The Beauty of Lake Tahoe Skiing

If you want an unforgettable ski vacation, you'll find that Lake Tahoe skiing will give you a truly unforgettable experience. Many consider it close to the perfect place to start their ski holiday. A testament to its great ski area is the frequency to which it has played host so many winter sporting events including the winter Olympics.

Lake Tahoe is located in the at the northern borders of California and Nevada. It sits at over 6,000 feet above sea level and has the largest concentration of ski resorts in the whole of North America. During the skiing season, it has an average snow fall of about 400 inches.

The whole of Lake Tahoe encompasses nearly 25,000 acres of skiing spread amongst 18 resorts. It has areas for both downhill and cross-country skiing. In addition, Lake Tahoe is the only resort where you can ski down into two states -California and Nevada.

Of particular interest is Diamond Peak. The Diamond Peak resort is considered great for families. It's well known and popular, but not too popular that it becomes overcrowded. In fact, it's one of the least crowded of the major Lake Tahoe skiing resorts. And the scenic views of the lake itself are breathtaking.

If your taste is more towards the smaller resorts, you can those as well. Some of the most top rated resorts are Heavenly, Kirkwood, Squaw Valley USA, Mt. Rose, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe, and Alpine Meadows. Heavenly - Located just south of Reno is Lake Tahoe's highest resort at over 10,000 feet covering nearly 5,000 acres. From some of the highest peaks you have majestic views of Lake Tahoe - one of the most clear and beautiful lakes in the U.S.

Lake Tahoe Ski Vacations Never Boring

Whether morning, afternoon, or night - you'll never run out of things to do. The nightlife will enchant you with it's glamorous shows, night clubs, music bars, and, of course - casinos.

In fact, some of the more popular Lake Tahoe ski packages combine the stay at Diamond Peak with gambling at Reno. After a fun filled day on the ski slopes, if you feel like gambling, Lake Tahoe is just a short distance (less than an hours drive) from Reno, Nevada. But you don't have to drive. Many of the big hotels in Reno offer shuttles between the hotel and the resorts leaving you free to enjoy a night of clubbing and gambling at some of the nightclubs and casinos in Reno - without the worry of driving back to your lodgings.

Skiing in Lake Tahoe is never boring and thousand of skiers visit Lake Tahoe each year solely for their ski slopes. The area has such a variety of ski resorts that you can keep coming back year after year and never get tired of the area.

During ski season, Lake Tahoe always seems to have more than its share of snow. Even so, there's something to do at Lake Tahoe year around, through all four seasons. In fact, many call it the ultimate year round vacation destination.

With the popularity of this area, those interested in a Lake Tahoe ski vacation will have no problem finding the perfect Lake Tahoe ski package for their needs.

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