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D5 at Palisades Tahoe

Expert · 86 m long with 43 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 32° at its steepest, facing N.

32°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
86 mlength
43 mvertical
2564 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

D5 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to D5

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Six (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Six
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
  4. Ski D5 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins D6. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Six (4 min), Roundhouse (4 min), Kangaroo (4 min).

See D5 on the 3D mapAll runs at Palisades 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.