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Shining Light at Arapahoe Basin

Intermediate · 569 m long with 158 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 23° at its steepest, facing SW.

23°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
569 mlength
158 mvertical
3715 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Shining Light is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Shining Light

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

From the base area (about 22 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wrangler Express
  2. Ski Wrangler (easy)
  3. Ride Lenawee Express
  4. Hike Hike (expert)
  5. Ski Gentling (intermediate)
  6. Ski Cooper (intermediate)
  7. Ride Zuma Lift
  8. Ski Cooper (intermediate)
  9. Ski Shining Light (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cooper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Zuma Lift (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.