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Royal Elk Glade at Beaver Creek Resort

Expert · 2028 m long with 492 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 35° at its steepest, facing NW.

35°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
2028 mlength
492 mvertical
3251 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Royal Elk Glade

Lifts that reach the top: Grouse Mountain Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 45 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lower Beaver Creek Mountain Express Lift
  2. Ride Upper Beaver Creek Mountain Express Lift
  3. Ski Primrose (easy)
  4. Ski Beaver Creek Mountain Expressway (easy)
  5. Ride Grouse Mountain Express Lift
  6. Ski Royal Elk Glade (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Bald Eagle, Falcon Park. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grouse Mountain Express Lift (2 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.