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Ultimate Glades at Steamboat Ski Resort

Expert · 1625 m long with 322 m of vertical, averaging 13° and — at its steepest, facing NW.

—steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1625 mlength
322 mvertical
2985 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Ultimate Glades is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Ultimate Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Mahogany Ridge Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pony Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Steamboat Gondola
  2. Ski Spur Run (easy)
  3. Ski Rudi's Run (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lightning (intermediate)
  5. Ski Ego (intermediate)
  6. Ski BC Ski Way (easy)
  7. Ride Pony Express
  8. Ski Middle Rib (advanced)
  9. Ski Fairway (advanced)
  10. Ski Ultimate Glades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Boulder Field. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mahogany Ridge Express (6 min).

See Ultimate Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski 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.