Originally posted by why
i'm headed out to Tahoe in a couple of weeks. where would you recommend riding, partying, and staying?
I recommend all six resorts/mtns around Lake Tahoe in six days.
If you like the biggest mtn with a nice view of the lake, then hit Heavenly(CA/NV)
If you like to ride the park that's spread out near the top or near the treeline, hit Squaw Valley. Plenty dblblack runs everywhere at SV.
If you like to ride backcountry and hit the dblblack glades, try hit Kirkwood/SquawValley/Northstar@Tahoe.
For doubleblack chutes-glades-gluches run / yellow triangle area(your own risk) try hit the Motts Canyon & Killebrew on Nevada side of Heavenly. There should be some backcountry at SV and Kirkwood(bowl in the back behind Sentinel Bowl & one at Wagon Bowl )
Rt 89 on the west side of Lake Tahoe may be closed at times depending on the avalanches and heavy snowfalls. Trip to Kirkwood may require tire chains depending on the road conditions. Same goes for trip to SquawValley.
As for partying.. not sure what you mean .. if you mean apres ski, you can do that at Heavenly on California side at any of those bars on the slopes. Kirkwood has couple bars for apres ski hours.
If you want to gamble , just go down on the Nevada side of Heavenly to the casino on the slope. The name of the place escape my mind.
If you mean partying with young kids, just ask any young employees where the party is gonna be happening.
I recommend staying at the lodges near Stateline(CA/NV). Rent a car/suv.
Watch for snow report daily. Not all mtns get same snowfalls around Lake Tahoe. I.e. I went to Kirkwood for fresh waist deep powder while Heavenly didn't have fresh snow on that day.
Sugar Bowl, Sierra-at-Tahoe, and Northstar-at-Tahoe are the other three that you can go for.
The little hospital in Truckee area north of Lake Tahoe is the captial broken bone hospital in the USA. Just thought you might want to know where the hospital is at.