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Palisades Tahoe — CA ski resort in winter

Rennett Stowe from USA / CC BY 2.0

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Palisades Tahoe

CA · Sierra Nevada · Olympic Valley

Mountain stats

Trails
292
Lifts
41 (3 gondola + 1 tram)
Base elevation
6,200 ft
Summit elevation
9,050 ft
Annual snowfall
395" / yr
Difficulty mix
25%Beginner
43%Intermediate
32%Advanced
0%Expert Only

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
77°/44°F
Sunny
5 mph S
Wind
24h new
Sunrise 6:36 AM Sunset 7:20 PM12.7h daylight UV 7.2 — wear sunscreen

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:05 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Tue
Sep 8
77°/ 50°
💨 0 to 5 mph SW
Wed
Sep 9
83°/ 52°
💨 0 to 5 mph SE
Thu
Sep 10
80°/ 50°
💨 0 to 5 mph SW
Fri
Sep 11
74°/ 47°
💨 5 to 10 mph SW
Sat
Sep 12
66°/ 41°
💨 10 to 15 mph SW
Sun
Sep 13
66°/ 42°
💨 5 mph SE
Mon
Sep 14
68°
💨 5 mph S
Tue
Sep 15
68°/ 43°
💨 16 mph SW
trend
Wed
Sep 16
73°/ 42°
💨 12 mph SW
trend
Thu
Sep 17
78°/ 48°
💨 11 mph SW
trend

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Around the resort

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About

Address
1960 Olympic Valley Road

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