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Kirkwood ski area, Northern Sierra Nevada, California
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| | This ski hill has an elevation difference of 2,000 feet; Kirkwood makes good use of it. This ski mountain has an average percentage of expert and advanced runs and an average part of intermediate or beginner slopes. Kirkwood has a reasonable range of slopes and an acceptable pick of lifts. Kirkwood is a large ski area in possession of a roughly average altitude difference compared to other west coast ski resorts. The Northern Sierra Nevada and its hills is a surroundings worth seeing. The extraordinary 42 feet of annual |
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snowfall is one of the reasons this is such a delightful ski area. Having 2,300 acres of skiable area being deficient in skiing area won’t happen. On this mountain you'll locate 65 different ski runs; there's a good mixture to satisfy everyone. The yearly snowfall
| | is stronger than average at Kirkwood. Whether you're skiing or snowboarding, there are scores of pleasant places for that around here. All of the 11 ski lifts are enjoyable to get a ride with. Kirkwood is a glorious ski mountain with scores of different trails; there's absolutely no way to get bored here. The Northern Sierra Nevada covered in white snow is an extraordinarily good site if you enjoy snowboarding and skiing. The best piece of info on this resort is unsurprisingly the trailmap of Kirkwood on this internet | |
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page. Nothing outshines the California hills during snow season; they are something you can’t leave out if you're into snowboarding and skiing. The marvelous mountain view of California and the magnificent sense of coasting down the ski runs are in themselves
motive enough to come here to ski. Getting your skiing muscles stimulated and just hanging out with your skiing buddies will make you happy you came. The snowboarding and the skiing in this part of the country is so much fun all winter season long. Not too many
hotel rooms nearby, you'll have to go a bit to get to one, but you'd better book in advance of a trip because these hotel rooms fill up swiftly.
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Kirkwood ski area Trail Map:
 All trail maps supplied by W. Somboon, copyright ©.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Kirkwood ski area. |
| | Ski Areas Near Kirkwood ski area:
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Sierra at Tahoe, California
, 6 miles away 2212 vertical feet 46 runs - 12 lifts 25% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Bear Valley, California
, 10 miles away 1900 vertical feet 67 runs - 11 lifts 35% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Heavenly, California
, 16 miles away 3500 vertical feet 85 runs - 31 lifts 35% Expert & Adv. 45% Intermediate 20% Beginner |
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Homewood, California
, 23 miles away 1650 vertical feet 56 runs - 8 lifts 35% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 15% Beginner |
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Granlibakken, California
, 26 miles away 300 vertical feet 1 runs - 2 lifts 0% Expert & Adv. 75% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Dodge Ridge, California
, 28 miles away 1600 vertical feet 59 runs - 11 lifts 50% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 10% Beginner |
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Alpine Meadows, California
, 29 miles away 1802 vertical feet 100 runs - 14 lifts 35% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Squaw Valley, California
, 30 miles away 2850 vertical feet 177 runs - 33 lifts 30% Expert & Adv. 45% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Northstar at Tahoe, California
, 32 miles away 2280 vertical feet 70 runs - 17 lifts 25% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Diamond Peak, Nevada
, 32 miles away 1840 vertical feet 30 runs - 6 lifts 36% Expert & Adv. 46% Intermediate 18% Beginner |
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| | Whitewater Near Kirkwood ski area:
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Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras
County
, 9 miles away, Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) |
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado
County
, 17 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) |
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| | Trails Near Kirkwood ski area:
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Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference |
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Emigrant Trail, Alpine
County
, 12 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference |
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Charity Valley Trail, Alpine
County
, 13 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference |
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* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
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