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D6 at Palisades Tahoe

Expert · 166 m long with 62 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
166 mlength
62 mvertical
2563 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

D6 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 D6

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 D6 (expert)

Where it ends

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

See D6 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.