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The Glades at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Expert · 740 m long with 291 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 34° at its steepest, facing N.

34°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
740 mlength
291 mvertical
3437 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Glades

Lifts that reach the top: North Face Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen Express Lift
  2. Ski Silver Queen Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Paradise Bowl (intermediate)
  4. Ride North Face Lift
  5. Ski Avery (advanced)
  6. Ski The Glades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Tower 10 Glades, Easy Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Paradise Express Lift (3 min), Teocalli Lift (3 min), East River Express Lift (4 min).

See The Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
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.