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Cut Off

Blue Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical89 ft
Length342 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top6,372 ft

Cut Off drops 89 vertical feet over 342 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces northwest.

How well Cut Off holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Cut Off gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Palisades Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 6,370 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.

Cut Off profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cut Off 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.