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Bootleg Glades

Double black Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch46°
Vertical661 ft
Length1,579 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top5,064 ft

Bootleg Glades drops 661 vertical feet over 1,579 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 46° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces north.

How well Bootleg Glades holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Bootleg Glades gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,060 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.

Bootleg Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bootleg Glades elsewhere

Nearby at Fernie

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. 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.