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Pioneer

Green Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical88 ft
Length502 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top6,288 ft

Pioneer drops 88 vertical feet over 502 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces northwest.

How well Pioneer holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Pioneer gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Palisades Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 6,290 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.

Pioneer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pioneer 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.