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Boreal Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Boreal Mountain Resort is a ski area in California, United States with 14 km of mapped downhill runs and 7 lifts, between 2,185 m and 2,346 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
14 km
Lifts
7
Top elevation
2,346 m
Vertical drop
161 m
Nearest airport
TKF · 18 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy0.9 km
  • Other1.1 km
  • Beginner3.5 km
  • Advanced2.7 km
  • Freeride0.1 km
  • Intermediate5.5 km

30 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Boreal Mountain Resort is a ski area in California, the United States. Its 30 mapped downhill runs add up to 14 km, which ranks it #187 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 466 m long.

Slopes at Boreal Mountain Resort

About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 21% advanced or expert, which makes Boreal Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,185 m up to 2,346 m, a vertical drop of 161 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Boreal Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 18 km away in a straight line — roughly 23 minutes by car; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 53 km away. Nearby ski areas include Donner Ski Ranch (18.1 km), Sugar Bowl Resort (38.7 km), Soda Springs (6.9 km) and Christmas Tree Homesites, which together add 72 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Boreal Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Truckee Tahoe Airport Flag of United StatesTruckee, United States Airports in United States
    TKF18 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Reno Tahoe International Airport Flag of United StatesReno, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    RNO53 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Sacramento International Airport Flag of United StatesSacramento, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SMF129 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Stockton Metropolitan Airport Flag of United StatesStockton, United States Airports in United States
    SCK178 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Boreal Mountain Resort have?

14 km of downhill runs (30 runs): 0.9 km easy, 1.1 km other, 3.5 km beginner, 2.7 km advanced, 0.1 km freeride, 5.5 km intermediate. It is #187 in United States by piste length.

How high is Boreal Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,346 m (7,697 ft); the lowest point is 2,185 m, a vertical drop of 161 m.

What is the nearest airport to Boreal Mountain Resort?

Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 18 km away in a straight line; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 53 km away.

How many ski lifts does Boreal Mountain Resort have?

7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.