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Tieze's Claim at Arapahoe Basin

Advanced · 392 m long with 118 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 27° at its steepest, facing W.

27°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
392 mlength
118 mvertical
3700 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Tieze's Claim is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Tieze's Claim

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

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

  1. Ride Wrangler Express
  2. Ski Wrangler (easy)
  3. Ride Lenawee Express
  4. Ski Black Bear (advanced)
  5. Ski Long Chute (advanced)
  6. Ski Gentling (intermediate)
  7. Ski Cooper (intermediate)
  8. Ride Zuma Lift
  9. Ski Mountain Goat Traverse (advanced)
  10. Ski Tieze's Claim (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Shining Light. 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.