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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
Fri, Jun 26
VC
Variable
Sat, Jun 27
VC
Variable
Sun, Jun 28
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
77°/41°F
Sunny
5 mph S
Wind
24h new
Sunrise 5:38 AM Sunset 8:31 PM14.9h daylight UV 8.6 — wear sunscreen

Synced Thu 12:37 PM · Snow report Thu 12:26 PM

10-day forecast

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

Thu
Jun 25
77°/ 44°
💨 0 to 10 mph SW
Fri
Jun 26
66°/ 39°
💨 15 mph SW
Sat
Jun 27
61°/ 32°
💨 15 mph SW
Sun
Jun 28
66°/ 36°
💨 5 to 10 mph NW
Mon
Jun 29
70°/ 38°
💨 0 to 10 mph S
Tue
Jun 30
73°/ 39°
💨 0 to 10 mph SW
Wed
Jul 1
75°
💨 0 to 10 mph S
Thu
Jul 2
65°/ 37°
💨 13 mph SW
trend
Fri
Jul 3
71°/ 39°
💨 12 mph SW
trend
Sat
Jul 4
79°/ 44°
💨 12 mph SW
trend

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Around the resort

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About

Address
1960 Olympic Valley Road

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