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Peter's Peril at Palisades Tahoe

Expert · 125 m long with 93 m of vertical, averaging 37° and 42° at its steepest, facing NE.

42°steepest 50 m
37°average pitch
125 mlength
93 mvertical
2462 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Peter's Peril 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 Peter's Peril

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

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

  1. Ride Summit Six
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski D8 (advanced)
  4. Ski Peril Ridge (advanced)
  5. Ski Peter's Peril (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Wolverine, Werner's Schuss. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Six (3 min), Roundhouse (3 min), Kangaroo (3 min).

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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.