Off Highway 267, 6 1/2 miles south of Truckee. 65 kilometers of groomed trails; tours, lessons, rentals, day lodge.
Off Highway 28, 2 1/2 miles northeast of Tahoe City. 65 kilometers of groomed trails; tours, lessons, rentals, day lodge.
2 1/2 miles northwest of Truckee, off Donner Pass Road. Elevations: top 7,350 feet; base 6,750 feet; vertical drop 600 feet. Facilities: 3 lifts, lessons, rentals, snack bar, and restaurant.
West of Truckee, take Soda Springs exit off I-80, then onto old Highway 40. Elevations: top 8,383 feet; base 6,881 feet; vertical drop 1,502 feet. Facilities: 8 lifts and 1 gondola, night skiing, lessons, rentals, sleigh rides, snack bar, and restaurant.
8 miles northwest of Tahoe City, at the end of Squaw Valley Road (off Highway 89). Elevations: top 8,900 feet; base 6,200 feet; vertical drop 2,700 feet. Facilities: 30 lifts, 1 gondola, 1 tram, lessons, rentals, child care, snack bar, restaurants, and shuttle bus.
West of Truckee; on old Highway 40, near Soda Springs exit off I-80. Elevations: top 7,352 feet; base 6,700; vertical drop 652 feet. Facilities: 3 lifts, lessons, and rentals.
Just off Highway 267, 6 1/2 miles southeast of Truckee. Elevations: top 8,600 feet; base 6,400 feet; vertical drop 2,200 feet. Facilities: 19 lifts and one gondola, NASTAR races, lessons, rentals, day lodge, child care, store, snack bar, restaurant, and shuttle bus.
10 miles north of Incline Village, on Mount Rose Highway (Route 431). Elevations: top 9,700 feet; base 8,250 feet; vertical drop 1,450 feet. Facilities: 8 lifts, lessons, rentals, bar, snack bar, and restaurant.
On Highway 89, 6 miles south of Tahoe City. Elevations: top 7,880 feet; base 6,230 feet; vertical drop 1,650 feet. Facilities: 9 lifts, lessons, rentals, child care, restaurant, and snack bar.
Just off Highway 50, at Twin Bridges (just south of South Lake Tahoe). Elevations: top 8,852 feet; base 6,640 feet; vertical drop 2,212 feet. Facilities: 10 lifts, lessons, rentals, day lodges, snack bar, mountain top restaurant, and shuttle bus.
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