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Altitude difference
549 m (Valley 2083 m - Mountain 2632 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
12
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Slope offering, variety of runs
Run location
just above tree line, under tree line
3 high speed lifts and the rest are chair lifts
Total capacity
16200 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
11.6 km Total
from December to April snow guarantee, the storms in the Sierra dump a lot of snow
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
5 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2008/2009
140 Days open
140 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is excellent.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
ski resort at the north shore of Lake Tahoe, highway 80 exit Truckee, attention highway can be closed during snow fall, approx. 1 hour from Reno airport
Access via Freeway 80 Reno-Sacramento, Exit 89 River Road
Summit Six Express (Tahoe City), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 21 km · approx. 23 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)
Environmentally friendly ski operation
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Mountain restaurants, ski huts, gastronomy
only at the base area and a small hut at the Subway Chair and at the Sherwood Express
4 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
sit together at the Base Area
Accommodation offering directly on the slopes and lifts
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are no accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Alpine Meadows
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
- Tahoe City
Distance to ski resort 10-20 km
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
beginner area at the Subway and Meadow Chair with magic carpets
Information for families and children
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Advanced skiers, freeriders
a lot of advanced and double diamond runs are shared out in the resort
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
- many extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
3 Terrain Parks, all runs, except Ray´s Rut good for riders
Information for Snowboarders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
Offering snow parks
Cross-country skiing and trails
- No cross-country trails available
Conclusion
wide slopes, grooming
eintrance Summit Six and Roundhouse from the Base Area
Test Report issued on 2009-01-06
Highlights
Advanced skiers, freeriders
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