Montezuma Bowl Expansion Causes Parking Troubles at A-Basin

Arapahoe Basin expanded their terrain this season with the Montezuma Bowl. According to the Summit Daily News, success causes problems:

A-Basin is headed for a record skier-visit season, said spokesperson Leigh Hierholzer. March was a record month for A-the ski area in terms of skier numbers, she said.

There have already been several weekends this season when the available parking at A-Basin filled up completely, leading to traffic backups on Highway 6. Historically, the parking crunch peaks in the spring when the rest of Summit County’s ski areas close down.

In the works are plans for a new parking lot to add more parking space, a pedestrian tunnel to go under US 6, and a shuttle service to nearby Keystone.