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Thrombosis at Glencoe Ski area

Intermediate · 165 m long with 73 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.

27°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
165 mlength
73 mvertical
843 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Thrombosis

Lifts that reach the top: Cliffhanger Chairlift (skiing novice terrain to get there); The Wall T-bar Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rannoch Button Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there); Main Basin T-Bar Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 32 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Access Chairlift
  2. Ride Plateau Poma Tow
  3. Ski Bunny Run / Mugs Alley (easy)
  4. Ride Cliffhanger Chairlift
  5. Ski Bunny Run / Mugs Alley (easy)
  6. Ski Thrombosis (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cliffhanger Chairlift (1 min), The Wall T-bar Tow (2 min), Corie Pollach Tow (2 min).

See Thrombosis on the 3D mapAll runs at Glencoe Ski area
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.