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Ptarmigan Glade at Buttermilk

Advanced · 815 m long with 241 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
815 mlength
241 mvertical
2918 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Ptarmigan Glade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Ptarmigan Glade

Lifts that reach the top: Tiehack Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Express
  2. Ski Ptarmigan (intermediate)
  3. Ski Ptarmigan Glade (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sterner, Ptarmigan. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tiehack Express (3 min).

See Ptarmigan Glade on the 3D mapAll runs at Buttermilk
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.