Arapahoe Basin Announces Paid Parking Reservation System for 2024-25, Signals Ikon Access May Change
Guests will need to make reservations to park on all weekends, holidays, and other peak days from mid-December through early May next season. Season pass holders will not be exempt, although a separate parking pass will be available.
Alterra to Acquire Arapahoe Basin
Summit County’s only independently-owned ski area will be sold to the second largest ski resort operator in North America, handing a symbolic defeat to those against corporate consolidation in the ski industry.
2023 Ski Resort Upgrades Ranked: Which Were Hits and Which Flopped?
We rank the major 2022-23 North American ski resort upgrades in order of their overall effectiveness, and we highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each initiative.
Arapahoe Basin Opening Day: A Comprehensive Walkthrough
A-Basin’s opening day has become a tradition for winter sports enthusiasts from across the country—and this year, we were fortunate enough to check out the experience for ourselves.
Mountain Review: Arapahoe Basin
While it doesn’t offer the same mountain infrastructure and skiable acreage as its best-known competitors, this high-alpine Colorado resort competes with the best in snow quality and leads in extreme terrain.
Video Review: Arapahoe Basin
An in-depth video review of Arapahoe Basin, a high-alpine ski area located in the Colorado Front Range.
2023 PeakRankings Mountain Score and Rankings Adjustments: Full Changes
Dozens of mountains see score changes reflecting on-mountain improvements, while we’ve made a few category tweaks to better reflect overall resort experiences.
Arapahoe Basin Lenawee Six-Pack: Another High-Alpine, High-Impact Capital Investment
This new six pack is the latest in a string of investments that have made this local-oriented Colorado mountain more competitive against the destinations.
These Are the Best Value Ski Destination Lift Tickets In North America This Winter
All of these resorts offer well-above-average on-mountain experiences for lift ticket prices that undercut scores of similarly good competitors—and if you didn’t pick up an Epic or Ikon pass product before the season started, it’s hard to have your dollar go further than at these peaks.
State of Incomplete Lift Projects for the 2022-23 Season
Even as of the December holiday period, several resorts have not completed critical new chairlift and gondola projects. This page is intended to provide the most up-to-date information on the projects that have not been completed, and will be updated on a regular cadence.