About Arapahoe Basin

Venue Elevation - 11,550'
The ceremony and reception will be held atop the mountain at The Black Mountain Lodge.
Your escort to the top of the mountain will be a chair lift ride where you will enjoy the views of the continental divide.

Weather

Get ready to enjoy the beautiful Colorado weather! The average high for July in Keystone Colorado is 60-70 degrees, lows in the 30's-40's. It's not unusual to have a short rain shower in the afternoon.

Be sure to dress in layers and wear sunscreen!

Altitude Sickness

At the high altitude of the Colorado mountains everyone is affected to some degree. As you go to the higher altitudes, the barometric pressure decreases, the air is thinner and less oxygen is available. At elevations of 8,000 plus feet many symptoms may occur including: breathing faster and more deeply which results in shortness of breath and exertion, headache, nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual tiredness (this is more commonly referred to as AMS or acute mountain sickness).These symptoms should go away in a day or two. If symptoms persist or worsen a physician should be consulted. Even a short visit to the doctor can save the rest of your trip!

How to prevent altitude sickness.

-Increase fluid intake – 2 or 3 times normal intake; water and juice are best; hydration is key to preventing altitude sickness!

-Be careful of alcohol intake and minimize caffeine on arrival and a couple of days after. Remember, you may be much more sensitive to the effects of alcohol at a high altitude, please be very careful.

-Decrease salt intake as salt causes your body to retain fluids, increasing the severity of altitude illness.

-Eat frequent small meals high in carbs, low in fat and low in protein.

-Maintain moderate physical activity and get plenty of rest.

-Medications and oxygen can help you feel better. Ask your doctor about medications to help with altitude sickness and portable oxygen if you are concerned.

-Studies have shown that spending 1-2 nights at a modest altitude of 5,000-6000 feet decrease symptoms when you go higher.

The safety of our guests is our top priority. We will be providing shuttles to and from Arapahoe Basin on the day of the wedding from both River Run Village and Central Keystone/Snake River Village. On your RSVP you will have the option to say whether or not you would like to utilize the shuttle to the wedding venue. Please let us know if you plan on using it so we can make sure we provide enough shuttles for everyone!

As you can see in the photo above, River Run Village and Snake River Village are right next to each other. On the map we have added the locations of the shuttle pick ups/drop offs in these two villages. The pick up locations and pick up times are below.

Pick Up Locations - River Run Archway (main entrance, close to the large River Run parking lot) & the Snake River Saloon and Steakhouse Parking Lot

Pick Up Times - 4:oo PM and 4:20 PM (this will be the last shuttle going up to the mountain before the ceremony ). Both pick up locations will have shuttles at each time.