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Avalanche Bowl at Sierra-at-Tahoe

Expert · 2003 m long with 176 m of vertical, averaging 5° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
2003 mlength
176 mvertical
2478 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Avalanche Bowl

Lifts that reach the top: Nob Hill (skiing novice terrain to get there); Short Stuff (skiing novice terrain to get there); Rock Garden (skiing novice terrain to get there); Puma (skiing novice terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Puma
  2. Ski Avalanche Bowl (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Sleighride, Echo. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chili Magic Carpet (3 min), Easy Rider Express (4 min), Nob Hill (5 min).

See Avalanche Bowl on the 3D mapAll runs at Sierra-at-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.