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Back Door Glades at Sun Peaks Resort

Advanced · 236 m long with 42 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
236 mlength
42 mvertical
2052 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Back Door 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 Door Glades

Lifts that reach the top: Burfield (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Crystal Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunburst Express
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Cruiser (intermediate)
  4. Ski Trans Canada (intermediate)
  5. Ride Crystal Quad
  6. Ski Juniper Ridge (advanced)
  7. Ski Back Door (advanced)
  8. Ski Back Door Glades (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Westsyde. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West Bowl Express (3 min), Crystal Quad (7 min), Burfield (10 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.