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Placer Glades at Eldora Mountain Resort

Expert · 1398 m long with 237 m of vertical, averaging 10° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1398 mlength
237 mvertical
3136 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Placer 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 Placer Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Indian Peaks (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alpenglow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Corona (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Alpenglow
  2. Ski Hornblower (intermediate)
  3. Ski Around the Horn (intermediate)
  4. Ski Placer Glades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Around the Horn. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Corona (2 min), Indian Peaks (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.