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The Loveland Ski Area is the combination of two separate areas—Loveland Basin and Loveland Valley. The two areas, formerly connected by a double chairlift , are now served by bus. The area is one of Colorado’s highest ski areas with a summit of 13,010 ft (3,965 m) and the second highest lift-served areas in North America at 12,697 ft (3,870 m).
The pass is named for William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad and a resident of Golden during the late 19th century. The city of Loveland, in Larimer County near Fort Collins, is also named after him. [2] Loveland held a railroad charter and was an advocate for a wagon road between Denver and Leadville.
Skiable area (acres) Top elevation (feet) Base elevation (feet) Vertical (feet) Runs Lifts Snowfall (in/year) Date Statistics Updated Arapahoe Basin: Dillon: 1,428 13,050 10,520 2,530 147 9 314 March 2020 [1] Aspen Highlands: Aspen: 1,040 12,392 8,040 4,352 117 5 300 March 2020 [2] Aspen Mountain: Aspen: 675 11,212 7,945 3,267 76 8 300 March ...
It is meant to ferry passengers from Denver to Arapahoe Basin, Loveland Ski Area and Steamboat Springs. In 2021, a new route began service between Craig and Denver with stops at Steamboat Springs, Granby, Winter Park, and Idaho Springs and various locations in between. [17]
From the summit, hikers see Loveland Pass below them at 11,990 ft (3,655 m), plus views of nearby Grizzly Peak, Grays Peak, Torreys Peak and the Gore Range. Also visible are the skiing runs of the adjacent Loveland Ski Area, as well as those of Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Breckenridge across the Divide in Summit County. [8] [9]
Arapahoe Basin is located just below Loveland Pass and offers views of the Continental Divide (which it borders) from the lifts. From the top of the ski area there are views of Lake Dillon, Breckenridge, Keystone, Montezuma, and Loveland Pass. The Basin is located about 68 miles (109 km) west of Denver.
Of the 503 ski areas, 390 are "public U.S. ski areas that run chairlifts" and "113 either run only surface lifts, or are not open to the general public", says to Storm Skiing. [5] Of the 390 public, chairlift areas, 233 or 60% have joined one or more United States–based, international multi-mountain ski pass , according to Storm Skiing.
It passes Keystone Resort and Arapahoe Basin before a steep climb to the highest altitude along US 6, 11,990 feet (3,650 m), at Loveland Pass, where it crosses the Continental Divide. It continues down the Clear Creek valley as it again reaches I-70 at the Loveland Ski Area straddling the eastern mouth of the Eisenhower Tunnel.