Palisades Tahoe
Palisades Tahoe
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Voted at North America's best ski resort for three years in a row and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics, our legacy has maintained a vibrant ski culture and mountain energy that spans from village to peak. Its spirit of outdoor adventure is reflected by the views of Lake Tahoe’s translucent waters, and its inspiration is carved into the slopes of the Sierra mountains. Beginners will find forgiving learning zones set among dramatic alpine scenery, while varied trails, bowls, and chutes mean that advanced skiers and snowboarders will never outgrow Palisades Tahoe's progressive terrain. With consistent snowfall that stays around well into the spring (and sometimes summer!), Palisades Tahoe boasts one of the longest ski and snowboard seasons in the country. Visit your favorite Lake Tahoe ski resort today!
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  • Kevin T
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great place to try out a lot of blue slopes
    Awesome snowboarding trip for two days. Not a lot of beginner terrain but a lot of blues to try out. The weather was great with some slight wind. There was also a lot of different wide tree terrain to try out as well.
    Visited March 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written April 10, 2023
  • Sam
    Los Angeles, California1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic slopes with great views of the lake
    Great place to try a lot of tree runs. The paths are a lot larger between the trees compared to Mammoth so it’s a nice place to practice. There is also a lot less people when I went compared to the crowds you get at Mammoth. I didn’t need to wait more than 15 mins at any of the lifts.
    Visited April 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written April 11, 2023
  • Katherine V
    23 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Snow Tubing at Palisades Great Family Fun
    Tubing available despite low snow pack; currently 19 inches for Palisades. Plan ahead as it requires reservations at $42/person per hour time slot. I booked the night before, but it was sold out when I picked up my tickets day of. My daughter says it was really fun who is 8. They have five lanes and a conveyer belt. The lanes were a bit icy, so I slid off the end of the lanes a couple of times into the snow fence and hay, so later started putting my feet down to slow at end. However icy lanes makes for faster speeds so it depends on what you are looking for. The belt does stop occasionally when people trip at the exit of the belt tunnel, so if you have balance issues be aware. Tubes are one person only. The staff did a basic safety brief at the bottom of the hill at start. Staff at top monitor the belt exit and help get tube riders started if stuck and my daughter’s favorite they will spin the kids when they launch if you ask. Also, they recently implemented parking reservations for weekends on line so be aware if that is when you are going. Good mix of ages doing this and all seemed to be having a good time. I’ve done this in the past and love it. I marked it down mainly due to the limited snow ambiance which I know the resort can’t control but it is what it is.
    Visited January 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written January 2, 2024
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moldrewes
Menlo Park, CA30 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
I love this resort. Its a beautiful resort with plenty of challenging terrain and gorgeous groomers. However, as of this Jan 2023, I am not planning on returning. We stayed in Tahoe City, 30 min away at best, but made an amazing 2.5 hour journey on the road to Palisades only to be turned away at the parking lot. Rooms at the resort are pretty steep in price. Once we got rejected, it was close to noon and for $269/lift ticket, facing at least an hour trip back on the public transport bus, it was not worth it. Unless Palisades Tahoe goes to a reservation system like SO many other ski areas have instituted, it is uncertain what kind of experience you might have. Best of luck.
Written January 22, 2023
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Smacpats1358
Bondville, VT21 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
During a good snow year, Squaw is probably the best ski area in North America. The problem is that Tahoe snowfall is completely feast or famine. It's either 300" in a season or 700". There's no in between. Definitely come here, but play the forecast. Don't get set on coming here, and if they are having a bad snow year, go elsewhere. The terrain is world class, but good luck skiing it with a nonexistent base.
Written March 12, 2020
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Katherine V
23 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
Tubing available despite low snow pack; currently 19 inches for Palisades. Plan ahead as it requires reservations at $42/person per hour time slot. I booked the night before, but it was sold out when I picked up my tickets day of. My daughter says it was really fun who is 8. They have five lanes and a conveyer belt. The lanes were a bit icy, so I slid off the end of the lanes a couple of times into the snow fence and hay, so later started putting my feet down to slow at end. However icy lanes makes for faster speeds so it depends on what you are looking for. The belt does stop occasionally when people trip at the exit of the belt tunnel, so if you have balance issues be aware. Tubes are one person only. The staff did a basic safety brief at the bottom of the hill at start. Staff at top monitor the belt exit and help get tube riders started if stuck and my daughter’s favorite they will spin the kids when they launch if you ask. Also, they recently implemented parking reservations for weekends on line so be aware if that is when you are going. Good mix of ages doing this and all seemed to be having a good time. I’ve done this in the past and love it. I marked it down mainly due to the limited snow ambiance which I know the resort can’t control but it is what it is.
Written January 2, 2024
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Saket S
Singapore, Singapore207 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Friends
It has some dozen slopes// runs to enjoy. My friends enjoyed. For me tried my hand at skiing and was not able to pick much. I think the slopes are not meant for novices like me. Maybe intermediate level onwards. The weather was perfect and enjoyed everybit of falling down and getting up. So caution: if you want to learn skiing do not head there, the whole system is geared for experienced ones and the courses are expensive.
Written January 6, 2020
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Grace C
Singapore, null, Singapore2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Squaw Valley offers beginner packages, but is not a good place for learners/beginners. There is no magic carpet area, no distinct bunny slope area, and the slopes that I was taught on feed into several higher speed runs which make for stressful situations. The easier trails (the few they have anyway) do not run to the base lodge. To add insult to injury, the beginner package is expensive compared to other resorts. Definitely would not recommend coming here unless you are a confident Intermediate or higher.
Written March 5, 2020
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Docskibum
1 contribution
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Just hiked the mountain this weekend and the construction of the red dog replacement and the new base to base gondola between there and Alpine meadows looks to be very far from being finished. If they are not ready for this up coming winter, the crowds will be horrific and will make previous years cluster at the bottom of the mountain super crazy. Wondering if anybody has any info to tell us what is going to happen wondering if a northstar/epic pass might be a good move for this year?
Written August 31, 2022
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Maryse G
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
We bought the Ikon Pass this yea (we used to buy Epic for many years). We started our trip in Palisades/Alpine meadows as the weather predicted a lot of snow. This is our third day in those two resorts and we are so disappointed. First day, Alpine Meadows only open one lift due to wind hold on the mountain and it was only open to mid mountain. We snowboard in Canada and the weather is much more intense and we never had only one lift open. Second day, it took us 3 hours to get the parking lot of Palisades, there were no accidents but completely jammed traffic at the junction of 89 and exit of 80. It was not even snowing. Third day, we went to Palisades hoping for a good day after 5 inches felt over night, again most of the lifts were on wind hold and never open. The lines were insane at KT 22 and it was very unsafe in the single line as we were dodging skiers coming down the hills.. Around 11am there were no wind, blue sky and sunny and they still did not open any lifts. 3 lifts total. We will never return to this resort. The lodge are old, not plugs to charge your phone, the grooming is not well done. Bad signs on top of the mountain, it says double black but actually you can access single black. Lifts are not updated with the number of seats at KT22. Red dog is still not open. Unbelievable. What a rip off.
Written January 8, 2023
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Alex H
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Couples
They came to wake us up at 8 am to ask us if we were checking out today. We told them we were and they came back at 10, knocked, waited maybe 5 seconds and then just opened the door and walked right into the room while the do not disturb sign was up. Won’t be coming back.
Written July 19, 2022
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GW
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Family
replace gold coast lift with wind worthy gondola, at least groom the only run open.

