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Sherwood Cliffs at Palisades Tahoe

Freeride · 470 m long with 74 m of vertical, averaging 9° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m

9°average pitch

470 mlength

74 mvertical

2429 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Sherwood Cliffs 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 Sherwood Cliffs

Lifts that reach the top: Treeline Cirque Upper (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sherwood Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

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

Ride Treeline Cirque Lower
Ride Treeline Cirque Upper
Ski Sherwood Cliffs (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Counterweight Gully, Snags, Clear Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Treeline Cirque Upper (3 min), Scott (5 min), Yellow (5 min).

See Sherwood Cliffs on the 3D map All 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.