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The Palisades at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort

Expert · 1236 m long with 203 m of vertical, averaging 9° and — at its steepest, facing NW.

—steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1236 mlength
203 mvertical
2456 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

The Palisades 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 The Palisades

Lifts that reach the top: Mount Lincoln Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mount Lincoln Express
  2. Ski Crowley's Traverse (intermediate)
  3. Ski Silver Belt (advanced)
  4. Ski The 58 (expert)
  5. Ski The Palisades (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Perco's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mount Lincoln Express (3 min), Christmas Tree Express (4 min), Nob Hill (6 min).

See The Palisades on the 3D mapAll runs at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
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.