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Hidden Knolls at Palisades Tahoe

Expert · 258 m long with 126 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 36° at its steepest, facing NW.

36°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
258 mlength
126 mvertical
2407 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Hidden Knolls

Lifts that reach the top: Treeline Cirque Upper (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sherwood Express (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Treeline Cirque Lower
  2. Ride Treeline Cirque Upper
  3. Ski Hidden Knolls (expert)
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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.