
Northstar-at-Tahoe Accommodation


Activities
• Outdoor ice skating
• Olympic Ice Pavilion
at Squaw Valley
• Bowling at Kings Beach
• Pizza party
• Cinema
• Casino teen arcades
• Wild West towns of
Virginia City and Carson City
• Historic Truckee for shopping and cultural heritage
• Folsom Factory Outlets
Skiing in America
Situated just 4 hours from San Francisco is Lake Tahoe's 3rd largest ski area - Northstar-at-Tahoe. With an incredible 2,480 acres of vast and exciting terrain, the largest snowmaking system of any North Shore resort and 73 trails to challenge every level of and boarder, Northstar is truly a wintersports paradise!
Northstar has 5 very distinct ski areas: “The Village”- with its perfect green runs and magic carpets, beginners are very well catered for. Moving up the mountain from here is Schaffers Camp - a great area for lower intermediates to progress onto with long, wide blue cruisers and with over 50% of the trails at Northstar aimed at intermediates it's a great resort for progression. The 3rd ski area is Mt Pluto - known for its abundance of groomed runs, moderate pitch and fabulous views
of Lake Tahoe. For advanced s and riders, the areas to head for are The Backside and Lookout Mountain - Northstar's best kept secrets with steep inclines, tree-skiing, bump runs and acres of groomed powder. Snowboarders will adore Northstar with several terrain parks, a 420 ft superpipe and “The Stash”, a freestyle and freeride terrain run combining part-riding with a back country feel.
Ski Facts
| Terrain: | 11.75km²/2904a |
| Vertical Descent: | 694m/2280ft |
| No. of trails | 89 |
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| Snowboarding: | 6 parks |
| Resort height: | 1929 m/6330ft |
| Top lift: | 2624m /8610ft |
| Longest run: | 2.1kms/1.3m |
| Slopes face: | W & NE |
| Snowmaking: | 50% |
| Season: | Nov- April |
| Av.Snowfall: | 889cm/350" |
| Lifts: | 17 |
| Gondola: | 1 |
| Chair lifts: | 10 |
| Surface lifts: | 6 |
| Skibus: | included |
| Photo needed: | No |
| kindergarten | 4-12yrs |
| Airport transfer: | 4hrs |
| Flight time: | 11hrs |
| Airport: | San Francisco |
Snowboarding Options
All our tour prices are also valid for snowboarding including hire and lessons in most North American resorts (minimum group size of 8 students of the same ability required). However the following resorts charge the supplement shown below:
| Winter Park | £15 |
| Brighton | £25 |