Palisades Tahoe - Community Reviews & Ratings

Palisades still holds the crown amongs resorts in Tahoe. It has lots of great off-slope/mogul terrain, keeping things interesting. The resort has slopes for everyone from beginner to expert and the recent connection to Alpine adds a wealth of slopes that provides enough skiing for multiple days.

As an expert skiier, particularly when a recent snow storm hits, Palisades is an amazing resorts. Just watch out for traffic & highway closures getting there.

Unfortunately, as with many resorts in the US, food options are mediocre, accomodation options are limited and pricey, and overall value for money is not great unless you have a season pass.

Good runs, unfortunately, the staff attitude (and the rider attitude) is very off-putting.
In addition, the atmosphere in the ski patrol is totally toxic, both in the professional section and the volunteer (national) section. This toxic atmosphere cause an exodus of good patrol people who couldn't stand the atmosphere. This exodus severely impairs the quality of first aid. Beware!

Palisades Tahoe is a top-tier ski resort with diverse terrain, excellent amenities, and stunning scenery. However, potential visitors should be prepared for possible crowding, heavy traffic driving to the mountain, and wind holds. Overall, it remains a must-visit destination for skiing enthusiasts and families alike.

We loved Palisades! Hit Heavenly and then Palisades on the trip with my 14 year old son. Awesome terrain and conditions. Took the tram from Heavenly- pretty cool option. Lake Tahoe is beautiful as well.

Owned a house on the access road Alpine Meadow for many years before it change to the palisades at Tahoe. It was my favorite place to ski it has great terrain and a laidback atmosphere. People are friendly and accommodating!
Take a vacation there and you wont be disappointed!

Favourite ski resort for spring skiing. Always lots of snow, warm, and sunny. Never have to wait in line for lifts. Super friendly staff and they are very knowledgeable about the mountain.

Love this ski resort; only wish they would have kept the previous name......Great area in summer and winter. Receives a TON of snow annually, hopefully you have 4 wheel drive

Loved palisades was a great mountain. It does seem more so a ski restart rather than snowboard but was still amazing

I grew up skiing here and will always be my favorite mountain. The last few years the snow hasn't been great, and with windy conditions many of the chairs have been unable to operate. When there's good snow, lots of steep runs that are excellent. However on a crummy day, there aren't a ton of long groomers, so you end up waiting in line a lot.

Fantastic terrain with too many lifts to count (but each slightly awkwardly placed on the Olympic Valley side). Unmatched expert terrain with very variable openings dictated by wind.

I love Palisades. Its super fun and lots of different runs. My dad and I race each other around the mountain and its a great time. Lots of different runs for different levels. The food and drinks are great but pricey. Lift tickets are also pricey but worth it. Great mountain. And you can take the gondola to ski Alpine Meadows so its a 2 for 1!!

Great space for people of all ages to ski! They have an excellent mix of runs for all levels and the scenery is incredible.

Tons of varying terrain on a huge mountain. Two areas are connected via gondola so you can swap between areas depending on the conditions. The views from the top of the mountain are absolutely incredible - the beauty and variability of Palisades makes it my all-time favorite resort.

One of my favorite ski resorts! Great resort for a beginner as there are a lot of green and easy blue runs. It never felt overly crowded either

This is the resort Ive spent the most time at and I do like it a lot! The main drawbacks would probably be the crowds, the lift ticket prices, and I also feel like there are less tree runs than at other resorts

Parking is hard to get. Reservations required. Lifts stop a lot.when storms come in they have to close most of the mountain.

Palisades was a great place to go for a ski trip. Lake Tahoe is gorgeous, and the rolling hills have tons of great runs. I like that its more than just one main face with runs coming down it. Theres lots of areas to explore and great powder. The apres ski there is great, Le Chamois and Loft Bar is a super cool hole in the wall - type place.

Palisades is one of the best resorts Ive ever skied. The atmosphere is so fun and the conditions are incredible!

Love this mountain. So much terrain. You can spend 4 days here and still not hit every run. Great lift system to spread out. Awesome design for really long runs. Only drawback is the parking situation on busy weekends.

Palisades is an experts paradise. Tons of amazing chutes and cliffs that are awesome to ski or ride when snow is good. Home to the world famous kt-22 lift, as well as many other great terrain areas. Good trees can be found on the lower mountain, while upper mountain will have more cliffs and chutes. Does not have a ton of beginner friendly terrain though, greens and blue are limited to only a couple mountain zones. During a good snow season, the expert terrain is world class, but the one issue is snowfall consistency. Watch the weather and plan ahead and you will have a great time.