Palisades Tahoe
About
- 6,000 skiable acres across eight peaks, one of the largest in North America
- Host of the 1960 Winter Olympics
- 187 trails including 16 bowls
- High-speed gondola connects Palisades and Alpine Meadows bases
- 400" average annual snowfall
- Iconic KT-22, some of the most challenging expert terrain in the Sierra
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Operation details
- Price Range
- $$$$
- Best Season
- December through March
- Difficulty
- All levels: 25% beginner, 43% intermediate, 32% advanced/expert
- Disciplines
- Alpine, Backcountry
Runs at Palisades Tahoe
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44 lifts
- Base to Base8-passenger gondola
- Gold Coast FunitelGondola
- Wa She ShuQuad chairlift
- Aerial TramAerial tram
- Summit SixSix-pack chairlift
- Headwall ExpressSix-pack chairlift
- KT22 ExpressQuad chairlift
- Resort ChairTriple chairlift
- SilveradoTriple chairlift
- Treeline Cirque LowerQuad chairlift
- Siberia ExpressSix-pack chairlift
- RoundhouseQuad chairlift
- Big Blue ExpressQuad chairlift
- Sherwood ExpressQuad chairlift
- Gold Coast ExpressSix-pack chairlift
- Red Dog ExpressSix-pack chairlift
- Granite ChiefTriple chairlift
- Shirley Lake ExpressSix-pack chairlift
- EmigrantTriple chairlift
- Alpine BowlDouble chairlift
- LakeviewTriple chairlift
- Olympic LadyDouble chairlift
- ExhibitionQuad chairlift
- ScottTriple chairlift
- Far East ExpressSix-pack chairlift
- SolitudeTriple chairlift
- YellowDouble chairlift
- KangarooDouble chairlift
- Broken ArrowDouble chairlift
- Mountain MeadowDouble chairlift
- MeadowDouble chairlift
- SubwayDouble chairlift
- Treeline Cirque UpperQuad chairlift
- Bailey's BeachTriple chairlift
- BelmontDouble chairlift
- First VentureTriple chairlift
- High Camp CarpetMagic carpet
- Snow Venture CarpetMagic carpet
- Sun DaddyMagic carpet
- TuckerMagic carpet
- MurphyMagic carpet
- Sun KidMagic carpet
- BooneMagic carpet
- WyleeMagic carpet
Current conditions
Snow 24h
0.0 in
Snow 72h
0.0 in
This Afternoon
66°F
Wind
10 kt
Gusts 14 kt
Rain chance
2%
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