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The Attic

Black diamond Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical817 ft
Length4,020 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top8,626 ft

The Attic drops 817 vertical feet over 4,020 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 2,570 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 The Attic holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, The Attic gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Palisades Tahoe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Palisades Tahoe. Its top sits at 8,630 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.

The Attic profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Attic 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.