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Lightning Glades at Big White

Advanced · 494 m long with 175 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 29° at its steepest, facing SW.

29°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
494 mlength
175 mvertical
2022 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Lightning Glades

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

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

  1. Ride Gem Lake Express
  2. Ski Upper Gem Lift Line (advanced)
  3. Ski Lightning Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Black Beauty. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (4 min), Gem Lake Express (5 min).

See Lightning 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.