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ALPINE MEADOWS RESORT

2600 Alpine Meadows Rd.
Tahoe City, Calif. 96145
Area Telephone: (530) 583-4232; (800) 441-4423
Fax: (530) 583-0963
Snow Condition: (530) 581-8374
Internet Address: 
Email: info@skialpine.com

AREA’S SKIING STATISTICS

Elevation: Top: 8,637 feet; Base: 6,835 feet

Vertical Drop: 1,802 feet

Skiing Terrain: 2,400 acres of skiable terrain on 2 mountains & 6 bowls

Longest run: 2 1 /2 miles

Slope Difficulty: Beginner: 25% Intermediate: 40% Advanced: 35%

Lift Capacity Per Hour: 16,050

Average Annual Snowfall: 425 inches

Snowmaking: 12 of 13 lifts

Lifts:2 high speed 4 passenger detachable chair; 4 triple fixed grip chairs; 5 double fixed grip chairs; 1 Poma surface lift; 2 Sunkind Surface lifts

SKIING SEASON

Mid-November–into May

Days Open & Hours of Operation:
9:00 am-4:00 pm winter
8:30 am-2:30 pm spring
Halfday pass begins: 12:30 pm
Night Skiing: None
New High Speed detachable Quad, called Sherwood Express

EQUIPMENT AND SCHOOLING

Specialized Clinics Include: Early Season Warm-up, Telemarking, Women's Clinics, Masters, High performance clinics

Ski & Snowboard Rental/Repair: Slopeside

X-Country Rental/Repair: No

Snowshoe Rentals: Yes

Ski/Snowboard Instruction: Adult Beginner group $79 (all day), lift, lesson, rental included/ $69 (2 hour); Adult Private $86/1 hr, $140/2 hr, $200/3 hr, $450 all day; Handicapped ski school (530) 581-4161 Kids ski camp, ages 6-12: Little Mountaineers (ages 4-6); $85/full day, $69/half day, Junior Mountaineers (ages 7-12); $89/full day, $69/half day

Childrens Snow Sports School:530-581-8240

Snow Sports School Telephone: 530-581-8329

ADDITIONAL LOCAL RECREATION:

Cross country, touring, tennis, mountaineering, theater, sledding, snowmobiling, tobogganing nearby; NASTAR; snowboarding; snowshoeing

LODGING FACILITIES

Lodging/Walking Distance to Slope: Ski and stay packages 1 (800) 949-3296 or www.skialpine.com; Stanford Alpine Chalet; within walking distance of the slopes-(530) 583-1550; Lodging: River Ranch lodge at bottom of Alpine Meadows access road (530) 583-4264; No. Lake Tahoe 6 miles; *Fully contained campers allowed overnight.

RESTAURANTS AND APRES-SKI

Restaurants/Bars/Lounges: Remodeled day lodge with sundeck, full service restaurant, bar/lounge, cafeteria, espresso bar, The Chalet - on mountain deli & on-hill ice bar

SERVICES

Retail shop; basket check; free ski check

Credit cards:AE, MC,VISA, Discover - for lifts, ski school & rentals

Nursery: None

Children: Snow school ages 4–12, 8:30–4:30

Medical: First aid area; Tahoe Forrest Hospital 14 miles

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION

Free local transportation to & from Alpine Meadows available; Tahoe City 6 miles; Reno, NV 50 miles via I-80; Sacramento, CA (120 mi.) & S.F., CA (200 mi.) via I-80 East to Lake Tahoe turn off, continuing 10 mi. on Hwy 89 to Alpine Meadows Road, then 3 miles to area

SKIING RATES

Rates (all lifts): (2005/2006)

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