rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mnphares - A-Basin has some of the best advanced terrain in Colorado. If you are looking for some steeps….A-Basin is where you will find them. Although they do not boast a great deal of skiable acres, what they do have is incredible. If you are into chutes and…

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rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mgreber - A-Basin likes to boast that is the highest skiable terrain around — true enough. The problem with that is that not too many trees grow up at that top peak. When the wind picks up, it can be a complete nightmare — even the picture shown here of the…

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rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kaps - There’s not a lot of bad things you can say about Arapahoe Basin, or A-Basin, as it is known locally. It’s got stupendous scenery, is usually free of major crowds, and has some of the most exciting lift-served trails in Colorado. That said, it’s not…

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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dbronstein - A-Basin is a great place to go if you’re in Summit County and want to get away from the mega-resorts. It’s much smaller than Keystone and Breckenridge, but it still has plenty of great skiing.



The Basin is not for beginning skiers. There are…

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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Beachbummin - The Basin is truely one of Colorado’s best kept secrets. But shhhhhh….don’t tell all the tourists.



If you are a beginner skier, or a timid intermediate, I suggest you go further down US 6 to Keystone. However, if you love to rip, and I…

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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author poseidon - My second favorite ski area, right behind Copper Mountain (see my reviews) is Arapahoe Basin.



A-Basin, as called by us locals, isn’t for the faint of heart. Not only is it an advanced ski mountain, but I believe it is also the highest…

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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nick_scott - As a student in Colorado I have the pleasure of being able to access some of the best skiing in the world. I regularly go up every weekend during the ski season and more if school allows me. I have skied almost every resort within the state as well as…

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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lnjo - arapohoe basin, a-basin as it is so called is the best resort for skiing. the trails are long and challenging and expert. get it on a bad day and you have white outs and windy conditions giving you the perfect powder to plow through. on a windless day,…

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rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Cynic - Simply put, there isn’t a better mountain for skiers or snowboarders who know what they’re doing for many miles around. The only lift lines are at the base and even those are almost never long enough to make you notice.



Once you get up to…

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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garski2 - I’ve been skiing A-basin for many years and just about everything on the mountain,and I’ve broke 2 pair of skis at this mountain over the years. The mountain has various type of skiing, steep with trees, bowls, cruisers, nice cornices to jump, bumps…

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