Arapahoe Basin is a ski area for alpine skiing

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 high in White River National Forest

White River National Forest

White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...

 of the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...

. Arapahoe Basin is also known for its especially long season—often staying open until early July, whereas most other northern ski areas close in early May. Arapahoe Basin is located on the west side of Loveland Pass

Loveland Pass

Loveland Pass, elevation 11,990 ft. above sea level, is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado, U.S.A.....

 on US 6 highway in Summit County

Summit County, Colorado

Summit County is the 19th most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,538 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Breckenridge...

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The A-Basin East Wall has a summit elevation of 13,050 feet (3977m). It is widely regarded as the highest in-bounds ski-able terrain

Terrain

Terrain, or land relief, is the vertical and horizontal dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used...

 in North America, but the Telluride resort boasts Palmyra Peak (13,320ft) and Silverton Mountain has terrain up to 13487 feet (4,110.8 m).