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Cedar Glades

Blue Fernie, BC

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical536 ft
Length1,339 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesN
Top5,452 ft

Cedar Glades drops 536 vertical feet over 1,339 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 119 named runs at Fernie. It faces north.

How well Cedar Glades holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 24°, Cedar Glades gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Fernie does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Fernie. Its top sits at 5,450 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.

Cedar Glades profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cedar 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.