GREAT DEAL Discounted lift tickets for Molly Hogan Learning Area which includes the beginner hill, conveyor lift (Magic Carpet) and chair lift; any age, all season. Buy one full-priced adult lift ticket and receive an $8 child ticket (ages 6 to 14) all season. A-Basin season pass holders receive many ski area benefits and discounts, including one $25 1⁄2 day class lesson and 5 days of skiing at Bear Valley in California. MOUNTAIN DINING The Black Mountain Lodge Restaurant located mid-mountain, just got a whole lot bigger with the addition of an outside deck. Enjoy the Alpine Bistro Style menu while taking in panoramic views of Black Mountain, the East Wall and the Continental Divide. New in the spring of 2008, A-Basin introduced the Raw Bar, a seafood experience just outside the 6th Alley Bar. Be sure to stop by on weekends from Christmas through closing day 2010. LESSONS Arapahoe Basin Snowsports School: 3 years and up for ski; 5 years and up for snowboard. lessons: Ski, snowboard, telemark and High Adventure Series: featuring clinics on slopestyle, free ski, women’s & telemark, plus avalanche education schools. of note: Private Lessons can accommodate up to 4 people for the same price as one person! Guarantee to Ski or ride: (Ages 7 and up.) Package includes three 2 1/2 hour lessons, 3 full-day equipment rentals with your lessons and an 09/10 season pass. If you aren’t skiing/ riding intermediate terrain by your third lesson we guarantee to provide you more lessons until you do – at no extra cost. Please call for more information. Contact: 888.272.2746, advanced reservations recommended. FYI New at Black Mountain Lodge – Keep watch for night-time events that include dinner and live entertainment followed by a light snowshoe or hike down the mountain. In the summer of 2008, Arapahoe Basin built a pedestrian tunnel under Highway 6, added 300 new parking spots and now has shuttles available to take you from the upper lots to the base area and back again. BIGGEST EVENT 8th annual Grind: April 2010. Memorial Weekend Beach Party and 8th annual Festival of the Brewpubs: May 2010. APRES SPOT 6th Alley Bar. ALTERNATE DAY Be a foot pasenger to the summit, have lunch at Black Mountain Lodge then hop on the free shuttle to Keystone to enjoy ice skating, sleigh rides and cross country skiing.
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