Operations

Zach and Gael Williams, a father-son Ski Patrol duo taking a selfie.

Legends of Tahoe: Gael & Zach Williams, the Father-Son Ski Patrol Duo

Gael Williams is the longest-running member of the Palisades Tahoe Ski Patrol. In fact, this year marks his 41st season as a patroller. Known as ...
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Team Palisades Tahoe in a U14 GS Race.

Operations Deep Dive: Team Palisades Tahoe Training and Competitions

Palisades Tahoe has one of the most impressive ski & snowboard team programs in the world. Our teams, collectively known as Team Palisades Tahoe, support ...
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Lakeview chairlift in the distance

Operations Update: Lakeview Opens Tomorrow; Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup Impacts

Our percentage of open terrain has seriously increased this week following almost 50 inches of snow on the upper mountains in the past 7 days. ...
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Patrollers next to a troop carrier on a ridge.

Operations Update: Delays & Closures Possible Following Intense Storm

The biggest storm of the season is here, and it is intense. If you skied this morning, you know that visibility was low. The wind ...
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A snowcat digging out the Gold Coast chairlift.

Operations Update: Lifts To Be Impacted By Storm Sunday & Monday

Our current 3-day snowfall total is just shy of two feet on the upper mountain! This is shaping up to be our snowiest period of ...
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Snow built up on snowcats after a huge storm

How We Report Snow

Snow Reporting is a fun job. It's cool to be "in the know" of mountain operations and what to expect, but what's most important to ...
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The terrain park setup at Tiegel on February 2nd.

Terrain Parks Update: February 2nd

Here's our weekly update on Terrain Parks, written by supervisor Jacy Lentini. The big news is that Gold Coast is coming soon!
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Features in Belmont Park at Palisades.

Operations Update: Sherwood Opens Tomorrow

Sherwood will open tomorrow and it will operate daily, weather and conditions permitting. Snow conditions are extremely thin in this area, but in an effort ...
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A PistenBully machine in the snow on the upper mountain.

Operations Update: Funitel Maintenance; Snowfall Today

We got some snowfall on the upper mountain last night, but it has been rainy in the base areas. As of 5am, the Alpine base ...
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Rime Ice built up on a grip.

Operations Update: Storm Cycles to Impact Weekend Operations

We're excited about the snow totals in the forecast. From Friday to Tuesday, we're looking at more than 20 inches on the upper mountains. We ...
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