World Famous Ski Resorts in Lake Tahoe
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Shore Lake Tahoe
Alpine Meadows
2600 Alpine Meadows Rd., Tahoe City, Calif.
Directions: To get to Alpine Meadows, take Calif. Highway 89 north
6 miles from Tahoe City or Calif. 89 south 13 miles from Interstate
80 in Truckee to Alpine Meadows Road.
(530) 583-4232, (800) 441-4423
Base elevation: 6,835 feet
Top elevation: 8,637 feet
Vertical drop: 1,802 feet
Number of runs: 100
Capacity: 16,500 skiers per hour
Terrain: 25 percent beginner, 40 percent intermediate, 35 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 2,000
Longest run: 2.5 miles
Number of lifts: 11
Average snowfall: 340 to 510 inches
Snowphone: (530) 581-8374
Boreal Ski Resort
I-80 45 mi. west of Reno, Nev.
Getting there: Boreal Ski Resort has easy access from Interstate
80, 45 miles west of Reno off the Castle Peak Exit.
(530) 426-3666
Base elevation: 7,200 feet
Top elevation: 7,800 feet
Vertical drop: 600 feet
Number of runs: 41
Capacity: 8,000 skiers per hour
Terrain: 30 percent beginner, 55 percent intermediate, 15 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 380
Longest run: 1 mile
Number of lifts: 9
Average snowfall: 350 inches
Snowphone: (530) 426-3666
Diamond Peak Ski Resort
1210 Ski Way Dr., Incline Village, Nev.
For information on free local ski shuttles call (775) 832-1177.
(775) 832-1177, (800) 468-2463
Base elevation: 6,700 feet
Top elevation: 8,540 feet
Vertical drop: 1,840
Number of runs: 30
Capacity: 7,700 skiers per hour
Terrain: 18 percent beginner, 49 percent intermediate, 33 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 655
Longest run: 2.5 miles
Number of lifts: 6
Average snowfall: 300 inches
Snowphone: (775) 831-3211
Donner Ski Ranch
19320 Donner Pass Rd., off I-80, Norden, Calif.
Getting there: To get to Donner Ski Ranch, take I-80 west about
45 miles from Reno and exit at the Soda Springs/Norden exit onto
Donner Pass Road. The resort is 3.5 miles east.
(530) 426-3635
Base elevation: 7,031 feet
Top elevation: 7,781 feet
Vertical drop: 750 feet
Number of runs: 45
Capacity: 7,200 skiers per hour
Terrain: 25 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate, 25 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 400
Longest run: 1.2 miles
Number of lifts: 6
Average snowfall: 396 inches
Snowphone: (530) 426-3635
Granlibakken Ski Resort
625 Granlibakken Rd., Tahoe City, Calif.
Granlibakken is about one-half mile south of Tahoe City, just
off Calif. 89.
(530) 581-7333
Base elevation: 6,310 feet
Top elevation: 6,610 feet
Vertical drop: 300 feet
Number of runs: 1
Capacity: N/A
Terrain: 25 percent beginner, 75 percent intermediate
Skiable acres: 10
Number of lifts: 2
Average snowfall: 325 inches
Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe
22222 Mt. Rose Hwy. (Nev. Hwy. 431), Reno, Nev.
(775) 849-0704
To get to Mt. Rose take Nev. 431 east for about 11 miles from
Incline Village and west for 22 miles from Reno.
Base elevation: 8,260 feet
Top elevation: 9,700 feet
Vertical drop: 1,440 feet
Number of runs: 41
Capacity: 10,200 skiers per hour
Terrain: 30 percent beginner, 35 percent intermediate, 35 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 900
Longest run: 2.5 miles
Number of lifts: 5
Average snowfall: 400 inches
Lift tickets: $42
Snowphone: (775) 849-0704
Northstar-at-Tahoe
Calif. Hwy. 267 N., 6 mi. from Kings Beach, Calif.
from the Lake Tahoe area call (530) 581-6365
To get to Northstar take I-80 west from Reno to Truckee about
30 miles and then Calif. Highway 267 south for 6 miles. From Kings
Beach, California, take Calif. 267 north about 6 miles.
(530) 562-1010
Base elevation: 6,400 feet
Top elevation: 8,600 feet
Vertical drop: 2,200 feet
Number of runs: 63
Capacity: 19,400 skiers per hour
Terrain: 25 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate, 25 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 2,420
Longest run: 2.9 miles
Number of lifts: 12
Average snowfall: 350 inches
Lift tickets: $48
Snowphone: (530) 562-1330
Soda Springs
I-80 at Donner Summit, Norden, Calif.
Take I-80 west from Reno about 45 miles to the Soda Springs/Norden
exit and follow the signs to Soda (about 1 mile). From Tahoe City,
take Calif. 89 north to Truckee and then I-80 west to the Soda
Springs/Norden Exit.
