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The Spine at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 366 m long with 199 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
366 mlength
199 mvertical
3643 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to The Spine

Lifts that reach the top: Pallavicini Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there); Beavers (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Pallavicini Lift
  2. Ski Pali Cornice (expert)
  3. Ski The Spine (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Pali Main Street, Timber Glades. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pallavicini Lift (2 min).

See The Spine 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.