{"id":19677,"date":"2019-10-26T09:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=61105"},"modified":"2019-10-26T09:33:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T15:33:47","slug":"arapahoe-basin-ski-areas-new-uphill-access-policy-now-includes-a-30-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/arapahoe-basin-ski-areas-new-uphill-access-policy-now-includes-a-30-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Arapahoe Basin Ski Area\u2019s new uphill access policy now includes a $30 fee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sunrise illuminates the clouds over the Continental Divide as skiers line up in advance of November 2018’s first uphill race of the season at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.<\/strong>
Courtesy Arapahoe Basin Ski Area<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

FRISCO \u2014 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will charge $30 this season for
\nuphill access skiing and snowboarding. Season passholders will not have
\nto pay the fee.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first year A-Basin will charge for uphill
\naccess. It previously was free outside of operating hours, though
\nskiers and snowboarders were required to obtain a free uphill pass.<\/p>\n

In a post on his blog Friday morning<\/a>, A-Basin Chief Operating Officer Alan Henceroth expounded on how the dramatic increase in popularity of skinning and hiking uphill in recent years has affected the Basin. Henceroth wrote about how the ski area introduced a more formalized program in recent years that required users to obtain a free uphill access pass.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expected we\u2019d give out a couple hundred passes,\u201d Henceroth said
\nin the post. \u201cWe were wrong. So far, we have issued nearly 10,000 Uphill
\nAccess Passes. I think this is really cool. People love it. It is
\nanother good way to enjoy the mountain. I am one of the regular users.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver time, usage has continued to evolve. Managing uphill access has turned into a fair bit of work. We don\u2019t mind the work, but there is a lot of real work involved. Over the last year, we have spent a great deal of time reviewing the program and planning its next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henceroth then outlined the notable changes, including the $30 cost this year.<\/p>\n

Also
\nnew this year, each user is required to get an uphill access pass
\nannually and wear a reflective armband issued with the pass.<\/p>\n

Uphill passes can be purchased on the ski area\u2019s website<\/a> and at the season pass office during operating hours.<\/p>\n

Henceroth
\nalso announced there will be an open house and Q&A session specific
\nto uphill access at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the ski area\u2019s A-Frame.<\/p>\n

Henceroth
\nadded that uphill access typically opens for the season in mid- to late
\nNovember as more terrain becomes available. Last year, A-Basin opened its uphill access on Nov. 14.<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sunrise illuminates the clouds over the Continental Divide as skiers line up in advance of November 2018’s first uphill race of the season at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.Courtesy Arapahoe Basin Ski Area FRISCO \u2014 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will charge $30 this season for uphill access skiing and snowboarding. Season passholders will not have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 08:41:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}