Loop Road at Palisades Tahoe
Intermediate · 458 m long with 38 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 8° at its steepest, facing NE.
8°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
458 mlength
38 mvertical
2289 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Loop Road is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Loop Road
Lifts that reach the top: Yellow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Roundhouse (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Six (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sherwood Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Yellow
- Ski Upper Loop Road (intermediate)
- Ski Loop Road (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Weasel Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Scott (1 min), Yellow (1 min).
See Loop Road on the 3D mapAll runs at Palisades TahoeMeasured 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.