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Shirley Chutes: Early, Surly, Squirrelly

Lake Tahoe

Palisades Tahoe

Serious of fun chutes accessible from Shirley Lake

Freeride Skiing Moderate

Distance
175 m
Ascent
30 m
Descent
55 m
Low Point
2.5 km
High Point
2.5 km
Gradient
31˚
Shirley Chutes: Early, Surly, Squirrelly Map

4 Chutes but the only ones that matter are Early, Surly, and Squirrelly. Burly Shirley is a cliff dropping line but the other 3 are skiable in normal years. Early Shirley is the easiest and, hence the name, is skiable early in the season. Squirrelly Shirley has a choke/drop half way down and decreases in drop after snowfall. It's probably the 2nd hardest out of the 4 chutes. Surly is the 2nd easiest but with a low snowpack it can be a straightline. Really fun way to shake up your ride over to Granite Chief. Video of the 3 chutes at varying snow levels here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilHRfQhByg

Difficulty

Moderate

Slopes become slightly steeper at around 25-30 degrees.

Low Exposure (E1)

1 out of 4

Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.

Remoteness

1 out of 4

Close to help in case of emergency.

Best time to visit

between December and May

Features

  • Cliffs

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