GC4X46Z Traditional Cache A-Basin Steeps - North Glade/International
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 4.5 out of 5
By: KA&JWest @ | Hide Date: 01/17/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 38.115 W105° 52.493 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Not Available at all times  Not Recommended at night  Available during winter  Cliff / falling rocks  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Food Nearby 

International and North Glade are double-black-diamond runs on the front of Arapaho Basin ski area. There is no easy way in, and there is no easy way out. Hiking in the summer may be extremely difficult as well.

When you look at the front of Arapahoe Basin from Loveland Pass, there is an area between the Black Mountain Express lift and the Pallavacini lift where it looks like the front of the mountain fell off. International and North Glade are two double-black-diamond runs in the right (West) portion of this area.

This is an area of steep pitches between tree islands, rock bands, and cliffs. The snow can vary from deep powder, wind blown, moguls, or hardpack, depending on the recent weather and skier traffic. The cache is a mega-micro, easily visible on a vertical bare dead pine log, between these two runs.

Geocaching Colorado

This run is rated double black diamond by Arapahoe Basin. There is no easy way in, and there is no easy way out. Hiking in the summer may be extremely difficult as well. The only reason this is not a T5 is because it is not in the alleys or up on the East Wall!

Initial contents include log, a whistle, an unactivated micro coin for FTF, and some small swag.

*** Congratulations to jsarche for being FTF! ***
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Fir tree bunch with vertical dead wood.

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6 Logs: Found it 6  

Found it 04/07/2019 By cache$303
Forgot my pen! Great cache!

Found it 07/28/2018 By MountainBear
Found with Java Chip! We tried to find this one a year ago but got caught in a storm and had to rush down. This time we were successful! We hiked to the very top and then came down to it. TFTC!

Found it 05/22/2017 By MastaCache
Found this cache on my last run of the season! Picked up the TB as well! TFTC

Found it 04/29/2017 By Pickle Stache
Passed it but spotted an dropped an epic coin. First ski cache

Found it 03/14/2017 By jrj1980
After finding the cache on Pallavicini, I set my sights on this one. I needed about four laps to finally spot it. But the slopes were skiing great, so I still had fun. Seems to be about 50 feet NE of the coordinates per my phone. TFTC!

Found it 02/25/2017 By PayMeCache
Earlier in the week I booked ski lessons for the kids at Keystone. Eating dinner last night and conversing with my muggle wife, the reality hit me that I "might" be able to take this off my long sought after list. It has been 2 years, 4 months and 1 day in the making.
That's 855 days!
I could say 122 weeks.
Or what sounds the best to me is 28 months.
28 months and 2,457 previous geocaches before (finally) finding my first 1/4.5 cache!

I woke up at 1:09am today. This time was tattooed in my corneas when I looked at my phone wondering what time it was. 1:09am I need to close my eyes and get more rest before getting up. Nope! That didn't happen. I laid in bed, tossing and turning.
I was irked! Around 3am I grabbed my phone and pulled up Cachly. I read about all the caches on the mountain. I looked at all the pictures over and over, trying to engrain them into my poor memory. I was mentally preparing myself to conquer this feat. Never did I fall back asleep before we left. The two hours of sleep I did get before waking up didn't help much but it wasn't going to prevent me today.

It took over three hours to get up here this morning! We left our house at 6am, everything seemed fine until we were a few miles up I-70 then traffic was atrocious! No! Not today! I will not allow all these muggles on the road prevent me from getting this cache today either! After dropping off the the family to Keystone for ski and snowboard lessons and headed up. Another muggle wearing an orange vest and had flags in his hand tried to stop me. He pointed me to the right and made me park in the Whiskey lot. I then got dressed and meditated before I jumped on a bus for the additional 3.5 mile ride up. I grabbed a map before heading off the shuttle and headed towards the Black Mountain Express chairlift with snowboard in hand. The line was long but I didn't care. I was here. I was close. I could already taste the accomplishment. After getting off I then made my way towards the Norway lift and onwards to the Montezuma Bowl to find another cache I needed to fill my Fizzy.

This was now the last cache I needed to complete my biggest goal in Geocaching. I thought the visibility was poor on the bowl until I came over the hill. Reality slapped me in the face. The wind ripped layers of my epidermis off my face! This next cache was not going to be easy. It was going to tear me and push me to my physical limits today.

I was exhausted from the lack of sleep and the physical exertion I endured to get the other caches.

I had to make my way down the mountain to then get on the Pallavicini lift. I was joined by a cute gal on skis who said, "Are you confident with your snowboarding?" Of course I am but it didn't help that I was in zombie mode (exhaustion) by now.

I worked my way down the cornice until I realized I was in the wrong spot on the mountain. Great now I need to cut 0.3 miles over THERE! This is NOT going to be easy! In fact it was a complete pain! I sat on my rearmed and pushed my way over until I was 800' above the cache. Carefully I zigzagged my way in and out of the trees. Phone in hand I constantly checked to see how far away I was. There it was! I can't believe it! Again, the harmonious sound of accomplishment vocalized the skies...you know the one I am talking about...the aaaahhhhhhh!!! It was a glorious sight! It was a miraculous moment! My heart raced and I couldn't help but smile. I whipped out my phone and took a picture.

I was so cold.
I was absolutely exhausted.
My excitement and 185bpm heart rate made me feel warmer, however I could barely write my name once again! I scribbled my handle on (one of the most magnificent) log(s) I have ever found. I am awarding you a favorite point for the experience at hand, for making me smile upon seeing the cache and helping me complete my Fizzy.This just might be my most favorite cache!