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Backslide at Tahoe Donner Downhill

Advanced · 253 m long with 80 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m

18°average pitch

253 mlength

80 mvertical

2207 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Backslide

Lifts that reach the top: Eagle Rock Chairlift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Eagle Rock Chairlift
Ski Rocky Road (intermediate)
Ski Backslide (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mile Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Eagle Rock Chairlift (3 min), Snowbird Chairlift (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (3 min).

See Backslide on the 3D map All runs at Tahoe Donner Downhill

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.