Northstar-at-Tahoe

Area Profile

Northstar-at-Tahoe is the flagship of the Booth Creek network of winter resorts. Northstar offers an excellent family experience. The area boasts a vertical drop of 2,280 feet, its longest run is a thigh-taxing 1.3 miles long. Northstar's mix of runs is 25 percent beginner and advanced, and 50 percent intermediate. Ski or ride on 2,420 acres of terrain.

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Lodging Profile

Northstar has completed Phase II of its new pedestrian village, which features 100 condominium residences - there are an additional 260 condos accommodating two to 10 people outside the new village - a grand selection of shops, eateries and galleries, an ice rink plaza and a new skier services area with ticket sales, lockers, ski school desk, coffee housa and kids' game arcade. There are several other lodging options in nearby Truckee and Kings Beach. Accommodations range from condominiums to hotel-style units to spacious mountain homes with some slopeside rentals available. All rentals are within minutes of the chairlifts and are serviced by a free shuttle system. More than 10,000 beds within a 15-mile radius in Truckee, North Tahoe and Incline Village.

Services Profile

Six restaurants, ski shop, general store with deli and liquor. Meeting space, VCR and video rentals at area. All day childcare program for ages 2-6; licensed ski option available. Ski rental and repair and demo center. Snowboarding, snowshoes, and clothing rental all available on-site. Cross country rental and repair at area. Lesson programs available for seniors, women, snowboard, telemark, cross country and children. Snowmaking on 50 percent of all runs. Photo services available.

Area Recreation Profile

Cross country, snowmobiling and tours, tubing, snowtoys, snowbiking, snowskating, and dogsled tours. Recreation center, saunas, lap pool, and outdoor spas for lodging guests.

Snowboarding Profile

Small, medium or large offerings from one of the top ten best Terrain parks in North America. You'll find more than 45 rails, boxes, and jibs and 50 jumps. They have a 420-foot Super Pipe and Burton Progression Park, and signature features from, DC, Burton and Amped 3.

Common Misspellings

norhtstar, north star, nothstar

Important Dates

Projected Days Open: 155

Days Open Last Year: 142

Years Open: 36

Average Snowfall: 350"

Terrain Type

Beginner Runs: 13%

Intermediate Runs: 62%

Advanced Runs: 25%

Expert Runs: 0%

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 17

Gondolas & Trams: 1

High Speed Sixes: 1

High Speed Quads: 6

Quad Chairs: N/A

Triple Chairs: 2

Double Chairs: 1

Surface Lifts: 2

Elevation

Top: 8610 ft.

Bottom: 6330 ft.

Vertical Drop: 2280 ft.

Longest Run: 1.4 miles

Skiable Terrain: 2490 acres

Snow Making: 1245 acres