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Copper Chute Glades at Mont Ripley

Advanced · 389 m long with 66 m of vertical, averaging 10° and — at its steepest, facing S.

—steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
389 mlength
66 mvertical
320 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

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

How to get to Copper Chute Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Copper Hoist (skiing novice terrain to get there); Handle Tow (skiing novice terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Handle Tow
  2. Ski Copper Chute Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Plunge Road, The Plunge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Handle Tow (2 min), T-Bar (2 min), Copper Hoist (2 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.