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Ultraviolet at Palisades Tahoe

Intermediate · 236 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 14° at its steepest, facing NW.

14°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
236 mlength
48 mvertical
2291 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Ultraviolet is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Ultraviolet

Lifts that reach the top: Roundhouse (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Six (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sherwood Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Roundhouse
  2. Ski Rock Garden (intermediate)
  3. Ski Charity (intermediate)
  4. Ski Charity (Red-Green) (intermediate)
  5. Ski Ultraviolet (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Werner's Schuss, The Face, Kangaroo Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Six (2 min), Roundhouse (2 min), Kangaroo (2 min).

See Ultraviolet 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.