Southern California
West / Central Sierra
Eastern Sierra
Tahoe Area
Lake
Tahoe     |
Lodging:
Lake Tahoe |
Bear River Lake
Resort
off of Hwy 88
530-581-8374 |
Camp Richardson
530-542-6584 |
Eagle Mountain
off Hwy 80 near Lake Valley Res.
800-391-2254 |
Hope Valley
Hwy.88 E of Kirkwood
530-694-2266
530/ 694-2203
800-423-9949
near Sorenson's |
Kirkwood Ski Resort
Cross-Country
209-258-7248
set in an alpine village 30 mi.
S of the Lake Tahoe. |
Lakeview
530-583-9353 |
LT Winter Sports
530-577-2940 |
Northstar-at-Tahoe
Hwy 267, N of jct Hwy 28
530-562-2475
9 Lifts |
Royal
Gorge
South of Serene Lakes
800-500-3871
800-666-3871 in N California
530-426-3871 |
Spooner
Lake
Hwy 50, Lake Tahoe, NV
702-749-5349 |
Squaw
Valley
off Hwy 89 @ Olympic Valley
916-583-6300 |
Strawberry Cross
Country
Hwy 50, W of South Lake Tahoe
Kyburtz |
Tahoe Donner
I-80 W of Truckee
530-587-9484 |
Tahoe Nordic
I-80, W of Truckee
530-583-0484 |
Northern California
cross country areas by county California
Alpine County
CARSON PASS
Hwy. 88 at Carson Pass, 60 miles east of Jackson. Very popular cross-country ski area.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-295-4251
STANISLAUS
Hwy. 4, 50 miles east of Angels Camp. Excellent cross-country skiing.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-532-3671
MEISS MEADOW
Hwy. 88, 1/4 mile west of Carson Pass. Very popular cross-country ski area.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-295-4251
El Dorado County
ECHO SUMMIT
Hwy. 50, on south side, at Echo Summit. Crowded weekends/holidays.
info: 530-659-0744
IRON MOUNTAIN
Hwy. 88, 40 miles east of Jackson on Mormon-Emigrant Trail Road. Excellent groomed snowmobile trails; fair cross-country skiing.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 209-295-4251
TAYLOR CREEK
West side of Hwy. 89 near Camp Richardson. Cross-country skiing to Fallen Leaf Lake.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-573-2600
Fresno County
BALSAM MEADOWS
North side of Hwy. 168, 60 miles northeast of Fresno. Best snow play area on Hwy. 168; No snowmobiles. Ample parking.
TAMARACK
South side of Hwy. 168, 68 miles northeast of Fresno. Cross-country skiing.
COYOTE
North side of Hwy. 168, 68 miles northeast of Fresno.
Good cross-country ski area; Sled slope.
EASTWOOD
Hwy. 168, 75 miles northeast of Fresno, at Huntington Lake Road. Groomed snowmobile trails; cross-country skiing.
HUNTINGTON LAKE
Huntington Lake Road, 3 miles past Eastwood Sno-Park. Groomed snowmobile trails; cross-country skiing.
Mono County
Rock Creek
Off Hwy. 395, 25 miles north of Bishop (7 miles up from Tom's Place). Excellent cross-country skiing. No snowmobiles. Good snow play; no sled slope. Permits may be purchased at the site.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 760-873-2500
SNO-PARKS ON HIGHWAY 168
For information on the following five Sno-Parks on Highway-168, call the Pineridge Ranger District
209-855-5360. Open every day from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Nevada County
YUBA GAP
Hwy. I-80, Yuba Gap exit; south of freeway, at National American Snowflower Campground.
Small fee for cross-country ski trails.
info: available at Store, Sno-Park permits 530-389-8241
DONNER SUMMIT
Hwy. I-80, Castle Peak exit, on frontage road south of freeway, just beyond Boreal Inn. Trails are on north side of freeway. Very popular cross-country ski area. Crowded on weekends. Avalanche and rock fall danger on steeper slopes.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-587-3558
Sno-Park permits available @Boreal Inn
DONNER LAKE
Hwy. I-80, Donner Lake exit, on Donner Pass Road at Donner Memorial State Park, next
to Emigrant Trail Museum. Marked ski trails to Donner Lake and Donner Party Historic Sites.
info: available at the museum, Sno-Park permits / local information, 530-582-7892
Placer County
BLACKWOOD CANYON
West side of Hwy. 89, three miles south of Tahoe City. Avoid steeper terrain on south
side of canyon due to avalanche danger. Cross-country skiing; snowmobiling.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-573-2600
Sierra County
YUBA PASS
South side of Hwy. 49 at Yuba Pass. Cross-country ski trails north of highway.
Extensive groomed snowmobile trails.
info: U.S. Forest Service, 530-994-3401
Nordic Lodges of the Sierra Nevada
Backcountry skiers can stay overnight in some of the back country lodges or alpine huts located throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
Lessons & tours are also available.
Alpine Skills International
916-426-9108 |
Clair Tappan Lodge
916-426-3632 |
Eagle Mtn. Nordic
916-389-2254 |
Montecito-Sequoia
800-227-9900 |
Sequoia Giant Forest
209-561-3314 |
Sequoia Grant Grove
209-561-3314 |
