A-Basin - Steep Gullies and Zuma Bowl are open! My first laps of 2024

The Steep Gullies and Zuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin are open for the 23-24 season!
I shot some GoPro footage of my first run down the Steep Gullies and Zuma Bowl.
The first run shown is Steep Gully #2 and the second run is Schauffler.
There was solid snow quality on these great Colorado double black diamonds!
Filmed at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on the February 17, 2024

[@topshelfwmhtc]

Pretty smooth through the trees...nice!

[@mzimpfer]

Just skied Schauffler yesterday - awesome. Any idea what the pitch is?

[@allenskis]

Not sure, but I'd guess that it's around 35 degrees, with the top section being quite a bit steeper because of the cornice.

[@yoziss_store]

Great video! Allen, how do i contact you for the ski goggles review?

[@AccessAlpine]

Is this the chute on the far skiers left end? Remember that one being fairly wide comparitively whereas some of the chutes getcrazy tight

[@allenskis]

Kinda. This is the furthest to the skiiers left among the first group of chutes. You can actually keep going left through some trees and then there are a few more chutes. Those ones have a narrow choke but there aren't as many rocks to hit with your skis. That part didn't seem to open last weekend, but it will probably open soon.

[@daneg]

I've seen ~ a dozen of these gullies by now, and each time I think, "gawd that would be brutal not knowing when where the rocks are sticking out each run." the big stuff is the same but every time I only see the little stuff just barely sticking out at the point where you just gotta get creative on the spot. yikes!

[@allenskis]

@@daneg it's true, you always need to be prepared for a few little surprises in terrain like this.