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Palisades Tahoe ski runs

120 named runs · about 44 miles of skiing · 6,200 to 9,000 ft

Green 12% (5.2 mi)Blue 45% (19.8 mi)Black 40% (17.4 mi)Double black 3% (1.4 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. Main Chute 52°
  2. GS Bowl 50°
  3. Light Tower 49°
  4. Granite Chief Peak 48°
  5. Funnel 48°

Longest

  1. Mountain Run 11,500 ft
  2. Sunnyside 8,900 ft
  3. Bullet 6,500 ft
  4. Easy Street 6,100 ft
  5. Bailey's 4,800 ft

Holds snow best

  1. Fingers 30% sun
  2. National Chute 30% sun
  3. Extra Chute 34% sun
  4. Magoos 35% sun
  5. McConkey's 37% sun

Longest greens

  1. Bailey's 4,800 ft
  2. Gold Coast 3,700 ft
  3. Riviera 3,500 ft
  4. Mules Ear 2,400 ft
  5. Ramp Run 2,100 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 120 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
Chimney Double black 504 ft 1,100 ft — 29° N Excellent
McConkey's Double black 280 ft 450 ft — 40° NE Excellent
Fingers Double black 430 ft 660 ft — 42° N Excellent
Extra Chute Double black 418 ft 747 ft — 36° N Excellent
Main Chute Double black 458 ft 891 ft 52° 32° N Excellent
GS Bowl Black 541 ft 1,354 ft 50° 25° E Average
Light Tower Double black 594 ft 1,201 ft 49° 31° NE Good
West Face Alternates Black 1,233 ft 2,740 ft — 28° NW Excellent
Granite Chief Peak Black 447 ft — 48° 35° E —
Funnel Double black 790 ft 1,941 ft 48° 25° NE Good
Kitchen Wall Double black 728 ft 1,509 ft 47° 29° SE Poor
Poulsen's Gully Black 1,230 ft 2,905 ft 46° 25° N Excellent
Headwall Face Black 639 ft 1,506 ft 44° 26° NE Good
Rock Garden Black 1,103 ft 2,815 ft 43° 24° NW Good
North Bowl Black 476 ft 1,148 ft 42° 25° N Excellent
Hidden Bowl Black 244 ft — 42° 30° NE —
The Slot Black 960 ft 2,756 ft 42° 21° NE Average
Dead Tree Black 932 ft 2,225 ft 41° 25° NW Good
Break It Out Black 791 ft 2,616 ft 41° 19° NE Good
Trail 90 Black 972 ft 3,612 ft 40° 17° NE Good
Magoos Black 382 ft 840 ft 40° 28° N Excellent
75 Chute Black 1,116 ft 2,349 ft 40° 29° NW Excellent
Arete Black 615 ft 1,408 ft 39° 27° N Excellent
Ego Alley Black 608 ft 1,384 ft 39° 27° NE Excellent
Moseley's (aka West Face) Black 1,125 ft 2,281 ft 38° 30° NW Excellent
Tamara's Black 847 ft 1,975 ft 38° 26° NE Excellent
National Chute Double black 291 ft 540 ft 37° 33° N Excellent
Nose Black 793 ft 2,218 ft 37° 22° NE Excellent
Reuter's 6th Blue 479 ft 1,892 ft 37° 15° N Good
Granite Glades Black 1,019 ft — 36° 22° E —
Hogsback Black 572 ft 1,447 ft 36° 24° NE Excellent
Heidi's Black 515 ft 1,221 ft 36° 25° NW Good
Strawberry Fields Black 420 ft 1,540 ft 36° 18° NE Good
Strainer Black 617 ft 1,615 ft 36° 23° NE Excellent
Schimmelpfennig Bowl Black 378 ft 956 ft 35° 24° NW Excellent
Adam's Rib Black 402 ft — 35° 26° N —
Red Dog Glades Black 748 ft 1,881 ft 35° 24° NE Excellent
Women's Downhill Black 857 ft 2,735 ft 35° 19° N Excellent
Christmas Tree Black 566 ft 1,347 ft 34° 25° NW Excellent
Horse Trails Black 466 ft 1,684 ft 34° 17° N Good
Red Dog Ridge Black 619 ft 3,857 ft 34° 11° NW Average
Land Bridge Black 1,077 ft 4,761 ft 34° 14° N Good
Rainbow Bowl Black 511 ft 2,463 ft 34° 13° NW Good
Rabbit Runs Black 340 ft — 34° 29° N —
Geronimo Black 251 ft — 33° 26° NW —
Cushman's Black 322 ft 697 ft 33° 28° W Average
The Saddle Blue 921 ft 4,360 ft 33° 13° NW Average
Main Backside Black 866 ft 3,088 ft 32° 17° NE Good
Siberia Bowl Black 773 ft 3,318 ft 31° 14° NE Good
Granite Alley Black 379 ft 878 ft 31° 26° NE Excellent
Strainer Alternate Black 352 ft 889 ft 31° 24° NE Excellent
Sun Bowl Black 870 ft 4,465 ft 31° 12° SE Poor
