Granlibakken
Tahoe City (West Shore) · near Tahoe City · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Pass
- independent
- Vertical
- 300
- Size
- 74 acres
- Season
- December–March · The cheapest lift ticket in Tahoe · Tiny and beginner-focused
What is here
- Best for
- Absolute Beginners · Young Kids · Snow Play · Value
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Nickname
- Tahoe's Cheapest, Cutest Hill
- Summit
- 6550
- Lifts
- 2
- Avg snowfall
- 200+ inches
- Night skiing
- No
- Terrain park
- No
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- Yes
- Signature runs
- The beginner hill & sled hill
- Intl tip
- Granlibakken is walking distance from Tahoe City on the West Shore, near Homewood (this guide) and the lake's beaches and paths. Its lodge makes a cozy family base. Combine with summer's West Shore paddling and the Truckee River float (rivers guide) for a year-round Tahoe City stay.
The guide
Granlibakken, tucked into a wooded pocket of Tahoe City, is the lake's tiniest and most charming ski hill — a small resort-and-…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Granlibakken — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.162, -120.156