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The Glades at Northstar California

Intermediate · 730 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 11° at its steepest, facing NW.

11°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
730 mlength
53 mvertical
2105 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Glades

Lifts that reach the top: The Big Easy (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Timberline Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Little Dipper (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lookout Link (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Martis Camp Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Timberline Triple
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski Overland Trail (intermediate)
  4. Ski Upper Lion's Way (intermediate)
  5. Ski Timberline (intermediate)
  6. Ski The Glades (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Timberline. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Timberline Triple (1 min).

See The Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Northstar California
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.