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Ptarmigan at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 417 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
417 mlength
130 mvertical
3751 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Ptarmigan

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

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

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

Where it ends

Joins Davis, Porcupine, Bailey Brothers. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beavers (2 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.