Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows · United States

The Buttress

Double black (expert)Grooming: backcountry
25

Enjoyable

152 m
Length
141 m
Vertical drop
2383 m
Starts at
2241 m
Ends at
80.8%
Avg gradient
109.7%
Max gradient
sustained 50 m

Elevation profile

2241 m2312 m2383 mstart175 m

Run analysis

The Buttress is a double black (expert) run at Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows measuring 152 m, dropping 141 m from 2383 m down to 2241 m. It averages a 80.8% gradient, steepening to around 109.7% at its most sustained pitch.

Snowboard-friendly: no significant flat or uphill sections detected along the descent.

Bonvo Slope Score: 25/100 — Enjoyable

Vertical5/30
Length1/25
Gradient character0/25
Flow20/20

Scored from the run's real geometry — steepness is judged against what a double black (expert) run should feel like, so every difficulty class can reach 100. Methodology

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