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The Glades Zone at Thredbo

Intermediate · 1685 m long with 212 m of vertical, averaging 7° and — at its steepest, facing SE.

—steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
1685 mlength
212 mvertical
1789 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

The Glades Zone 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 The Glades Zone

Lifts that reach the top: Gunbarrel Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); The Cruiser (skiing easy terrain to get there); Merritts (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Easy Rider T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Antons T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sponars T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Gunbarrel Express
  2. Ski The Glades Zone (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins High Noon Glades, The Glades, The Traverse, Gunbarrel Traverse, Michael's Mistake Zone, The Traverse (To Cruiser), Dream Run, unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Antons T-Bar (2 min), Sponars T-Bar (2 min), The Burrow Snow Runner (3 min).

See The Glades Zone on the 3D mapAll runs at Thredbo
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.