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The North Face Glades at Silver Mountain

Expert · 3225 m long with 396 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 38° at its steepest, facing NW.

38°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
3225 mlength
396 mvertical
1910 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

The North Face 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 The North Face Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Mountain Gondola List (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 20 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Shortcut (intermediate)
  3. Ski Cross Over (intermediate)
  4. Ski Centennial (intermediate)
  5. Ski The North Face Glades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Sunset, Shady Lady. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 3 (1 min), Chair 4 (3 min), Chair 2 (4 min).

See The North Face Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Mountain
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.