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Flagpole Glades at Big White

Advanced · 506 m long with 144 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 19° at its steepest, facing SW.

19°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
506 mlength
144 mvertical
2148 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Flagpole Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Powder Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ridge Rocket Express
  2. Ski Powder Gulch (intermediate)
  3. Ride Powder Chair
  4. Ski Powder Easy Out (easy)
  5. Ski Falcon Access (intermediate)
  6. Ski Flagpole (advanced)
  7. Ski Flagpole Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Flagpole. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Powder Chair (1 min), Gem Connector (11 min), Gem Lake Express (11 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.