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CALIFORNIA    

SIERRA-at-TAHOE

TWIN BRIDGES, CALIFORNIA 95735
Area Telephone: (530) 659-7453
Fax:
Snow Condition: (530) 659-7475
Internet Address:
Email: sierra@boothcreek.com

AREA'S SKIING STATISTICS

Elevation: Top: 8,852 feet Base: 6,640 feet

Vertical Drop: 2,212 feet

Skiing Terrain: Open slopes with 46 runs, longest run–2.5 miles, 2,000 skiable acres

Slope Difficulty: Beginner: 25% Intermediate: 50% Advanced: 25%

Average Annual Snowfall: 420 inches

Snowmaking: 15%

Lifts: MC: 3 Surface lifts: 2 Chairs: 9 (5d, 1t, 3h-s qds)

Lift Capacity Per Hour: 14,920

SKIING SEASON

November–April

Days Open & Hours of Operation:
Daily
Hours: Non-holiday 9:00 am–4:00 pm; Holiday 8:30 am–4 pm
Afternoon Pass begins 1:00 pm
Night Skiing: None

EQUIPMENT AND SCHOOLING

Ski Rental/Repair:At main lodge

X-Country Rental/Repair: Nearby

Ski Instruction: ATM

Instructors: 90+ f/t

Children’s snow school, ages 4–12; Group $30 p/1¾ hrs; Private $65 p/h

Ski School Telephone: 530-659-7453

ADDITIONAL RECREATION

X-Country, touring, horse drawn sleighs, mountaineering, movie theaters, snowmobiling, swimming, tobogganing, fishing & hot tubs nearby; snowboarding On site Sierra-at-Tahoe offers snowshoeing, a Telemark Center and back-country tours through its five different back-country gates.

LODGING FACILITIES

Lodging/Walking Distance to Slope: Over 250 Lodges/motels nearby; Tahoe Valley campground not far from area transportation avail. daily between Stateline, Nevada & Sierra-at-Tahoe; condo, cabins ski lodging packages; Average Room Cost Per Day: $60–70; Sierra-at-Tahoe packages (800) AT-TAHOE (800) 288-2463

RESTAURANTS AND APRES-SKI

Restaurants/Bars/Lounges: Cafeterias at top & base; many in South Lake Tahoe & Stateline, Nevada

SERVICES

Ski shops, rentals; free shuttle service

Credit Cards:VISA, MC,AE for lifts, ski shop, school and rentals

Child Care & full services at resort; Day care ages 2–5

Medical: Barton Memorial Hospital–15 miles; NSPS;

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION

South Lake Tahoe–12 miles (25 min.)

US 50 East from Sacramento–90 miles *Closest resort to Sacramento

US 395 to US 50 from Reno, NV. Exit US 50 at Sierra-at-Tahoe Road–72 miles

Free ski shuttle from So. Lake Tahoe

SKIING RATES (subject to change) (prices have not been set for the 05-06 season, these are last year's prices)

Rates (all lifts):

Multi-day Rates (all lifts):Adult 3-day $117;

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