Lake Tahoe: Downhill skiing
Squaw Valley USA , Squaw Valley Rd, halfway between Truckee and Tahoe City (tel 530/583-6955 or 1-800/766-9321, ). Thirty lifts service over 4000 acres of unbeatable terrain at the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Nonskiers can take the cable lift ($16) and use the ice-skating/swimming pool complex for the day. Lift tickets are $54.Heavenly , reachable by shuttle from Southshore, two miles from the casinos, or via a newly completed gondola right on Hwy 50, next to the state line (tel 775/586-7000 or 1-800/243-2836, ). Prime location and sheer scale (82 runs and 27 lifts) make this one of the lake's most frequented resorts, and also offers the highest vertical skiing served by a lift. Nonskiers can take a scenic gondola ride for the view ($20) in winter or summer. Lift tickets are $57.
Homewood , 6 miles north of Tahoe City on Hwy-89 (tel 530/525-2992 or 1-800/824-6348, ). Smaller and more relaxed than its massive resort neighbors, Homewood boasts some surprisingly good skiing with unbeatable views of the lake and reasonable prices. Lift tickets go for $42; as low as $25 mid-week.
Kirkwood Ski Resort , 35 miles south of South Lake Tahoe on Hwy-88 (tel 209/258-6000, ). A bit out of the way if you're in Tahoe but worth the trip as a destination in itself for numerous recreational possibilities including excellent hiking and biking trails. Lift tickets are $49.
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