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Thunder Glades at Big White

Advanced · 554 m long with 172 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing SW.

22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
554 mlength
172 mvertical
2162 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Tree skiing (gladed).

How to get to Thunder Glades

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

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

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

Where it ends

Joins Black Jack. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (5 min), Gem Lake Express (6 min).

See Thunder 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.