Best known for: Gentle bowls to long, steeper runs serviced by a modern network of lifts to get you up the mountain fast.
Best-kept secret: The only full destination ski resort in the Tahoe area to offer complete track, skating and telemark services for all ability levels as well as a professionally certified ski school.
Location: Six miles from the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
Season: Expected Opening Date: November 20, 1999 Expected Closing Date: April 2000
Base elevation: 6,330 ft./1,929 m
Vertical rise: 2,280 ft./695 m
Terrain: 2,420 acres, 980 hectares, 63 trails
Longest run: 15,345 ft./4,677 m
Trails: Easiest: 25% More Difficult: 50% Most Difficult: 25%
Annual snowfall: 350 inches (889 cm)
Snowmaking: 50%
Lifts: 13: 4 Surface Lifts 2 Double Chairs 2 Triple Chairs 4 HiSpeed Quads 1 Gondola (6 people)
Lift capacity: 19,400 per hour
Lodging bed base: Northstar-at-Tahoe offers a large selection of lodging (some slopeside).
Equipment rentals: Northstar has many different places for renting skiing and snowboarding equipment.
