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Gary's Glade

Blue Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical592 ft
Length1,727 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top9,335 ft

Gary's Glade drops 592 vertical feet over 1,727 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northeast.

How well Gary's Glade holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Gary's Glade gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,330 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.

Gary's Glade profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gary's Glade elsewhere

Nearby at Solitude

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.