Powerline at Arapahoe Basin
Intermediate · 372 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.
23°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
372 mlength
130 mvertical
3795 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Powerline is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Powerline
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 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Beavers
- Ski Powerline (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Dercum's Gulch, Gentry. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lenawee Express (3 min), Wrangler Express (4 min), Pika Place (6 min).
See Powerline 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.