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Siberia Ridge Line

Blue Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical250 ft
Length1,972 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top8,672 ft

Siberia Ridge Line drops 250 vertical feet over 1,972 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 95th steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces northeast.

How well Siberia Ridge Line holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Siberia Ridge Line 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 72nd shadiest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 8,670 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.

Siberia Ridge Line profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Siberia Ridge Line 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.