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The Glades at Devil's Elbow

Expert · 407 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing NW.

19°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
407 mlength
81 mvertical
358 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Satan's Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Paradise Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Satan's Lift
  2. Ski Purgatory (advanced)
  3. Ski The Glades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Purgatory. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Satan's Lift (1 min).

See The Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Devil's Elbow
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.