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Crater Glades at Cypress Mountain Ski Area

Expert · 432 m long with 205 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 34° at its steepest, facing S.

34°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
432 mlength
205 mvertical
1235 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Crater Glades is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Crater Glades

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

From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lions Express Quad
  2. Ski Horizon (intermediate)
  3. Ski Cat Track (intermediate)
  4. Ski Moons (advanced)
  5. Ski Crater Glades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Collins, unnamed expert trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Midway Chair (3 min), Lions Express Quad (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (3 min).

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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.