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Sapphire Glades at Big White

Advanced · 1164 m long with 270 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 23° at its steepest, facing SW.

23°steepest 50 m

13°average pitch

1164 mlength

270 mvertical

2012 mtop elevation

SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Sapphire 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 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Gem Lake Express
Ski Village Way (easy)
Ski Sapphire Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

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

See Sapphire Glades on the 3D map All 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.