Arapahoe Basin

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Cloud Cover % 80 80 80 80 80 70

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
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12/7
0" Mostly Cloudy
23°F
↓ Base
WNW 15mph
35mph
60%
0" Mostly Clear
14°F
↓ Base
WNW 10mph
30mph
20%
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12/8
0" Partly Cloudy
27°F
↓ Base
W 15mph
35mph
50%
0-1" Cloudy
18°F
↓ Base
W 20mph
45mph
90%
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12/9
0-1" Cloudy
25°F
↓ Base
WSW 10mph
30mph
80%
1-3" Snow
11°F
↓ Base
SW 10mph
20mph
90%
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12/10
1-2" Cloudy
8°F
↓ Base
WNW 15mph
35mph
80%
0-1" Cold
-5°F
↓ Base
WNW 15mph
35mph
70%
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12/11
0" Sunny
17°F
↓ Base
WNW 15mph
35mph
10%
0" Clear
14°F
↓ Base
W 15mph
30mph
0%
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12

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Forecast Elev: 11,920ft Base Elev: 10,780ft Summit Elev: 13,050ft Updated: 17 minutes ago

New Snow

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Resort Reported at Monday Dec 6 @ 5:18am MST

Snowfall History
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Resort Reported at Mon Dec 6

Current Weather

15°F
Temperature
15mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Tuesday Dec 7 @ 1:00am MST

Snowpack

90%
of average for the season
Estimated on Saturday Dec 4 @ 5:00am MST
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 5 miles of Arapahoe Basin at an average elevation of 10965ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Arapahoe Basin and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.

Terrain

7%
Area Open
10 of 147
Trails Open
4 of 9
Lifts Open
22"
Base Depth
Machine Groomed
Resort reported at Monday Dec 6 5:18am MST
OpenSnow does not verify this data. Resorts are responsible for any errors. Report a problem
Snow report provided by SnoCountry

Cams

Snow Stake
Snow Stake
Mid-Mountain
Mid-Mountain
Base Area
Base Area
Loveland Pass North
Loveland Pass North
Loveland Pass Summit
Loveland Pass Summit
Loveland Pass South
Loveland Pass South

Daily Snow Forecasts

I-70
Ramping Up
Updated 17 hours ago Sam Collentine
Dry through Monday afternoon ahead of a quick round of snow from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. Mostly dry Tuesday night through Wednesday. An even stronger storm arrives Thursday morning and will likely deliver significant snowfall through Friday. Mostly dry conditions prevail over the weekend and continue into the week of December 13. 
Chase Powder
Get Ready! 12-18 inches for many areas of the west.
Updated 17 hours ago Powderchaser Steve
Teasers will be the main story early this week with light snow falling from the Cascades, Sierra, and northern Rockies early this week. Much larger and colder system will slam into the PNW late week and bring much needed snow to the Rockies and perhaps the Sierra.
US and Canada
Active pattern developing out West
Updated 18 hours ago Alan Smith
Much-needed snowfall is on the way out West this week as a more active pattern takes hold with frequent storms. Early week storms will favor the Northwest, while a strong storm will favor areas farther south later this week, including California, Utah, and Colorado. This weekend and early next week, the pattern will favor the West Coast with heavy snow possible for the Cascades and Sierra.
Colorado
Weak storm on Tuesday, strong storm on Friday
Updated 18 hours ago Joel Gratz
Monday will be dry for most of the day. From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon, a weak storm will bring 2-6 inches of snow to most mountains with up to 8"+ in spots. Wednesday will be mostly dry. Then from Thursday morning through Friday night, a strong storm should deliver decent snow totals to most mountains with 10-20"+ for some spots.

Trail Maps

Thumbnail Image Arapahoe Basin - Winter Map
Winter Map
Thumbnail Image Arapahoe Basin - Montezuma Bowl
Montezuma Bowl
Thumbnail Image Arapahoe Basin - East Wall
East Wall

Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Danger
Low (1)
Valid Sunday, Dec 5th 5:00pm MST 1 day ago
Until Tuesday, Dec 7th 5:30pm MST

Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Vail Summit Zone forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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