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The Gulch at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 270 m long with 84 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 23° at its steepest, facing N.

23°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
270 mlength
84 mvertical
3485 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to The Gulch

Lifts that reach the top: Black Mountain Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pallavicini Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Beavers (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lenawee Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lazy J Tow (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Zuma Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Black Mountain Express
  2. Ski Ramrod (intermediate)
  3. Ski The Gulch (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Ramrod. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pika Place (1 min), Black Mountain Express (2 min), Sawmill Flats Gondola (2 min).

See The Gulch 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.