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Upper Thunderbird Glade at Powderhorn Resort

Advanced · 687 m long with 175 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.

23°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
687 mlength
175 mvertical
2976 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Thunderbird 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 Thunderbird Glade

Lifts that reach the top: West End (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride West End
  2. Ski Tenderfoot (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Thunderbird Glade (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Snowcloud, Middle Snowcloud, Diversion, Hooker. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West End (3 min), Easy Rider (4 min), unnamed magic carpet (5 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.