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Black & Blue Glades at Big White

Advanced · 599 m long with 192 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 28° at its steepest, facing SW.

28°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
599 mlength
192 mvertical
2131 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Black & Blue Glades is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Black & Blue Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Gem Lake Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Gem Lake Express
  2. Ski Village Way (easy)
  3. Ski Black & Blue Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Blue Sapphire. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (7 min), Gem Lake Express (7 min).

See Black & Blue Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Big White
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.