Snowfall starts from October in Sierras and stays for a long enough time to become the routine encounter for the residents in the area. While winters come with lots of happy events and times to feast and enjoy, there is an inevitable time when the activities end, the festivities wrap up and boredom starts to kick in. The good part is that winters also bring snow which opens up unlimited opportunities for fun and winter play for kids and grownups alike.
The Tahoe ski resorts in the area are an obvious attraction for the locals as well as tourists but there are several more opportunities to spend winters with delight and joy. There are numerous opportunities suited to everyone’s tastes and budgets for winter fun. Here are some of the activities that you can do these winters with your family and not only have quality time but also make winters memorable instead of dreadful by staying locked indoors all day to escape the cold.
The places included in this article are not limited to ski, but include a plethora of activities like tube, sled, snowboard, and other activities in snow. Take a look and plan your weekends for an all day long fun activity routine with your family. We have also accounted for the usual season opening dates, however they can change depending on the weather and snowfall. Make sure to check with a call so your excitement in anticipation doesn’t go to waste.
North Lake Tahoe first
This is situated just a few hours away off Interstate 80 and offers a major chunk of ski resorts as well as other destinations for snow fun with its Truckee area.
Northstar
This area provides tubing, snowboarding, skiing, along with terrain parks, snowshoeing, ice skating and snowboard lessons and rentals. You can also do shopping, dine and lodge while enjoying other activities and events in the Northstar village. The place opens on November 18, Friday and the address is 5100 Northstar Drive (off Highway 267), Truckee; www.northstarcalifornia.com or 1-800-GO-NORTH
Tahoe Donner
Like the Northstar this also provides snowboarding and tubing along with sledding, fat biking, fat biking and snowshoeing. It also provides snowboard lessons and rentals. There are also on-site dining and activities. This is located at 11509 Northwoods Boulevard, Truckee; www.tahoedonner.com or (530) 587-9400
Squaw Valley
The activities here include Skiing, snowboarding, tubing, mini-snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country, terrain parks, ice skating, dog-sledding, as well as ski and snowboard lessons and rentals. There are lodging, dining, activities, and events in the Village at Squaw Valley. The place opens on Friday, November 11 at 1980 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Village; www.squaw.com or 1-800-403-0206
Soda Springs
Situated at 10244 Soda Springs Road (off I-80 near Donner Summit); www.skisodasprings.com or (530) 426-3901, this wonderful place provides opportunities for Skiing, snowboarding, tubing, mini-snowmobiling, ski as well as snowboard lessons and rentals. You can also dine on site as this place opens on Friday, December 4.
Sugar Bowl
Along with snowboarding and skiing, this place also offer snowboard lessons and rentals as well as on-site dining and lodging. The opening day for this is to be announced so stay in touch at this address and number 629 Sugar Bowl Road, Norden; www.sugarbowl.com or (530) 426-3635
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