Of course, if flat ground is more your speed, snowshoers and cross-country skiers chart their own courses around a variety of meadows and trails, including Tallac Historic Site, while ice-skaters circle ’round the rink at Heavenly Village. Drive your own “mountain sled” on a guided tour through aspen groves, pine forests, and snow-covered meadows, then up to a 9,000-foot summit.

At Heavenly’s Adventure Peak family-friendly snow-play area, plop yourself down in a doughnut-shape snow tube and barrel down a 65-foot vertical drop.Ī few miles up Nevada’s eastern slice of Tahoe, rev up the adrenaline at the Zephyr Cove Resort Snowmobile Center. Non-skiers find thrills on Heavenly’s 2.4-mile-long gondola, which whooshes up to 9,100 feet in elevation, with abundant Lake Tahoe views en route and at the Observation Deck, where you can get a bird’s eye understanding of exactly why we call it “Big Blue,” the largest alpine lake in North America. So treat yourself to a night of comfort and luxury at one of the Nevada side’s incredible, famous resorts. In sun or snow, on the water, trail, or slopes, and over either side of the state line, it’s easy to pack your days in South Lake Tahoe.

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