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Upper Cascade at Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

Intermediate · 180 m long with 18 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 11° at its steepest, facing NE.

11°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
180 mlength
18 mvertical
2456 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Cascade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Upper Cascade

Lifts that reach the top: Skyridge Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Skyridge Chair
  2. Ski Olsen Cutoff (easy)
  3. Ski Upper Cascade (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cascade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rocco (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min), Skyridge Chair (2 min).

See Upper Cascade on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Rose Ski Tahoe
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.