Midnight Glades at Aspen Mountain
Intermediate · 1101 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 5° and — at its steepest, facing N.
—steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
1101 mlength
102 mvertical
3313 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Midnight Glades is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Midnight Glades
Lifts that reach the top: Ajax Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 29 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen
- Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
- Ski Silver Dip (intermediate)
- Ski Deer Park (intermediate)
- Ski Tortilla Flats (intermediate)
- Ride Ajax Express
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ski Buckhorn (intermediate)
- Ski Midnight Glades (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Buckhorn, Midway Road, unnamed intermediate trail, Pumphouse Hill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ajax Express (3 min), F.I.S. (3 min), Nell Bell Express (8 min).
See Midnight Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen MountainMeasured 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.