Skier Comments & Photos from the Slopes of Palisades Tahoe
What are the ski conditions like right now at Palisades Tahoe? Read commentaries and see photos from fellow skiers and riders sharing their on-mountain experiences. Check back daily for new user-generated firsthand reports from Palisades Tahoe to see ski conditions, new snow and general stoke from the slopes along with images. Firsthand reports are submitted via the OnTheSnow Mobile App.
It’s cold and snow up top is light and good in spots but you need to search for it. Wind was blowing top of peaks can be pretty bald. Looks for places that get snow blown in or groomers. Lower mountain groomers are frozen solid. Have fun and be safe out there.
4 days ago
Freaking awesome! Pretty good snow, a bit wet, and not all the lifts were open. Zero lines. Only gonna get better from here!
2 weeks ago
Today Jan 1st 2026 Palisades top of Tram 8200 ft 11:02. Snow is great, conditions foggy in places, raining at bottom 6200 at 10:30. 12:20 stopped raining at 6200. No precipitation right now. Carpe diem!
2 weeks ago
Icy
2 weeks ago
The upper mountain opened as did Base to Base to Alpine with a few runs there. Mountain Run was sweet today; nice grooming! The snow was cold, crunchy and fast. A few places scraped to ice. Just keep your edges sharp. The line for Funitel was fast. Snow is great. Crowds sparse.
2 weeks ago
Most insane line ever for the funitel. I would estimate a thousand people in line. Wraps all the way through the village, through ktbase bar, behind the base bar and down to chamois!! Snow looks great. Mountain not operationally ready. Understaffed. Need staff to open a mountain. One staff pers...
3 weeks ago
Snow is great but there are only 2 beginner lifts open. So sad. Palisades would be ashamed.
3 weeks ago
Really nothing but again snow is coming !
3 weeks ago
Very grim today. But snow coming
3 weeks ago
Unfortunately there is absolutely no snow except for a slight dusting where snow has been made. The heavy rain has washed most of the sparse snow away. It’s is going to be a while before anything is happening here… Sorry!