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The Glades

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical174 ft
Length2,397 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top6,904 ft

The Glades drops 174 vertical feet over 2,397 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 2,370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 84th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces north.

How well The Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 4°, The Glades gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd sunniest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 6,900 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.

The Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Glades elsewhere

Nearby at Northstar

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.