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Glade Three

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical339 ft
Length958 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top10,537 ft

Glade Three drops 339 vertical feet over 958 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Glade Three holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Glade Three gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 93rd shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,540 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 Three 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 Three 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.