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Sunspot at Palisades Tahoe

Intermediate · 469 m long with 125 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 29° at its steepest, facing E.

29°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
469 mlength
125 mvertical
2545 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Sunspot is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Sunspot

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Six (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Six
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Sunspot (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins South Peril, Alpine Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Alpine Bowl (2 min), Scott (3 min), Yellow (3 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.