Palisades Tahoe's Surprise Powder Day Was One to Remember

The snow conditions at Palisades Tahoe, California on Saturday, April 26, 2025 were dynamic, to say the least.A relatively-dry three or four inches of snow had fallen on ice crust and slush, and the combination was less-than desirable. Not to be too dramatic, but I had perhaps one of the worst runs of my season on Granite Chief as fat flakes pelted me in the face. There were pockets of powder to slash and burn, but they seemed to be spaced evenly between sheets of blue ice and mank. It was