Red Ridge at Palisades Tahoe
Intermediate · 461 m long with 106 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.
20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
461 mlength
106 mvertical
2327 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Red Ridge is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Red Ridge
Lifts that reach the top: Yellow (skiing novice 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 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Yellow
- Ski Red Ridge (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Sympathy, Dancefloor (Red Trail). Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Six (2 min), Roundhouse (2 min), Kangaroo (2 min).
See Red Ridge 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.