Family Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding in Tahoe, CA

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… ski season is upon us! ❄️⛷️

We LOVE to pack up the car and drive to Tahoe whenever we can and at this point, we know it like the back of our hands. To help you plan your trips this year, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite posts about Skiing and Snowboarding in Tahoe from years gone by:

We love visiting Tahoe with the kids, there is always so much to do. Whether you’re visiting Lake Tahoe in the summer or Skiing in the winter months, you will not be disappointed!

It’s roughly a 3.5 hour drive from where we live in Marin, California (North of San Francisco) so is our go-to for a weekend break or Winter getaway.

 

Where we love to

Stay, Ski & Apres in Tahoe

 

Palisades

Fun Fact 💡

Often voted one of North America’s best ski resorts, Palisades Tahoe is known for its world-class terrain, vibrant ski culture, and Olympic heritage as host of the 1960 Winter Games!

Lynn’s Tips 📋

  • 🗻 Get the Ikon Pass - it is so worth it! You get:

    • 25% off Lodging

    • 20% off Group Lessons

    • 10-15% off food and shopping and more

  • 🥪 Granite Bistro in the Olympic Valley (European style cuisine)

  • 🏨 Everline Resort & Spa

  • ⭐️ Mountain Run: a super long ex-Olympic trail

Heavenly

Fun Fact 💡

At over 10,000ft altitude (the highest in Tahoe), Heavenly has the best views of the sapphire-blue lake of any resort (and you know I love me some sapphire 😉💎) and the sunsets you get to experience there are unlike any other! It also spans two states, California and Nevada.

Lynn’s Tips 📋

  • 🗻 Get the Epic Pass - it is so worth it! You get:

    • Unlimited access to Vail, Breck, Park City, Whistler Blackcomb and more.

    • 20% off food, lodging, group lessons, rentals and more.

  • 🥪 Lakeview Lodge for the amazing views

  • 🏨 Edgewood Resort

  • ⭐️ The best Christmas set-up!

North Star

Fun Fact 💡

North Star is incredible it is an extinct volcano, Mount Pluto. When it last erupted 2 million years ago, it’s lava and mudflows dammed what we now call Lake Tahoe…. rest assured, scientists confirm it shows no signs of becoming active again! 🌋

Lynn’s Tips 📋

  • 🗻 Get the Epic Pass - it is so worth it! You get:

    • Unlimited access to Vail, Breck, Park City, Whistler Blackcomb and more.

    • 20% off food, lodging, group lessons, rentals and more.

  • 🍕 Rubicon pizza - kids fave!

  • 🏨 The Ritz

  • ⭐️ Snow Tubing park is SO much fun, and back open for 2023!

Alpine Meadows

Fun Fact 💡

Alpine Meadows has the longest snow season of any Lake Tahoe resort (402 inches annual on average)!

Lynn’s Tips 📋

  • Get the Ikon Pass - it is so worth it! You get:

    • 25% off Lodging

    • 20% off Group Lessons

    • 10-15% off food and shopping and more

  • 🥪 The Chalet - also European cuisine, such a cool vibe here!

  • 🏨 Everline Resort & Spa

  • ⭐️ The base-to-base gondola they introduced when they merged with Palisades is awesome!

yours in Aprés 🍹

Love, Lynn