Pioneer Willy is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Pioneer Willy

Lifts that reach the top: Beavers (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Beavers
  2. Ski Cornice Run (intermediate)
  3. Ski Loafer (intermediate)
  4. Ski Pioneer Willy (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Last Waltz. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beavers (1 min).

See Pioneer Willy 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.