There are three more Lake Tahoe ski resorts to consider for some holiday skiing and snowboarding – Homewood Mountain Resort, Diamond Peak Ski Resort and Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area. Winter storms and continual snowfall prompted the season opening of the three North Lake Tahoe ski resorts.
All 17 Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are now open for skiing and snowboarding. See the list of openings below.
Diamond Peak: The cozy Incline Village resort opened Saturday (Dec. 20), spinning three lifts that provide top-to-bottom skiing and snowboarding. School Yard, Lodgepole, Crystal Ridge and Sunnyside trails will be open.
Homewood Mountain Resort: Located off Highway 89, Homewood also opened Saturday (Dec. 20) with limited intermediate and advanced level terrain on the upper mountains via the Old Homewood Express chair and Madden Triple Chair. Beginner slopes are open at the Children’s Center and North Lodge Carpet surface lifts.
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area: The resort opened Saturday (Dec. 20) with the Eagle Rock chairlift running and Mile Run open. In addition to skiing offerings, food and beverage service, a retail shop and rental equipment will be available.
Sugar Bowl: The ski resort off Interstate 80 celebrating the holidays with live music by Eric Engerbreston, an acoustic guitarist, at Judah Lodge each afternoon from Dec. 26-28. The resort will also host horse-drawn sleigh rides throughout the holidays.
For cross-country enthusiasts, Tahoe Donner Cross Country will open with 30 kilometers of trails. Royal Gorge Cross Country Resort is also open with 19 kilometers and 14 groomed tracks.
Squaw Valley: Olympic Gold Medalist, Jonny Moseley, will be on hand to ski with the public Dec. 26-31. Meet him at Squaw Valley’s Gold Coast Demo Center at 2 p.m.
Santa Claus and a group of carolers will continually move through The Village at Squaw Valley during the holiday.
With the holidays approaching, Santa Claus will be making appearances across various resorts to spread holiday cheer. Don’t miss Santa hitting the slopes at Diamond Peak, Homewood, Northstar California, and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows. Santa will be handing out candy canes to fellow skiers and riders.
Lodging over the Christmas holidays is still available across North Lake Tahoe. For information on lodging and activity deals visit www.GoTahoeNorth.com/Cool-Deals.
SKI RESORT OPENINGS
- *Boreal Mountain: Nov. 18
- Northstar California: Nov. 21
- Heavenly Mountain Resort: Nov. 21
- *Mt. Rose: Nov. 21
- Squaw Valley: Nov. 26
- Sugar Bowl: Dec. 6
- Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Dec. 6
- Diamond Peak: Dec. 11
- Alpine Meadows: Dec. 12
- Homewood: Dec. 12
- Sierra-at-Tahoe: Dec. 12
- Donner Ski Ranch: Dec. 13
- Soda Springs: Dec. 13
- Granlibakken: Dec. 19
- Homewood Mountain: Dec. 20
- Tahoe Donner: Dec. 20
- Diamond Peak: Dec. 20
*Both Boreal and Mt. Rose opened briefly in early November
