Uphill Access will be open to Uphill Pass holders. Remember the East Wall, Beavers and Steep Gullies are closed to uphill users. Please complete the transaction and pick up your pass at Guest Services before your first day. A-Basin Chief Operating Officer took to his blog on Friday to explain the new policy and fee:. That typically occurs when we are doing avalanche work or there is a special event. A few years ago, the popularity of skinning and hiking uphill was growing dramatically. It previously was free outside of operating hours, though skiers and snowboarders were required to obtain a free uphill pass. ARAPAHOE BASIN SKI AREA UPHILL ACCESS PASS SEASON PASS WARNING, ASSUMPTION OF R PASS WARNING, ASSUMPTION PASS WARNING, ASSUMPTION ISK, RELEASE OF LIABILITY Customer Name: _____ (Please Print Legibly) E-mail Address: _____ Phone: (_____) _____ PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING. Everyone is required to have an annual uphill access pass and keep it with them while hiking/skinning up. We realized it was time to review and analyze the program.

We do, at times, close the hill to uphill access. THIS IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY & WAIVER OF … We need to work collectively to get through it. Arapahoe Basin opened the lift at three:30 p.m., edging out We have embraced uphill access and have created a very good uphill access plan.

Since you are a 2019-20 A-Basin season pass holder, you qualify for a free uphill pass.
Uphill Access has long been a fun and exciting component of skiing and riding at The Basin. It’s the first year A-Basin will charge for uphill access. Other closures may be in place. Season passholders will not have to pay the fee. We require people to obtain a "FREE" Uphill Access Pass at Guest Services. All rules still apply.

Uphill Access has long been a fun and exciting component of skiing and riding at The Basin. Peace. FRISCO — Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will charge $30 this season for uphill access skiing and snowboarding. Everyone is required to have an annual uphill access pass and keep it with them while hiking/skinning up.

Since you are an A-Basin season pass holder, you qualify for a free uphill pass. At the time of pickup, you will also receive a reflective armband that you must wear while hiking/skinning up the mountain. Getting the free pass involves reading a page of rules and signing a waiver. This is a brutally difficult time for Colorado, the nation and the world.

Ultimately, we introduced a more formalized program that required users to obtain a free uphill access pass. Please complete the transaction and pick up your pass at Guest Services before your first day. A skier heads down the Higher Noon run on opening day at Arapahoe Basin on Oct. 11, 2019. Arapahoe Basin in Colorado will now be charging skiers and splitboarders $30 to skin up the resort’s trails.