Sierra-at-Tahoe
Twin Bridges (El Dorado County) · near South Lake Tahoe · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Pass
- ikon
- Vertical
- 2212
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Season
- Mid-November–April · 12 miles from South Lake Tahoe · Significant recovery after 2021 Caldor Fire
What is here
- Best for
- Affordable · Sacramento Day Trips · Family · Less Crowded than South Tahoe Alternatives
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Summit
- 8852
- Lifts
- 14
- Avg snowfall
- 480 inches
- Night skiing
- No
- Terrain park
- Yes
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- No
- Signature runs
- Grandview · Rock Garden · Broadway
- Intl tip
- Highway 50's Echo Summit section (immediately east of Sierra-at-Tahoe) provides one of the most dramatic entrances to the Lake Tahoe Basin on any California highway — the summit lookout reveals the full sweep of the lake in a single panoramic turn. Combined with a ski day at Sierra-at-Tahoe, it makes the Sacramento-to-Tahoe drive feel like a complete mountain experience rather than just a commute.
The guide
Sierra-at-Tahoe has the backstory of a resilient community more than a resort. The 2021 Caldor Fire burned through the lower mo…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Sierra-at-Tahoe — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.7995, -120.0844