Tahoe Donner Downhill, California
The Tahoe Donner ski area is the perfect setting for families, groups, first-time skiers and older skiers who want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of large crowds or to brush up on their ski skills.
With a quad chair, a double chair and one surface rope tow, the area has a capacity of delivering 2,500 skiers per hour to reach the beautiful open-bowl slopes Tahoe Donner is known for.
The terrain park is perfect for snowboarders or skiers who like to ride more diverse and challenging terrain.
The Snowflake Ski School's instructors teach children and it is one of the only ski schools in the region that provides a comprehensive three-hour lesson for 3-year-olds. Adults, both first-timers and more advanced skiers, also will find competent instructors to work with them. Tahoe Donner is rated by the National Skier Opinion Survey among the best in the Tahoe region for its Learn-to-Ski and Snowflakes programs in "overall experience" and "value for the money."
Cross-country skiers can explore 39 scenic trails covering 100 km of beginning, intermediate and advanced terrain. The one-way trail system is carefully marked, signed and machine groomed with two sets of side-by-side diagonal tracks and a wide skating lane. Warming huts along the way provide skiers with a place to relax, take a break and enjoy the high mountain scenery.
Tahoe Donner Cross-Country is the only area in the state to offer lighted night skiing. Stride or skate along 2.5 km of lighted trails in the Home Range track system.
Tahoe Donner Cross-Country is located five minutes north of historical downtown Truckee, one mile from the downhill area and just three miles off of Interstate 80. Take I-80 to the Donner State Park exit, drive .5 miles east on Donner Pass Road to the bottom of Northwoods Boulevard. Turn left onto Northwoods Boulevard and follow the signs to the Cross-Country Center.
| Mountain Statistics for Tahoe Donner Downhill | ||
|---|---|---|
| Base Elevation: | 6,750 ft | (2,057 m) |
| Summit Elevation: | 7,350 ft | (2,240 m) |
| Vertical Drop: | 600 ft | (183 m) |
| Skiable Area: | 120 acres | (49 hectares) |
| Annual Snowfall: | 360 in | (914 cm) |
| Longest Run: | 5,280 ft | (1,609 m) |
| Snowmaking: | 0 % | |
| Number of Lifts: | 3 | |
| Uphill Lift Capacity: | 2,500 per hour | |
| Types of Lifts: | 1 Rope Tow 1 Double Chair 1 Quad Chair |
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| Number of Trails: | 14 | |
| Trail Ratings for Tahoe Donner Downhill | ||
|---|---|---|
| Easiest: |  |
40% |
| More Difficult: |  |
60% |
| Most Difficult: |  |
0% |
| Experts Only: |  |
0% | Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas. |
| Area Details for Tahoe Donner Downhill | |||||||
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| Alpine Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Snowboarding: | Yes | ||||||
| Required: | Yes | ||||||
| Night Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Cross Country: | 100 km | ||||||
| Half Pipe: | Yes | ||||||
