
Firebreak - Stateline Gate
Lake Tahoe
Heavenly
My 1st decent on Firebreak from the Stateline Gate
Also in California, United States of America
Ski Touring Difficult
- Distance
- 5.3 km
- Ascent
- 14 m
- Descent
- 894 m
- Duration
- 1-2 hrs
- Low Point
- 1.9 km
- High Point
- 2.8 km
- Gradient
- 27˚

Access the Stateline Gate by hiking up the hill between Tamarack Lodge and Easy Street lift; You can see the Orange warning signs from the bottom of the hill.
Description
Make your way to, then down a section of, the Gondola line until you meet in Van Sickle trail. From there you can follow the trail down or, depending on the coverage, navigate some rough exposure peppered with scattered snow banks. Eventually you'll reach the Heavenly sledding area where you can cruise the flats all the way to Montreal Road behind the Raleys.
Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Best time to visit
Features
- Alpine
- Cliffs
- Tree Skiing
- Single Descent
- Ski Mountaineering