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Aspen

Blue Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical56 ft
Length568 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top6,281 ft

Aspen drops 56 vertical feet over 568 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 3% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 114th steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces north.

How well Aspen holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 6°, Aspen gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Palisades Tahoe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th sunniest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 6,280 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.

Aspen profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Aspen elsewhere

Nearby at Palisades Tahoe

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.