Skiing: A-Basin rolls out master plan update at open house

If you can't make it to the Master Development Plan Open House, we'll be live tweeting it with the hashtag #MDP12.

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 29, 2012

Alan: This is a process, and we're moving along. It's going to take some time. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 29, 2012

Still left to do: replacing/refurbing Pali anf Molly Hogan lifts. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 29, 2012

First proposed improvement: zip line tour. Year-round activity, course not solid yet. "Eco tour" feel. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 29, 2012

Next proposed improvement: surface lift from Lenawee to Montezuma. Was part of the original Zuma plan. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Third proposed improvement: increasing reservoir storage for snow making. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Annnd what you've all been waiting for: #TheBeavers. It's within our USFS usage boundary, but not our resort boundary. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

@Spotis Anything we build lifts on with this plan is considered within the resort boundary and will be maintained as so. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Alan: Max Dercum had talked about #TheBeavers decades ago. Adding this area isn't a new idea. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Alan: We want to broaden our focus to include blue skiers, not just the experts. We want to lift service varied terrain. #TheBeavers #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Most of the snow sits in the bowl up top. We don't want to build lifts skill the way to the bottom. #TheBeavers #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Proposed lift goes from bottom of bowl to Snow Plume Refuge. Steep gullies will still be hike-to terrain. #MDP12 #TheBeavers

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Any traverses will be about 30 ft wide to accommodate a CAT our snowmobiles for patrol/emergencies. #TheBeavers #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Planning two groomed blue trails in #TheBeavers with the rest being advanced/expert terrain. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Alan: minimal tree thinning, take some dead wood out, make #TheBeavers excellent tree skiing. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Will glade the black trail that would give access to Steep Gullies. Well also add backcountry access points to the west. #MDP12 #TheBeavers

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Proposing to remove Norway lift entirely. Rarely runs at full capacity. #TheBeavers well help spread out traffic. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

When we ask what we can do better, most people respond: be bigger and have faster lifts. We want to be able to do both. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

And, we really want to improve the experience of the blue skier. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Alan: about 70% of our skiers consider themselves "advanced to expert." We want to give them more options. #MDP12 #TheBeavers

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

What we're proposing is not a huge change from what this actually is. Lots odd people already use our lifts to get to #TheBeavers. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Alan: it's time to make #TheBeavers part of the ski area, and to formally introduce avalanche mitigation into the area. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

We're constantly changing and evolving. People thought Pali was going to ruin A-Basin at 1st! We're excited, and think this is all good.

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Floor now open to questions. Alan talking abt the time line. No specific date, but it's a few years out. #MDP12

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

Thank you to everyone who came tonight and everyone who followed #MDP12! We'll try to answer any questions tonight or tmrw.

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012

@bberwyn LOVE. #foreverwinter

— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) August 30, 2012