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Funnel

Double black Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch48°
Vertical790 ft
Length1,941 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNE
Top8,746 ft

Funnel drops 790 vertical feet over 1,941 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 48° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces northeast.

How well Funnel holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 25°, Funnel gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Palisades Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th shadiest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 8,750 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Funnel profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Funnel 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.