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Upper Dynamite at Sierra-at-Tahoe

Advanced · 502 m long with 167 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 30° at its steepest, facing NW.

30°steepest 50 m

18°average pitch

502 mlength

167 mvertical

2653 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Dynamite 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 Upper Dynamite

Lifts that reach the top: Grandview Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Tahoe King (skiing easy terrain to get there).

Where it ends

Joins Lower Dynamite, Chair Line (unofficial). Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tahoe King (3 min), Grandview Express (3 min), Wild Mountain Magic Carpet (3 min).

See Upper Dynamite on the 3D map All 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.