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Glade One

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch40°
Vertical342 ft
Length1,229 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top10,558 ft

Glade One drops 342 vertical feet over 1,229 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Glade One holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Glade One gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,560 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.

Glade One profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Glade One elsewhere

Nearby at Snowmass

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.