Lake Tahoe

Learning to Ski or Snowboard: Beginner-Friendly Destination Resorts

If you choose not to learn locally—or don’t have the option to—these resorts offer some of the best beginner bargains and general learning experiences out there

The 10 Highest Ski/Snowboard Lesson Prices In North America for 2022-23

Learning how to ski or snowboard has never been cheap, but at the most prestigious destinations, this season’s lesson costs approach an entirely new tier of insanity.

Visiting Tahoe During A Record Snowfall Year: What to Expect

Tahoe's recent storm patterns have resulted in accumulation levels not measured in decades—and in some cases, ever. In this piece, we’ll go through the wildest aspects of heading to Tahoe for a ski trip this season—both positive and negative—and how they might impact your ski vacation.

Sierra-at-Tahoe Fire Recovery: A Forced But Incredible Ski Resort Transformation

An in-depth analysis of Sierra-at-Tahoe's recovery from the Caldor Fire, which caused significant damage to the resort in August 2021.

Palisades Tahoe Base-to-Base Gondola: Hotly Anticipated, Imperfectly Executed

This massive four-stage lift finally connects the Palisades and Alpine resort sides, but wind and ride time circumstances limit its practicality.

Palisades Tahoe to Require Paid Parking Reservations on Weekends and Holidays Next Winter

This development comes in the wake of serious access road traffic issues, but Ikon Pass holders will not be exempt from the policy.

Homewood

While this Tahoe hill can’t hold its own overall against the destination resorts, it boasts an astonishing, one-of-a-kind mountain aesthetic.

Diamond Peak

This Tahoe mountain will impress many visitors with breathtaking lake views, but its terrain and amenities are no match for the area’s better-known destination resorts.

Mount Rose

Despite its high elevation, a number of shortcomings detract from this Nevada mountain’s appeal as a destination resort.

Sugar Bowl

This California resort can’t match the acreage and vertical drop of competing Tahoe mountains, but it stands out with trails for all ability levels and an extremely demanding expert footprint.

Northstar

This family-friendly resort offers excellent grooming and a top-tier terrain park, but expert and above-treeline terrain is lacking.

Sierra-at-Tahoe

While it can’t boast the same crazy lake views, striking terrain, or expansive base village as some other Tahoe areas, this moderately-sized resort offers reasonable prices and a local feel.

Kirkwood

This relatively undeveloped mountain isn’t for everyone, but its striking aesthetic, local feel, and extreme terrain are tough to match.

Heavenly

This Lake Tahoe area offers some of the most beautiful slopes we’ve seen anywhere. A few logistical problems diminish the resort’s size advantage.

Palisades Tahoe

Two of Tahoe’s best ski areas have now been linked as one continuous lift-served destination, but the resort still functions as two separate mountains in many ways.