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Back 40 Glades at Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Advanced · 1960 m long with 246 m of vertical, averaging 7° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
1960 mlength
246 mvertical
1743 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Back 40 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 Back 40 Glades

Lifts that reach the top: The Ripper (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); The Stoke (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 40 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Revelation Gondola - Lower
  2. Ride Revelation Gondola - Upper
  3. Ski Big Bend (easy)
  4. Ride Stellar
  5. Ski Over Easy (easy)
  6. Ski Sally Alley (easy)
  7. Ski Chopper (intermediate)
  8. Ride The Ripper
  9. Ski Downtowner, Sally Alley (easy)
  10. Ski Chopper (intermediate)
  11. Ski Back 40 Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Big Woody, Lower Back Glades. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Ripper (3 min).

See Back 40 Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Revelstoke Mountain Resort
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.