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Peril Ridge at Palisades Tahoe

Advanced · 192 m long with 50 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.

23°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
192 mlength
50 mvertical
2522 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Peril Ridge 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 Peril Ridge

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

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

  1. Ride Summit Six
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski D8 (advanced)
  4. Ski Peril Ridge (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins North Peril, South Peril, Peter's Peril. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Alpine Bowl (3 min), Summit Six (4 min), Scott (4 min).

See Peril Ridge 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.