Black diamond Arizona Snowbowl, AZ
Glades drops 666 vertical feet over 1,451 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 50 named runs at Arizona Snowbowl. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 27°, Glades gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Arizona Snowbowl does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Arizona Snowbowl. Its top sits at 11,450 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.