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SEVEN RESORTS.
TWO STATES.
ONE PLACE
TO BOOK YOUR TRIP.
THE NUMBERS STACK UP BEAUTIFULLY.
LAKE TAHOE HAS MORE THAN:
• 100 LIFTS
• 500 RUNS
• 17,000 ACRES OF TERRAIN
• 35 FEETOF ANNUAL SNOWFALL
• 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE EACH YEAR
ALPINE MEADOWS - HEAVENLY - KIRKWOOD - MT. ROSE - SKI TAHOE - NORTHSTAR-AT-TAHOE RESORT -SIERRA-AT-TAHOE - SQUAW VALLEY USA
The magnificent seven Ski Lake Tahoe resorts promise—and deliver—something for everyone. Whether you’re in the market for egocentric challenges or family-centric pleasures, you’ll find them here.
Try careening down a chute that leaves your heart at the top and your soul in Nirvana. Prove your skill as a stuntmeister on a superpipe, getting hits so high you’ll earn frequent-flier miles. Snorkel through a field of powder so light and deep you’ll think you’ll never breathe normally again. Settle into the elegant rhythm of a serene open bowl groomed as perfectly as a newscaster’s hair. Fly through the trees with the greatest of ease. You get the idea.
In addition to skiing, kids will love the resorts’ sledding and tubing hills, ice skating, and masses of snow sports. Children’s ski schools will get your little ones on the mountain with you in no time, and special programs designed just for them will provide the delight and stimulation they crave.
Alpine Meadows
Internationally recognized for its incredibly diverse terrain, Alpine Meadows offers everything from beginner and intermediate groomers with sweeping views of Lake Tahoe to backcountry accessed skiing and boarding for the most zealous of adventurers. Renowned within the Tahoe Basin for its deep snowfall, Alpine Meadows regularly extends its season into late May.
Heavenly
Overlooking the sapphire-blue waters of Lake Tahoe, Heavenly is a truly unique snow sports destination. Skiing and snowboarding options span the states of California and Nevada, offering 34 miles of groomed cruisers, 1600-foot plunges in double-black-diamond canyons, some of the most outrageous tree skiing in North America, 60-foot jumps in Jackpot Terrain Park, and a 3300-foot-long thrill ride on the longest zip line in the continental U.S. Appealing to all ages, Heavenly also features tubing, sledding, ski biking, ice skating, sleigh rides, shopping, spas, movie theaters, and bowling alleys. Debuting this season is a new, four-lane tubing hill, accessed by a state-of-the-art magic carpet. Stretching hundreds of feet up East Peak, the new hill will be a wondrous addition to Heavenly’s Adventure Peak family recreation area.
Kirkwood
Home to some of America’s deepest snow, Kirkwood expanded accessible terrain with the addition of two new lifts in 2008, enhancing the way guests enjoy the resort’s legendary terrain. Host of the North Face Masters of Snowboarding, the North American Freeskiing Championships, and a myriad of exciting winter events, the resort offers something for everyone. Options include more than 80 kilometers of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as non-ski activities such as tubing and evening snow cat tours. Dining includes the historic Kirkwood Inn, built in 1865; the ski tavern atmosphere of Bub’s Pub; and the five-star dining experience of the Off the Wall Bar and Grill. Lodging accommodations range from hotel rooms to three-bedroom condominiums, all nestled at the base of the resort’s terrain between the Mountain Village and Timber Creek.
Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe
Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe boasts the region’s highest base elevation, ensuring supreme snow conditions even on the sunniest spring days. Race from the parking lot to the summit in less than 10 minutes via two high-speed, detachable, six-passenger lifts. At the top, you’ll find more than 1200 acres and 1800 vertical feet of terrain, topped off by the legendary Chutes, featuring some of the steepest and longest inbounds slopes in North America. Mt. Rose is the closest resort to Reno-Tahoe International Airport, the gateway to the Sierra.
Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort
A year-round vacation destination, Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort draws visitors with its 2,490 skiable acres and a variety of lodging accommodations, restaurants, and boutiques—charmingly set in the atmosphere of a magnificent mountainside village that was completed in December of 2008. Offering particular appeal to families, the resort features award-winning children’s programs, alpine and telemark skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, world-class terrain parks and pipes, tubing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. The Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe opens at the resort in December, 2009.
Sierra-at-Tahoe
Sierra-at-Tahoe is a playground of wintertime fun, with challenging steeps, laid-back cruisers, unparalleled tree skiing, and five gates that access some of the most challenging off-piste terrain in Tahoe. Kids’ Adventure Zones, a tubing hill, snowshoeing, a nationally ranked superpipe, six terrain parks, and the Burton Progression Park ensure something fun for everyone. The closest major resort to Sacramento, Sierra is located just 12 miles from Lake Tahoe’s South Shore and is easily accessible via shuttles from town.
Squaw Valley USA
Host of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley USA lures visitors with its 4,000 skiable acres and six peaks of open-bowl terrain. Combine the incredible terrain with two halfpipes, three terrain parks, mountaintop ice skating (and swimming in the spring), tubing, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing, and events galore, and Squaw is a must-visit during any Lake Tahoe vacation. The Intrawest Village at Squaw Valley USA offers lodging, boutiques, restaurants, and cafes to indulge every possible creature comfort.
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