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Northstar was a former lumber site once owned by the Douglas Lumber Company of Truckee and was acquired by Fibreboard when they purchased Douglas in 1967. [1] Its original name was Timber Farm, but was changed to Northstar-at-Tahoe when the mountain opened 53 years ago in December 1972. [2] The first ski resort amenities included 5 chairlifts.
List of California ski resorts is a list of ski resorts in California, United States, that displays relevant statistics such as nearest city, peak elevation (ft), base elevation (ft), vertical drop (ft), skiable acreage, total number of trails, total number of lifts, and average annual snowfall (in).
Comparison table of Lake Tahoe area ski resorts Resort name State Nearest city Peak elevation Base elevation Vertical drop Skiable acreage Average annual snowfall [1] Number of trails; Palisades Tahoe [2] California: Olympic Valley: 9,050 ft (2,760 m) 6,200 ft (1,900 m) 2,850 ft (870 m) 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) 407 in (1,030 cm) 270 Mammoth ...
Here’s how much snow has fallen at ski and snowboarding resorts in Tahoe so far this season, as of Tuesday, according to their websites: Sugar Bowl Ski Resort : 31 to 46 inches Kirkwood Mountain ...
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California–Nevada border in southeastern Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. It opened for business on December 15, 1955 [1] and has 97 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities. The resort has 4,800 acres (1,900 ha) within its ...
Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. The volcano erupted approximately 2 million years ago producing lava and mudflows that dammed Lake Tahoe. [3] The Northstar California ski resort covers part of the 8,617-foot-high (2,626 m) peak. [4] [5]
Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California.Near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe, it offers 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) of skiable terrain, 13 different lifts, and a vertical drop of 1,802 feet (549 m).
The AST Winter Dew Tour ended with the Toyota Championship at Northstar-at-Tahoe event. Here are the final results from the 2008/2009 tour. [4] Freeskiing