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Mount Rose Ski Tahoe ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is a ski area in Nevada, United States with 24 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 2,419 m and 2,914 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
24 km
Lifts
8
Top elevation
2,914 m
Vertical drop
495 m
Nearest airport
TKF · 22 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy7.8 km
  • Other0.3 km
  • Advanced7.4 km
  • Intermediate8.9 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 2 Magic carpets

Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is a ski area in Nevada, the United States. Its 57 mapped downhill runs add up to 24 km, which ranks it #123 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 426 m long.

Slopes at Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 30% advanced or expert, which makes Mount Rose Ski Tahoe best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,419 m up to 2,914 m, a vertical drop of 495 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

The nearest airport is Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 22 km away in a straight line — roughly 29 minutes by car; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 22 km away. Nearby ski areas include Sky Tavern (6.6 km), Nevada Nordic, Diamond Peak (14.6 km) and Northstar at Tahoe Resort (83.1 km), which together add 105 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

  1. 1
    Truckee Tahoe Airport Flag of United StatesTruckee, United States Airports in United States
    TKF22 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Reno Tahoe International Airport Flag of United StatesReno, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    RNO22 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Sacramento International Airport Flag of United StatesSacramento, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SMF163 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Stockton Metropolitan Airport Flag of United StatesStockton, United States Airports in United States
    SCK198 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Mount Rose Ski Tahoe have?

24 km of downhill runs (57 runs): 7.8 km easy, 0.3 km other, 7.4 km advanced, 8.9 km intermediate. It is #123 in United States by piste length.

How high is Mount Rose Ski Tahoe?

The lifts and runs reach 2,914 m (9,560 ft); the lowest point is 2,419 m, a vertical drop of 495 m.

What is the nearest airport to Mount Rose Ski Tahoe?

Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 22 km away in a straight line; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 22 km away.

How many ski lifts does Mount Rose Ski Tahoe have?

8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets.

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