A Basin is proposing a new via ferrata route. The resort currently has a challenging via ferrata route on the upper East Wall rock face. The second route will be a shorter and less exposed route on a lower zone of the East Wall.
Location
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, East Gully Cliffs on the Lower East Wall. Visitors access is by riding the Black Mountain Express chairlift and then hiking 0.4 miles on trail to the southwest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/16/2024
2
Decision
11/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Arapahoe Basin Via Ferrata 2024 | Decision Signed Date: 11/06/2024 |
| Forests | White River National Forest |
| Districts | East Zone/Dillon Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |