Arapahoe Basin, or A-Basin as it's known around here, is a 20 hole course that plays up and along the ski hill. This is one of the better, if not best, ski hill course I've ever played. It's nothing groundbreaking for a course like this, but it's actually thought out and appears to actually be maintained unlike a lot of these. It's even free to play.

The flow of the course is extremely easy to follow out here. The best I've seen on a ski hill. There's next tee signs all over the place out here. It's basically impossible to get lost. On top of that there's wooden arrows attached to the bottoms of almost every basket pointing you towards the next tee. If for some reason you do manage to get turned around the Udisc map is spot on.

The baskets are you standard yellow banded Discatchers. All are mounted level, or as level as you can get on a ski hill, and catch great. One basket and pin position per hole.

The tee signs are pretty simple but also very effective. They're just laminated pieces of paper attached to a board. Since it's a seasonal course these are all in excellent shape and actually present on every hole. They feature an actual photo taken from the tee with a yellow arrow pointing to the pin location. These are all spot on too, not just ballparked. There's also the hole #, distance and a short description of where to find the basket. Honestly these are better than most permanent courses have.

Single gravel tees for evry hole. These are all pretty level and about as good as gravel tees get. They're bordered by rocks on all sides, making them easier to spot from a distance and keep the gravel inside. There's also rakes by almost every hole as well in case you may need to smooth it out at all.

The design here is fantastic. I was worried before playing this one due to the extreme altitude that the course is on, plus the fact that it's a ski hill course. While there's nothing that can be done about the altitude, they designed the course in a way that doesn't suck the life out of you. It's a bit of a walk to hole 1, but from there you'll hardly notice you're playing up such a huge hillside. Before you even realize it you're at the top of the course. Hands down the best ski hill design I've ever seen. And it's not even close.

The views here are stunning, as seems to be the norm on these courses up in the mountains. There's wasn't a single other group or person out there on a beautiful fall afternoon either. Probably never too busy and it's free to play.

The walking is a little sketchy on certain holes. Loose rocks and steep hillsides don't mix too well. Be sure to take it slow and you'll be alright. That and make sure to wear proper hiking footwear.

The last two holes are the only part of the design I wasn't a big fan of. They're totally unneccesary. Hole 19 has you throwing back up the hill you finally made it to the bottom of. Then there's by far the longest walk on the course to get to hole 20, which is just another downhill shot. It's also the weakest downhill shot on the course. The good thing is you can easily skip these two holes and just play it as an 18. You're not missing anything with holes 19 and 20.

The rollaway potential is ever present here. There's enough brush and rocks that most rolls will probably stop. But there's no guarantees. There's also a good chance of losing a disc on hole 16. It's extremely downhill and despite the width of the fairway, it's very easy to sail it long and left. It's not pleasnat in that side. I know from experience. I was lucky to get my disc back tbh.

As mentioned above, it's a pretty long walk to hole 1. It's worth it in the long run because it makes for a better design, but a long walk to start isn't the best first impression.

This course was a pleasant surprise. I mean it's rated pretty highly, but I'm normally not a big fan, or fan at all of ski hill courses. This one is great though. I'd go so far as to call it a must play. I liked this one better than Peak One or Lake Dillon. And to think I almost missed this one because of it's location. I'm extremely glad I didn't. It has it's limitations but I'd recommend this one without hesitation. Beautiful course and just a fun round. Don't overlook this one.

Adventure Mountain course
Good signage, arrows, and photos
New baskets in interesting locations
Definitely a great workout!
Good Free Parking
Access to restrooms, restaurant, bar, and shops
Lots of shade to recover and drink water

Natural tees (uneven)
Lots of gravel that can slide on hard throws
At least 11 tees cannot see the hole despite nice photo with arrow
No trash cans or on-course porta-potty
Needs more; One official bench
Tough to follow the paths when vegetation and rocks shift

This is a mountain so navigation includes altitude and stunning views that stop play (like the helicopter hauling up the ski upgrades). I missed hole 10 and tee for 11 completely. It was a good workout even with that skip. I think this one, Lake Dillon, and Frisco make it a great destination for Disc Golfers. Come on up and enjoy the

Good signage, great views, lots of fun shots, good direction.

The views on this course are great, takes some extra time to soak them all in and bring a camera to capture the beauty this course has to offer.


The signage for this course is great, it is easy to know where the basket is in relation to the tee pad, where the next hole is, and the paths to follow.

Each hole plays different, with some open uphill shots, tight placement shots, sidehill, gap shots and downhill shots. Most holes average around 250' but with the change in elevation on the holes most holes will play around 325' or longer.

Tee pads could use some work, some are too short others are kinda uneven. A few long walks between holes, for instance 2 to 3, and 17 to 18 have a decent distance between them. There is some overgrowth on 14 and 15 leading to potential lost discs for RHBH and LHFH players.

This is a mountain course playing at elevations above 10-11,000' above sea level. Discs will fly different, making them more overstable, bring your 150 class discs. You will need good shoes as there is a lot of up and down hiking on ski slopes that are rocky. Playing in flip flops or crocs is probably not recommended. There are flowing streams but it is recommended to bring water because you don't know what is in that water, so I wouldn't recommend drinking it unless you have a filter. Dogs are allowed but must be on at least a 6' leash per Summit County regulations. Lastly there are no trash cans on the course and your mom isn't here to pick up after you so please pack anything out with you so that we can keep this course open.

Not DG related but there is always local bands and just a great local vibe going on at A-Basin on the weekends, so come out for a round and stay for something to drink and eat.