Truckee, California · United States · ski area
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area is a ski area in Truckee, California, United States with 5 lifts, between 2,070 m and 2,219 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- —
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 2,219 m
- Vertical drop
- 149 m
- Cross-country
- 69 km
- Nearest airport
- TKF · 11 km
Ski lifts
- 3 Magic carpets
- 2 Chairlifts
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area is a ski area in Truckee, California, the United States.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 3 magic carpets, 2 chairlifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 2,070 m up to 2,219 m, a vertical drop of 149 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 69.4 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area
The nearest airport is Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), about 11 km away in a straight line — roughly 14 minutes by car; Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is 45 km away. Nearby ski areas include Donner Ski Ranch (18.1 km), Boreal Mountain Resort (14.0 km), Sugar Bowl Resort (38.7 km) and Christmas Tree Homesites, which together add 78 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area
- 1 TKF11 kmstraight line
- 2Reno Tahoe International AirportRNO45 kmstraight lineReno, United States
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- 3Sacramento International AirportSMF136 kmstraight lineSacramento, United States
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- 4 SCK183 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area
- 7 kmDonner Ski Ranch18 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,363 m
- 8 kmBoreal Mountain Resort14 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,346 m
- 8 kmSugar Bowl Resort39 km of slopes · 12 lifts · up to 2,550 m
- 9 kmChristmas Tree Homesitesup to 2,317 m
- 11 kmSoda Springs6.9 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,227 m
- 15 kmNorthstar at Tahoe Resort83 km of slopes · 20 lifts · up to 2,625 m
- 17 kmKingvaleSmall ski area
- 18 kmPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley67 km of slopes · 27 lifts · up to 2,663 m
- 22 kmPalisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows38 km of slopes · 17 lifts · up to 2,588 m
- 24 kmGranlibakken Ski Resort0.2 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,997 m
- 30 kmNevada Nordicup to 2,660 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.