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Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort is a ski area in California, United States with 27 km of mapped downhill runs and 13 lifts, between 2,030 m and 2,692 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
27 km
Lifts
13
Top elevation
2,692 m
Vertical drop
662 m
Nearest airport
TKF · 58 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy11 km
  • Advanced6.6 km
  • Intermediate9.3 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 9 Chairlifts
  • 4 Magic carpets

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort is a ski area in California, the United States. Its 41 mapped downhill runs add up to 27 km, which ranks it #111 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 662 m long.

Slopes at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 13 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,030 m up to 2,692 m, a vertical drop of 662 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 58 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 16 min by car; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 82 km away. Nearby ski areas include Kirkwood Mountain Resort (41.2 km), Heavenly Mountain Resort (85.0 km), Homewood Mountain Resort and Homewood Ski Area (34.7 km), which together add 197 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort

  1. 1
    Truckee Tahoe Airport Flag of United StatesTruckee, United States Airports in United States
    TKF58 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Reno Tahoe International Airport Flag of United StatesReno, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    RNO82 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Sacramento International Airport Flag of United StatesSacramento, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SMF132 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Stockton Metropolitan Airport Flag of United StatesStockton, United States Airports in United States
    SCK143 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort have?

27 km of downhill runs (41 runs): 11 km easy, 6.6 km advanced, 9.3 km intermediate. It is #111 in United States by piste length.

How high is Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,692 m (8,832 ft); the lowest point is 2,030 m, a vertical drop of 662 m.

What is the nearest airport to Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort?

Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 58 km away in a straight line; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 82 km away.

How many ski lifts does Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort have?

13 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets.

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