Skiing Tahoe

A friend asked me the other day about skiing in the Tahoe area. This was for him and his wife getting back into skiing after being out of it for a few years.

Note: I will update this page, but for now I thought this table was really useful.

Destination Resorts

These are all resorts that are higher priced and have lots of acreage to choose from. They will have more village options for apres ski and lodging options at the base of the mountain.

Name	Base Elevation	Vertical Drop	Ticket Price
Heavenly	6565ft	3502ft	$140
Northstar At Tahoe	6330ft	2280ft	$140
Squaw/Alpine	6200ft	2850ft	$134

Classic – Midsized Resorts

Served by classic lodges and you’ll have to commute to and from them. They are smaller in size and typically have lower ticket prices than the Destination resorts.

Name	Base Elevation	Vertical Drop	Acres	Ticket Price
Homewood	6229ft	1650ft	1260ac	$74
Mount Rose	8260ft	1800ft	1200ac	$104
Sierra-At-Tahoe	6639ft	2212ft	2000ac	$93
Sugar Bowl	6883ft	1500ft	1650ac	$103

Small

These are the small resorts in terms of acreage, many will still only have fixed grip chairs (slower) and less vertical feet to ski. The upside is that the ticket prices and lesson prices are lower which can make for great learning hills.

Name	Base Elevation	Vertical Drop	Acres	Ticket Price
Boreal	7200ft	500ft	380 ac	$59
Diamond Peak	6700ft	1840ft	655 ac	$64
Donner Ski Ranch	7031ft	1000ft	505 ac	$59
Soda Springs	6700ft	652ft	200 ac	$69
Tahoe Donner	6750ft	600ft	120 ac	$47