Gopher Glades at Silver Star Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 594 m long with 95 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 16° at its steepest, facing SE.
16°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
594 mlength
95 mvertical
1806 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Gopher Glades is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
Tree skiing (gladed).
How to get to Gopher Glades
Lifts that reach the top: Comet Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 23 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Woods Express
- Ski Aberdeen Skiway (easy)
- Ride Comet Express
- Ski Bergerstrasse (easy)
- Ski Far Out (easy)
- Ski Gopher Glades (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Main Street Skiway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Comet Express (4 min), Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (4 min), Adventure Center 80' Carpet (5 min).
See Gopher Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Star Mountain ResortMeasured 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.