Sympathy Ridge at Palisades Tahoe
Advanced · 206 m long with 58 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.
29°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
206 mlength
58 mvertical
2393 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Sympathy Ridge 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 Sympathy Ridge
Lifts that reach the top: Roundhouse (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Roundhouse
- Ski Sympathy Ridge (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Sympathy Face, Charity (Red-Green). Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Six (3 min), Roundhouse (3 min), Kangaroo (3 min).
See Sympathy Ridge 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.