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The Montezuma Bowl
Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin
The Montezuma Bowl was opened in the winter of 2007/2008 and it contains more than 1,000 feet of vertical skiing down the backside of Arapahoe Basin. You can see the Montezuma Bowl in the picture at the top of this page as it is seen from the Keystone Ski Resort.
This bowl has terrain that ranges from moderate to extreme. Skiers and riders can descend down the middle of the Montezuma bowl where there is usually groomed ski terrain. The Zuma Cornice is where you will find the steepest skiing in the Montezuma Bowl. This part of the mountain will usually open much later than the rest of the bowl so that the ski patrol can control the avalanche danger of the slope.
