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Uncle Chuck's Glades

Black diamond Buttermilk, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical441 ft
Length2,503 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top9,256 ft

Uncle Chuck's Glades drops 441 vertical feet over 2,503 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 2,110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 5% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 41 named runs at Buttermilk. It faces northeast.

How well Uncle Chuck's Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Uncle Chuck's Glades gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Buttermilk does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Buttermilk. Its top sits at 9,260 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Uncle Chuck's Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Uncle Chuck's Glades elsewhere

Nearby at Buttermilk

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.