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Elk Glade at Angel Fire Resort

Advanced · 527 m long with 74 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 15° at its steepest, facing NW.

15°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
527 mlength
74 mvertical
3032 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Elk Glade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Elk Glade

Lifts that reach the top: Chile Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Liberation Park (#3) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Southwest Flyer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chile Express
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Headin' Home (easy)
  4. Ski Prospector (intermediate)
  5. Ski Elk Glade (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Prospector. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Upper Magic Carpet #2 (5 min), Lower Magic Carpet #1 (5 min), Dream Catcher (5 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.