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The Humbugs at Arapahoe Basin

Extreme · 167 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 33° and 45° at its steepest, facing NW.

45°steepest 50 m
33°average pitch
167 mlength
109 mvertical
3815 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Humbugs

Lifts that reach the top: Lenawee Express (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Beavers (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Lazy J Tow (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Zuma Lift (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wrangler Express
  2. Ski Wrangler (easy)
  3. Ride Lenawee Express
  4. Ski Humbug (intermediate)
  5. Hike North Pole Hike (extreme)
  6. Ski Little Lenawee Peak (extreme)
  7. Ski The Humbugs (extreme)

Where it ends

Joins East Wall Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lenawee Express (4 min), Wrangler Express (6 min), Pika Place (9 min).

See The Humbugs 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.