#Alpine Meadows
This wild yet mild mountain mesmerizes visitors with perfect lingering powder, snow covered pines, seven open bowls, gentle, top-to-bottom cruisers and forested glades. The extensive naturally divided terrain affords skiers picturesque views of Lake Tahoe and the High Sierras.
Advanced skiers can take advantage of Tahoe’s open boundary policy after a big dump and explore backcountry terrain like Big Bend and Sun Bowls. Alpine Meadows ski resort also offers guided backcountry tours useful for those unaccustomed to fresh powder excursions. The more tame can stick to the wide open corduroy stretching across the mountain.
Overall, the mountain creates a family-friendly hospitable atmosphere with challenging terrain and efficient service. The full-service day lodge located right on the mountain offers day care, rentals, a full bar and restaurant. The mountain has grown in popularity recently, causing longer lines and delays getting up to the mountain due to limited parking. Try to get up there during the week to beat the crowds!
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Alpine Meadows Insider Tips
Errol Kerr Insider Tips: Alpine Meadows
What is your favorite run?
Upper Beaver – you have to traverse to it so it is always fresh. It’s the best.
What is your favorite lift?
Summit 6 – it takes from the base to the very top in only 6 minutes and then you have a ton of options.
Favorite powder stash?
Our Father – it’s hidden and no one knows about it. Stashes last a long time there.
Favorite apres ski?
Last Chair Bar – you can’t beat the appetizers.
What do you like best about Alpine Meadows?
Besides the fact that the mountain is incredible, they haven’t gone with the whole commercial village thing. It is what our sport was founded on in it’s purest form – just a great ski hill.
