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Thick & Thin at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 418 m long with 229 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
418 mlength
229 mvertical
3643 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Thick & Thin

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

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Beavers
  2. Ski Cornice Run (intermediate)
  3. Ski Davis (intermediate)
  4. Ski Thick & Thin (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Face Shot Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beavers (1 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.