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Upper Pike Glades at Pico Mountain

Advanced · 419 m long with 161 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.

25°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
419 mlength
161 mvertical
1139 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Pike 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 Upper Pike Glades

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 Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Pike Glade, Easy Street, Upper 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.