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Upper Pike Glade at Pico Mountain

Advanced · 949 m long with 167 m of vertical, averaging 10° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
949 mlength
167 mvertical
1142 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Pike Glade 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 Upper Pike Glade

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Express Quad
  2. Ski Forty Niner (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Pike Glade (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Pike, unnamed trail, Upper Pike Glades, Upper K.A., Middle Pike Glade, Mid Pike Glades, Easy Street, Middle K.A.. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express Quad (4 min), Golden Express Quad (5 min), Little Pico Triple (6 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.