Rock Garden at Palisades Tahoe
Intermediate · 444 m long with 72 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 19° at its steepest, facing E.
19°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
444 mlength
72 mvertical
2401 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Rock Garden is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Rock Garden
Lifts that reach the top: Roundhouse (skiing novice terrain to get there); Summit Six (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Roundhouse
- Ski Rock Garden (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Upper Loop Road, Dancefloor (Red Trail), Red Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Alpine Bowl (1 min), Scott (2 min), Yellow (2 min).
See Rock Garden 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.