Backcountry Skiing in Lake Tahoe
Season
Mid-December through the end of May
Nearest city
San Francisco, CA, is 3.25 hours away by car
57hours verified
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Beginner to advanced
Duration
1 day
Price range
$199-$495/person
Head past Tahoe's resort boundaries and reap the rewards!
Sitting between the California and Nevada border and nestled in the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is home to a host of world-class ski resorts and world-class backcountry terrain just beyond them. The Sierra Nevada sees plenty of snow year after year, making it a huge draw for weekend warriors looking to shred some powder from nearby Reno or San Francisco. Resorts like Squaw Meadow-Alpine Valley and Sugar Bowl have opened their terrain to backcountry enthusiasts offering slackcountry skiing at its finest.
Lake Tahoe's most popular backcountry skiing adventures
Private Backcountry Ski Guiding
Put yourself into your guide’s hands and customize your day in Lake Tahoe’s backcountry. Whether you want to work on particular techniques or shred some hero pow, your guide will create a custom day of skiing just for you.
Intro to Backcountry Skiing
If you’re a competent resort skier looking to explore terrain beyond resort boundaries, this is the program for you. You’ll cover the basics of tour planning, avalanche gear and how to use it, and discuss the importance of snowpack before heading out. Previous resort skiing experience is required.
World-class terrain with incredible lake views
Lake Tahoe offers amazing opportunities for resort skiers looking for their next big adventure. While some runs have access within boundaries, there are many other options that are attainable the old fashioned way: by earning your turns. Some objectives within Squaw Valley include Granite Chief Peak and the Palisades, Needle Peak, Lyon Peak or Nat Geo, just to name a few. If you begin from Alpine Meadow, consider Twin Peaks, Grouse Rock, and Stanford Rock. Sugar Bowl, on Tahoe’s northeast side, has great options too, especially off of Donner Peak.
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