Shirley Bowl Blue 406 ft 1,414 ft 30° 17° N Excellent
Saddle Face Black 424 ft 1,197 ft 30° 21° NW Excellent
High Voltage Black 715 ft 2,121 ft 30° 20° NE Good
Freeway Blue 657 ft 3,685 ft 30° 11° NW Average
Newport Blue 793 ft 4,072 ft 30° 12° N Good
Emigrant Face Blue 323 ft 886 ft 29° 22° SE Poor
Oregon Trail Black 915 ft 4,214 ft 29° 13° NE Average
The Attic Black 817 ft 4,020 ft 29° 13° NE Average
Racers Blue 456 ft 1,974 ft 29° 14° NE Good
Bullet Blue 1,473 ft 6,486 ft 29° 13° E Below average
Mainline Blue 485 ft 2,469 ft 29° 12° E Below average
Lower Dog Leg Black 621 ft 1,718 ft 29° 21° N Excellent
Cornice Bowl Black 889 ft 3,146 ft 29° 17° NE Average
Montezuma's Revenge Black 439 ft 1,366 ft 29° 19° NW Excellent
Secret Garden Black 453 ft 1,199 ft 28° 22° N Excellent
Julia's Gold Blue 810 ft 2,683 ft 28° 18° N Excellent
Hill's - 2nd Blue 620 ft 2,529 ft 28° 15° N Good
Controversey Black 212 ft 781 ft 27° 16° NE Good
Atkinson's - 3rd Blue 447 ft 1,710 ft 26° 15° NW Good
Further East Blue 221 ft 738 ft 26° 18° NW Average
Gold Coast Face Blue 383 ft 1,644 ft 26° 14° E Below average
Upper Dog Leg Black 190 ft 556 ft 26° 20° N Excellent
Yellow Trail Blue 271 ft 1,472 ft 26° 11° N Average
Mystery Blue 362 ft 1,602 ft 26° 13° E Below average
Tomlinson's - 1st Blue 668 ft 2,493 ft 26° 16° N Excellent
Sunnyside Blue 1,660 ft 8,907 ft 26° 11° E Below average
Far East Blue 475 ft 1,778 ft 26° 16° N Good
Spring Bowl Blue 478 ft 1,712 ft 26° 16° E Below average
Knob Hill Blue 361 ft 2,005 ft 26° 11° N Average
Marillac's - 5th Blue 577 ft 2,414 ft 25° 14° NW Good
Emigrant Blue 388 ft 1,811 ft 24° 12° E Below average
Red Dog Face Black 511 ft 1,958 ft 24° 15° N Excellent
Standteiner's - 4th Blue 375 ft 1,411 ft 24° 16° NW Good
Valley View Blue 415 ft 1,524 ft 23° 16° NW Good
Juniper Spire Blue 686 ft 3,815 ft 23° 10° E Below average
Crystal Palace Blue 284 ft 1,056 ft 23° 16° N Excellent
Mountain Run Blue 1,791 ft 11,498 ft 22° 9° E Below average
Mixing Bowl Blue 69 ft 311 ft 22° 13° NW Good
Monument Ridge Blue 240 ft 1,472 ft 22° 10° E Poor
Lake View Blue 189 ft 946 ft 21° 12° E Below average
Eagle Pass Green 324 ft 1,619 ft 20° 12° SE Poor
Lone Pine Blue 214 ft 1,167 ft 20° 11° NE Average
Packers Blue 271 ft 1,780 ft 20° 9° SE Poor
Cut Off Blue 89 ft 342 ft 20° 15° NW Average
North Slope Blue 220 ft 1,013 ft 19° 13° NW Good
Champs Elysees Blue 522 ft 3,784 ft 19° 8° NW Below average
Twin Pine Blue 193 ft 891 ft 18° 13° N Good
Siberia Ridge Line Blue 250 ft 1,972 ft 18° 7° NE Average
Snow Flower Green 316 ft 2,027 ft 18° 9° SE Poor
Gold Coast Green 506 ft 3,672 ft 17° 8° E Below average
Squealer Blue 228 ft 1,534 ft 17° 9° N Excellent
Riviera Green 427 ft 3,500 ft 16° 7° SE Poor
Easy Street Blue 812 ft 6,115 ft 16° 8° NE Average
Ramp Run Green 362 ft 2,052 ft 16° 10° SE Poor
Lower Champs Elysees Black 253 ft 1,832 ft 16° 8° NW Average
Pioneer Green 88 ft 502 ft 15° 10° NW Average
Mules Ear Green 261 ft 2,429 ft 15° 6° NE Below average
Home Run Blue 606 ft 4,203 ft 15° 8° NE Average
Bailey's Green 355 ft 4,763 ft 14° 5° E Below average
Shooting Star Green 112 ft 916 ft 13° 7° S Poor
Larkspur Green 88 ft 637 ft 13° 8° NE Average
Billabong Blue 47 ft 429 ft 12° 6° NW Average
Monkey Flower Green 164 ft 1,442 ft 11° 7° SE Below average
Lupine Green 112 ft 1,267 ft 11° 5° S Poor
Poppy Green 151 ft 1,153 ft 11° 8° SE Poor
Easy Slider Green 163 ft 1,598 ft 10° 6° E Below average
Aspen Blue 56 ft 568 ft 10° 6° N Average
Start Me Up Green 23 ft 211 ft 10° 6° NW Average

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.