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Blackout Glades at Big White

Advanced · 662 m long with 132 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 29° at its steepest, facing W.

29°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
662 mlength
132 mvertical
1908 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Blackout Glades is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Blackout Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Gem Lake Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Powder Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Falcon Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alpine T-bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

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

Where it ends

Joins Ogo Slow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (6 min), Gem Lake Express (7 min).

See Blackout 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.