Alpine Meadows ski area, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Alpine Meadows ski area, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

All of the 14 lifts are enjoyable to get a ride with. Having the ski terrain being 2,400 acres being short of skiable area won’t happen. The annual snowfall is greater than average at this ski mountain. Alpine Meadows has an excellent pick of different runs and a wonderful selection of lifts. This is a bigger than average ski hill boasting a medium drop from top to bottom if compared to other west coast ski mountains. This ski resort boasts so much beautiful snow, 41 feet every season, and that is an exceptionally nice

    coverage. The 1,802 feet of drop is not that bad; it's enough to get some decent time on the slopes between lifts. The snowboarding and the skiing in this part of the country is lots of fun every day of the snow season. This is a wonderful ski area with a lot
of different ski trails; it won’t leave anyone bored. Having a sum of 100 ski runs to ski on; it's a great range. Alpine Meadows has an average share of challenging slopes and an average part of easy runs. There are lots of hotel rooms here if you want to stay overnight, but do reserve a room before heading out because it is a very popular destination. The winter surroundings of the California peaks and the especially great trails are reason enough to come here to ski. The California hills during ski season are a fine

location for snowboarding and skiing. There's a trailmap of Alpine Meadows on this internet page for your reference. Good exercise and just being on the runs for a while have folks coming here. The snow covered hills of the Northern Sierra Nevada give this ski area a very fine vista. In winter the Northern Sierra Nevada is a one hundred percent snowboarding and skiing heaven. Some people prefer skiing and some snowboarding, either way, there are scores of tremendous sites for that around here.

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QUICK STATS
Vertical drop: 1,802 feet

Total Runs: 100
- 35% Expert and Advanced
- 40% Intermediate Runs
- 25% Beginner Runs

Total Lifts: 14

Skiing Area: 2,400 acres
Annual snowfall: 41 feet

Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.163865
Longitude: -120.238716

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These outdoors activities are available near Alpine Meadows ski area.

Ski Areas Near Alpine Meadows ski area:

Squaw Valley, California , 2 miles away
   2850 vertical feet
   177 runs - 33 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   45% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Granlibakken, California , 6 miles away
   300 vertical feet
   1 runs - 2 lifts
   0% Expert & Adv.
   75% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Homewood, California , 7 miles away
   1650 vertical feet
   56 runs - 8 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   15% Beginner

Northstar at Tahoe, California , 9 miles away
   2280 vertical feet
   70 runs - 17 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Sugar Bowl, California , 10 miles away
   1500 vertical feet
   85 runs - 13 lifts
   38% Expert & Adv.
   45% Intermediate
   17% Beginner

Tahoe Donner, California , 10 miles away
   600 vertical feet
   14 runs - 4 lifts
   0% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   60% Beginner

Donner Ski Ranch, California , 10 miles away
   750 vertical feet
   45 runs - 6 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Boreal, California , 12 miles away
   500 vertical feet
   41 runs - 10 lifts
   15% Expert & Adv.
   55% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Soda Springs, California , 13 miles away
   652 vertical feet
   16 runs - 5 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Royal Gorge, California , 15 miles away
   1600 vertical feet
    runs - lifts
   0% Expert & Adv.
   0% Intermediate
   0% Beginner

Whitewater Near Alpine Meadows ski area:

Truckee River, Placer/ Nevada County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 27 miles long (Alpine Meadows Road to Floriston)

Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County , 19 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)

Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County , 19 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)

Trails Near Alpine Meadows ski area:

Big Spring Trail, Placer County , 2 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference

Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer County , 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference

Granite Chief Trail, Placer County , 3 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference