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Porcupine at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 664 m long with 271 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 34° at its steepest, facing NW.

34°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
664 mlength
271 mvertical
3612 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Porcupine

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 Davis (intermediate)
  4. Ski Porcupine (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Loafer, Hike Back. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beavers (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.