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Larkspur

Green Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical88 ft
Length637 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top8,150 ft

Larkspur drops 88 vertical feet over 637 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 108th steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces northeast.

How well Larkspur holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Larkspur 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 35th sunniest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 8,150 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.

Larkspur profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Larkspur 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.