By Nicholas Katers
The Best Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts
Lake Tahoe is a popular tourist destination due to its bountiful mountains, lakes and forests. The lake crosses over the California/Nevada border and stands between Sacramento and Reno. The winter season lures skiers, snowboarders and outdoor enthusiasts throughout the world to Lake Tahoe
resorts. Families, couples and groups heading to Lake Tahoe should search for the best Lake Tahoe ski resorts for their budgets and tastes.
Homewood Mountain Ski Resort
Homewood Mountain Ski resort offers daily lift tickets ranging from $39 to $58 per adult. The resort's terrain parks range in difficulty from the easy Lakeview Park to the difficult Shredwood Park. Super Sliders is a weekly ski camp aimed at kids up to 12 years old. Homewood Mountain Ski Resort offers cocktails and barbecued entrees from its North and South Lodges. The Sunnyside Market is a grocery store within the resort selling everything needed for great meals.
Homewood Mountain Ski Resort
5145 W. Lake Blvd.
Homewood, California 96141
(530) 525-2992
www.skihomewood.com/
Alpine Meadows Ski Resort
Alpine Meadows Ski Resort's daily ski passes range from $64 to $69 per adult with discounts available to seniors and kids. The resort's Frontside slope features runs ranging from the Meadow Beginner Area to the Summit Six Express. Visitors to Alpine Meadows practice their ski skills at terrain parks such as Tiegel Park and Kangaroo Terrain Park. The resort offers condominiums and town homes to accommodate groups for weeks at a time. Alpine Meadows offers a daily shuttle service from hotels along the California/Nevada border for ski pass holders.
Alpine Meadows Ski Resort
2600 Alpine Meadows Road
Alpine Meadows, California 96146
(530) 583-4232
www.skialpine.com/
Diamond Park Ski Resort
Diamond Park Ski Resort offers six lifts and 655 acres of beautiful ski slopes. Daily lift passes at Diamond Park are $49 per adult with free passes for kids under 6 and adults over 80. The resort caters to young skiers with classes at the Burton Learn to Ride Center and the Bee Ferrato Child Ski Center. The Village Ski Loft Sport Shop sells ski accessories, handles equipment repairs and offers rentals to visitors. Diamond Park Ski Resort provides dining, free shuttles to area attractions and non-denominational services each Sunday.
Diamond Park Ski Resort
1210 Ski Way
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
(877) 468-4397
www.diamondpeak.com/
Heavenly Mountain Resort
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a 4,800-acre ski area with 94 cross country trails and 29 ski lifts. The resort offers two-day advanced lift passes starting from $110 per person. Visitors to Heavenly Mountain Resort can view Lake Tahoe and surrounding spaces from 9,123 feet aboard the Lake Tahoe Gondola. The gondola stops for drinks at the Cafe Blue and dinner at the Adventure Peak Grill before its return trip.
Heavenly Mountain Resort
3860 Saddle Road
South Lake Tahoe, California 96150
(800) 432-8365
www.skiheavenly.com/
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About the Author:
Nicholas Katers has been a freelance writer since 2006. He teaches American history at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. His past works include articles for "CCN Magazine," "The History Teacher" and "The Internationalist" magazine. Katers holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in American history from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, respectively.
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