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Snags at Palisades Tahoe

Freeride · 61 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 41° and 44° at its steepest, facing NW.

44°steepest 50 m
41°average pitch
61 mlength
53 mvertical
2423 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Snags 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 Snags

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

From the base area (about 3 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sherwood Express
  2. Ski Sherwood Run (intermediate)
  3. Ski Counterweight Gully (expert)
  4. Ski Snags (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Sherwood Cliffs.

See Snags on the 3D mapAll 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.