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The Buttress at Palisades Tahoe

Expert · 152 m long with 144 m of vertical, averaging 44° and 50° at its steepest, facing E.

50°steepest 50 m

44°average pitch

152 mlength

144 mvertical

2383 mtop elevation

Efaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Buttress

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

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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.