Boreal Mountain Resort
Truckee (Donner Summit, right off I-80) · near Truckee / Soda Springs · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Pass
- independent
- Vertical
- 500
- Size
- 380 acres
- Season
- Mid-November–April · Often the first Tahoe resort to open · Night skiing
What is here
- Best for
- Beginners · Terrain Parks · Night Skiing · First-Timers
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Nickname
- The First Stop Off I-80
- Summit
- 7700
- Lifts
- 8
- Avg snowfall
- 400+ inches
- Night skiing
- Yes
- Terrain park
- Yes
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- No
- Signature runs
- The Woodward terrain parks · Night skiing laps
- Intl tip
- Boreal is the most convenient Tahoe resort — right off I-80 at Donner Summit, no mountain-road driving required. Its Woodward program is a draw for freestyle-minded kids year-round. Combine with nearby Donner Summit's summer climbing (climbing guide) and the historic Donner Pass.
The guide
Boreal is many Californians' first ski experience — perched right off the I-80 exit at Donner Summit, it's usually the first Ta…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Boreal Mountain Resort — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -120.349