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Lake Tahoe- December 2006 - good location for beginners/intermediates?



 
 
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Old February 15th 06, 03:31 PM
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Default Lake Tahoe- December 2006 - good location for beginners/intermediates?

I'm thinking of travelling to San Francisco in mid December 2006. I
understand that Lake Tahoe is a ski resort. I'm an absolute beginner but I
have two teenagers who have been ski'ing a couple of times before.

Is there good snow coverage at Lake Tahoe in December? Can anybody recommend
some resort locations at Lake Tahoe that fit the bill?


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Old February 15th 06, 07:31 PM
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davout wrote:
I'm thinking of travelling to San Francisco in mid December 2006. I
understand that Lake Tahoe is a ski resort. I'm an absolute beginner but I
have two teenagers who have been ski'ing a couple of times before.

Is there good snow coverage at Lake Tahoe in December?


Usually.

Can anybody recommend
some resort locations at Lake Tahoe that fit the bill?


Yes. What's your budget in time and money.
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Old February 15th 06, 09:10 PM
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No budget as yet - but I need some indications on what it would cost for a 3
bedroom accomadation per week close to the main key sites.

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davout wrote:
I'm thinking of travelling to San Francisco in mid December 2006. I
understand that Lake Tahoe is a ski resort. I'm an absolute beginner but
I have two teenagers who have been ski'ing a couple of times before.

Is there good snow coverage at Lake Tahoe in December?


Usually.

Can anybody recommend some resort locations at Lake Tahoe that fit the
bill?


Yes. What's your budget in time and money.



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Old February 15th 06, 10:02 PM
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davout wrote:
No budget as yet - but I need some indications on what it would cost for a 3
bedroom accomadation per week close to the main key sites.


Heh. We raised two kids in a no bedroom mountain cabin - I do believe 3
bedrooms is going to be pricey. Many people look for inexpensive skiing
- you're definitely going the other way.

For that kind of lodging you're going to have to check with the standard
lodging types, usually linked off the resort's website.
Purely for info -
Tahoe is basically two separate regions - north and south lake.
South you have Kirkwood (local's favorite) Heavenly (owned by Vail and
tourist favorite) and Sierra at Tahoe (owned by Northstar and
specializing in intermediate.) Heavenly is local to numerous inexpensive
motels, lodges, and casinos, has a lift to middle of town - other two
are drive to, basically.
North you have Squaw Valley (Squallywood - not to be missed, not to be
repeated), Alpine Meadows (local's favorite), Sugar Bowl, Homewood
(local's favorite), Rose, Northstar, Diamond, Donner Ski Ranch, and some
minor league players. North has more skiing and better skiing. Lodging
on the slopes is basically Squaw (Vailish) and Northstar (fake woodsey)
- check with them; they are overbuilt in condos. Lodging off the slopes
is North Lake Tahoe (hectic) and Truckee (quiet) - search for tourist
bureaus on the net - a car is required.


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davout wrote:
I'm thinking of travelling to San Francisco in mid December 2006. I
understand that Lake Tahoe is a ski resort. I'm an absolute beginner but
I have two teenagers who have been ski'ing a couple of times before.

Is there good snow coverage at Lake Tahoe in December?

Usually.

Can anybody recommend some resort locations at Lake Tahoe that fit the
bill?

Yes. What's your budget in time and money.



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Old February 15th 06, 11:01 PM
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lal_truckee wrote:
davout wrote:

No budget as yet - but I need some indications on what it would cost
for a 3 bedroom accomadation per week close to the main key sites.


Heh. We raised two kids in a no bedroom mountain cabin - I do believe 3
bedrooms is going to be pricey. Many people look for inexpensive skiing
- you're definitely going the other way.

For that kind of lodging you're going to have to check with the standard
lodging types, usually linked off the resort's website.


Lal's definitely da man when it comes to skiing Tahoe, but since he
lives there maybe not exatcly an expert in the lodging department.
Anyway, I've been scoping out Tahoe via the internet for several seasons
without actually going. Here's a couple of leads. No guarantees, but
you should be able to get an idea of what kinda cheese you'll need.
These are the inexpensive one's I've found - clearly you can spend much
more if you want to.

http://www.tahoe4vacations.com/index.htm
http://www.enjoytahoe.com/

Here's a map:
http://www.tahoeactivities.com/ski_r...CustID=5778027

Good luck.

//Walt
 




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