Tahoe area

Hi all

We are three Irish skiers who are heading for Lake Tahoe for the second time
in February. Last visit we stayed at Heavenly and also skied Squaw Valley,
Kirkwood and Sierra-at-Tahoe. This time we are interested in possibly
staying in a different location and going to resorts we missed on the
previous occasion. Our group consists of my wife and I and our 22 year old
daughter. Would any Tahoe addict like to recommend a nice location/s to stay
near restaurants etc. and some other resorts we "must do"? We intend to be
there for about six or seven days.

Thanks.
Nick

If you are planning to ski at the north end of the lake, you might
consider staying in Reno. The advantages include cheap lodging (even
at the casinos), lots of places to eat, and night life. The
disadvantage is that it is about 45-60 minutes away from the ski areas.

The obvious places to ski are Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Northstar,
and Sugar Bowl.

Mt. Rose and Diamond Peak are only about 25 miles and I've enjoyed them
both--while taking time off from my love affair with June Mt. I'a
Mammoth/June local--so I ski mostly in my back yard.

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If you are planning to ski at the north end of the lake, you might
consider staying in Reno. The advantages include cheap lodging (even
at the casinos), lots of places to eat, and night life. The
disadvantage is that it is about 45-60 minutes away from the ski areas.

The obvious places to ski are Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Northstar,
and Sugar Bowl.




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I'd recommend staying at KingCity right on NorthLakeTahoe, the Big7
Motel for $50 weekdays, about $80 weekends, and you're 4 miles from
Northstar, about 15miles from AlpineMeadows (day tickets $39), 10
minutes from DiamondPeak/Incline, and 20min from MtRose.
MtRose if the snow is wet everywhere else and there's no wind.
Northstar can be fun during the fiercest windstorms and snowstorms,
it's protected and low in elevation.
Alpine gets wind, closes the top lifts in 30mph +, but is unreal on
nice days.
There are over 20 motels in KingCity, so unless it's Presidents day
holiday, you should find a room easily.
Also, Truckee N of 80/89 interchange has reasonalbly priced motels....

One of my best powder days ever was at Diamond Peak at Ski Incline.

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LeeD wrote:
I'd recommend staying at KingCity right on NorthLakeTahoe

I think you mean King's Beach. King City is on US highway 101 about 90
miles south of San Jose.

If you decided on the King's Beach area, I would avoid the Tahoe
Biltmore (formerly the Nevada Lodge). You can also find a lot of
motels in Truckee and Donner Lake.

I recall seeing rooms available at the nicer Reno casinos (like the
Silver Legacy) for US$39 per night (weekdays). I assume the
surrounding motels are cheaper..

Oops, my bad...
Northstar is called flatstar by lotsa steeps skiers, but it openned a
new lift (Lookout), and has the best powder if you get there 5 days too
late. Lots of stashes that stay light and fluffy, while runs in all
the other resorts get tracked out by 1PM the first day.
Alpine is a big multimountain that has some steep chutes, wide open
runs, and just smaller than Squaw, but almost an equal resort.
MtRose used to be a small, cowboy resort but they opened the Chutes,
expert only, for 8 new runs down. Light snow, good vibes, a must do
when the weather is mellow and the sun is out..it's the highest
elevation in Tahoe.

I have been skiing the resorts at Lake Tahoe for about 44 years, and
have skied at almost all the areas numerous times. My favorite area by
far is Northstar. It has the best runs of any Tahoe area, is still
reasonably priced, does an excellent job of maintaining the slopes, and
is not that crowded if you go to the more advanced areas of the
mountain (Backside and Lookout Mountain).

Alpine Meadows is my second favorite ski area. It's a somewhat smaller
than Northstar, but has some very challenging (as well as easy) runs,
is very reasonably priced, not too crowded, and also does an excellent
job of maintaining the slopes.

Heavenly Valley is probably the biggest area at Tahoe. It has
incredible views (from the California side). However, it's very
expenside ($70 lift tickets) and can get quite crowded.

Sugar Bowl is also a fun area to visit. Usually has great snow
conditions, and is reasonably priced. The runs are kind of short, but
can be challenging. Sometimes it can be quite crowded, particularily
on weekends.

Mt. Rose is a moderately big area, has a lot of nice runs, is
reasonably priced, and usually uncrowded (even on weekends).

For fun at a couple of smaller resorts, try Diamond Peak and Homewood.
They both has great views of Lake Tahoe, are quite inexpensive, have
some nice runs, and usually are quite uncrowded.

Thank you for your excellent advice. We are now booked in a condo at Alpine
Meadows and will probably concentrate on the resorts on the north side of
the lake.

Nick.

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I have been skiing the resorts at Lake Tahoe for about 44 years, and
have skied at almost all the areas numerous times. My favorite area by
far is Northstar. It has the best runs of any Tahoe area, is still
reasonably priced, does an excellent job of maintaining the slopes, and
is not that crowded if you go to the more advanced areas of the
mountain (Backside and Lookout Mountain).

Alpine Meadows is my second favorite ski area. It's a somewhat smaller
than Northstar, but has some very challenging (as well as easy) runs,
is very reasonably priced, not too crowded, and also does an excellent
job of maintaining the slopes.

Heavenly Valley is probably the biggest area at Tahoe. It has
incredible views (from the California side). However, it's very
expenside ($70 lift tickets) and can get quite crowded.

Sugar Bowl is also a fun area to visit. Usually has great snow
conditions, and is reasonably priced. The runs are kind of short, but
can be challenging. Sometimes it can be quite crowded, particularily
on weekends.

Mt. Rose is a moderately big area, has a lot of nice runs, is
reasonably priced, and usually uncrowded (even on weekends).

For fun at a couple of smaller resorts, try Diamond Peak and Homewood.
They both has great views of Lake Tahoe, are quite inexpensive, have
some nice runs, and usually are quite uncrowded.