Ian Zinner / Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will limit the number of lift tickets sold each day and cap its number of season passes next winter to 10% fewer than were sold for the 2020-21 season. where he described the decision as the next “major step to preserve the culture and vibe” of Summit County’s oldest ski area.
“COVID forced us to learn in a few months what probably would have taken us five years to learn otherwise,” Henceroth wrote in the blog post.
Henceroth said as part of the 1,428-acre ski area’s ticketing change, all tickets must be purchased online and in advance as no lift tickets will be sold on site. As a result, the COO said the ski area anticipates selling out of weekend lift tickets on a regular basis. A-Basin spokesperson Katherine Fuller said in an email Friday that when tickets are sold out, “they are sold out.”