Arapahoe Basin, also known as "A-Basin", in Summit County, Colorado has the longest ski and ride season in North America. With over 350” of annual snowfall it’s easy to experience skiing, snowboarding and telemarking on some of Colorado’s best ski terrain. Our ski and ride school offers adult, youth, child and group lessons for beginners, intermediate and expert skiers and our High Adventure Series and women specific programs ensure riders of all levels enjoy our over 900 acres of high-altitude runs. And with the addition of Montezuma Bowl there’s more steeps, glades, chutes, and bowls and groomed runs to enjoy. Pick up a season pass when you book your Colorado ski vacation. Enjoy skiing from October through late spring, “June”, and all the events, concerts and picnics at Black Mountain Lodge, Legends Café and our famous Beach. The new high speed quad chairlift, Black Mountain Express, will give you access to the mountain, terrain parks and the famous Pallavicini lift will take you to some of the states most challenging runs. Located just 68 miles from Denver, minutes away from Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Silverthorne, Loveland and Dillon, we rank #1 in Mom and Pop ski areas (skiresorts.com) and top 10 in value and scenery (ski magazine). Just 5 miles from Vail owned Keystone Ski Resort, along the Colorado Rocky Mountain’s Continental Divide and Loveland Pass.