(530) 426-3901
Base elevation: 6,700 feet
Top elevation: 7,352 feet
Vertical drop: 652 feet
Number of runs: 16
Capacity: N/A
Terrain: 30 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate, 20 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 200
Longest run: 1 mile
Number of lifts: 2
Average snowfall: 350 inches
Lift tickets: $16
Snowphone: (530) 426-1010
Squaw Valley USA
1960 Squaw Valley Rd., Olympic Valley, Calif.
Take California 89 north 6 miles from Tahoe City. From Reno head
west on I-80 about 30 miles to Truckee and then south for about
13 miles on California 89. Shuttle service is available from Reno,
Sparks and South Shore Lake Tahoe by calling (800) 822-6009;
(530) 583-6985
Base elevation: 6,200 feet
Top elevation: 9,050 feet
Vertical drop: 2,850 feet
Number of runs: 150
Capacity: 50,000 skiers per hour
Terrain: 25 percent beginner, 45 percent intermediate, 30 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 4,200
Longest run: 3 miles
Number of lifts: 30
Average snowfall: 450 inches
Lift tickets: $49
Snowphone: (530) 583-6955
Sugar Bowl
I-80 at Donner Summit, Norden, Calif.
Take I-80 west about 45 miles from Reno and exit at the Soda Springs/Norden
exit onto Donner Pass Road. The resort is about 3 miles east.
(530) 426-9000
Base elevation: 6,883 feet
Top elevation: 8,383 feet
Vertical drop: 1,500 feet
Number of runs: 58
Capacity: 11,300 skiers per hour
Terrain: 15 percent beginner, 40 percent intermediate, 45 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 1,110
Longest run: 3 miles
Number of lifts: 11
Average snowfall: 500 inches
Lift tickets: $45
Snowphone: (530) 426-3847
Tahoe Donner
11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee, Calif.
Take I-80 west about 30 miles to Truckee and exit at the Central
Truckee exit, which puts you on Donner Pass Road. About one-half
mile down the road, turn right onto Northwoods Boulevard and follow
the signs for about 5 miles to the ski area.
(530) 587-9444
Base elevation: 6,750 feet
Top elevation: 7,350 feet
Vertical drop: 600 feet
Number of runs: 14
Capacity: 1,000 skiers per hour
Terrain: 40 percent beginner, 60 percent intermediate
Skiable acres: 120
Longest run: 1 mile
Number of lifts: 3
Lift tickets: $26
Snowphone: (530) 587-9444
SOUTH SHORE LAKE TAHOE
SKI RESORTS
Heavenly Ski Resort
End of Ski Run Blvd., off U.S. Hwy. 50, South Lake Tahoe,
Calif. For shuttle information call (775) 586-7000.
(530) 541-1330, (775) 586-7000
Base elevation: 6,540 feet
Top elevation: 10,040 feet
Vertical drop: 3,500 feet
Number of runs: 82
Capacity: 29,000 skiers per hour
Terrain: 20 percent beginner, 45 percent intermediate, 35 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 4,800
Longest run: 5.5 miles
Number of lifts: 26
Average snowfall: 336 inches
Lift tickets: $52
Snowphone: (530) 541-7544
Kirkwood
Off Calif. Hwy. 88 at Carson Pass, Kirkwood, California.
take U.S. 395 south to Minden and then Calif. Highway 88 west.
It's about a 90-minute drive when the roads are clear.
(209) 258-6000, (800) 967-7500
Base elevation: 7,800 feet
Top elevation: 9,800 feet
Vertical drop: 2,000 feet
Number of runs: 65
Capacity: 16,200 skiers per hour
Terrain: 15 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate and 35 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 2,300
Longest run: 2.5 miles
Number of lifts: 12
Average snowfall: 425 inches
Lift tickets: $45
Snowphone: (209) 258-3000
Sierra-at-Tahoe
1111 Sierra-at-Tahoe Rd., Twin Bridges, Calif.
Take U.S. 395 south to Carson City and then follow U.S. 50 through
South Lake Tahoe to Sierra-at-Tahoe Road, about 12 miles farther
on. For information on the free shuttle from South Shore Lake
Tahoe call (530) 541-7548.
(530) 659-7453
Base elevation: 6,640 feet
Top elevation: 8,852 feet
Vertical drop: 2,212 feet
Number of runs: 44
Capacity: 14,870 skiers per hour
Terrain: 25 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate, 25 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 2,000
Longest run: 2.5 miles
Number of lifts: 10
Average snowfall: 450 inches
Snowphone: (530) 659-7475
Ski Homewood
Calif. Hwy. 89, Homewood, Calif.
Take I-80 west about 30 miles to Truckee and then Calif. 89 south
to about 6 miles past Tahoe City. From South Lake Tahoe it's about
19 miles west on Calif. 89. You can also ride Tahoe Area Regional
Transit (TART) in the North Shore Lake Tahoe region. For the schedule
and fares, call (530) 581-6365.
(530) 525-2992
Base elevation: 6,320 feet
Top elevation: 7,880 feet
Vertical drop: 1,650 feet
Number of runs: 56
Capacity: 8,500 skiers per hour
Terrain: 15 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate, 35 percent
advanced
Skiable acres: 1,260
Longest run: 2 miles
Number of lifts: 8
Average snowfall: 350 inches
Lift tickets: $36
Snowphone: (530) 525-2900
