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Vermont: Okemo Mountain Resort: Expansions Ski Area Expansions   Glades Peak at Okemo Mountain Resort Glades Peak Details Status: Open First Season of Operation: 1968-69 Lifts: 1 chairlift Terrain: Intermediate and expert trails Return to Okemo Mountain Resort Profile Working to modernize a once-large surface lift ski area, Okemo decided to build a new trail complex in the late 1960s. Known for awhile as the Snow Bowl, the present day Glades Peak area was slated to open with a new chairlift during the 1968-69 season. In addition, a new $400,000 base lodge was to open that season. Due to early season snowfall, however, the double chairlift construction was halted. The new Riblet double, 4,086 feet long by 1032 feet vertical, opened for the following season, extending the ski area's overall vertical drop. The new area was expected to prolong the operating season. In 1991, the Riblet double was replaced with a new Poma fixed grip quad, measuring 3,926 feet long by 1,023 feet vertical. The Northwest Double on Glades Peak Glades Peak on the 1982 Okemo trail map Glades Peak on the 2009 Okemo trail map Okemo Mountain Resort Expansion History Project Name Season Status Glades Peak 1968-69 Open Jackson Gore 2002-03 Open Morning Star 1995-96 Open Solitude 1987-88 Open South Face 1994-95 Open South Face Village 2015-16 Construction Return to Okemo Mountain Resort Ski History Last updated: March 25, 2014 Advertisement Topics       Links       What's New       Feedback Copyright 2002-2024, All Rights Reserved.