Arapahoe Basin, CO: Pallavicini lift

This Leitner-Poma Alpha double replaced a 1978 Yan double in 2020, with identical speed and capacity. This might seem confusing at first, but Arapahoe Basin had a valid reason - they wanted to preserve the character of Pali's terrain by avoiding increased capacity. By keeping the same capacity, the Pali experience is the same as it was back in 1978 - very similar to the Castlerock double at Sugarbush. Pallavicini at A-Basin features expert and extreme terrain, including several mogul-filled double-black diamond runs and gullies that require a hike to exit. The top of Pali is also known as the "center of the universe" by locals. The lift is 3512 feet long, with a vertical rise of 1325 feet. 141 chairs and 12 towers are on the line. The speed in this recording is 500 fpm.
Recorded Mar. 23, 2024.

[@Sterlingclub24]

What’s the easiest run off this lift and what’s the hardest run

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

Either West Wall to Dercum’s Gulch, or Davis to Beavers are the easiest runs. The rest are steep pitches, glades, and mogul fields.

[@Sterlingclub24]

⁠@@TwinSkiingLiftsRidesI think I’m gonna like this lift since I love steep and moguly runs.

[@Sterlingclub24]

Did you ski down roller coaster and if you did what would you rate it from 1 to 10 with 1 being easiest and 10 being hardest

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

@@Sterlingclub24 I did not ski Roller Coaster; it’s beyond my ability level.

[@skiesandskis5]

Since this is a double, do they have capacity problems with this? I know this is a newer lift also

[@TwinSkiingLiftsRides]

No, they purposely kept it a double to maintain character for this pod.