Visited Palisades Tahoe twice this year (7 day trips) - will not return due to wind holds and hyped lies about conditions.

Constant wind holds!

Resort does not compare to wind protected Northstar Dec-Mar.

Mammoth or out of state for spring.

Palisades was sierra cement on wind hold 8/10 days.
Written April 20, 2022
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twcoast
Roseville, CA12 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
I expect a lot from a resort. I expect even more when I pay a large sum of money to stay there. Palisades promised a lot but delivered nothing. What they gave me was a horrible room and even worse customer service. Our check-in clerk was both apathetic and rude. I can't say a good thing about his service. It all went downhill from there.

We were given a room on the 1st floor of a relatively empty building. There were only 2 rooms on the 1st floor, both of which faced the parking lot (construction zone) and trash pathway. Upon unpacking, we found a lot of issues with the room, not to mention its horrible location. We went back to the check-in desk to inquire about getting another room. The clerk asked us why, so we explained all the issues. He told us we should stay where we were because he couldn't give us another room without an upgrade, and frankly he said "There's a lot worse room than yours and we should be content with where we are." I'm happy that we were only staying one night. As far as I was concerned, it was one night too many.

I don't mind finding a bad room, but I mind when staff neither cares, nor makes an attempt to fix or help. Palisades is nothing but an overpriced joke.
Written July 20, 2022
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