Cloudsplitter Glades at Whiteface Mountain Ski Area
Expert · 322 m long with 128 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.
29°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
322 mlength
128 mvertical
1055 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Cloudsplitter 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 Cloudsplitter Glades
Lifts that reach the top: Little Whiteface (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Cloudsplitter Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Face Lift
- Ski U. Valley (intermediate)
- Ride Little Whiteface
- Ski Excelsior (intermediate)
- Ski Approach (advanced)
- Ski Upper Northway (advanced)
- Ski Cloudsplitter Glades (expert)
Where it ends
Joins 10th Mt. Division Glades. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lookout Mountain Triple (3 min), Little Whiteface (4 min), Freeway (7 min).
See Cloudsplitter Glades on the 3D mapAll runs at Whiteface Mountain Ski AreaMeasured 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.