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Scotty's Beam at Palisades Tahoe

Intermediate · 492 m long with 179 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 26° at its steepest, facing SW.

26°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
492 mlength
179 mvertical
2512 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Scotty's Beam is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Scotty's Beam

Lifts that reach the top: Lakeview (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Scott
  2. Ski Summer Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Winter Road (intermediate)
  4. Ski Mountain View (intermediate)
  5. Ride Lakeview
  6. Ski Leisure Lane (intermediate)
  7. Ski Scotty's Beam (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Mountain View. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lakeview (2 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.