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Oregon Trail

Black diamond Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical915 ft
Length4,214 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top7,748 ft

Oregon Trail drops 915 vertical feet over 4,214 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces northeast.

How well Oregon Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Oregon Trail 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 36th sunniest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,750 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.

Oregon Trail profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Oregon Trail 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.