Tahoe Donner
Truckee · near Truckee · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Pass
- independent
- Vertical
- 600
- Size
- 120 acres
- Season
- Mid-December–early April · One of the best beginner-teaching hills in Tahoe
What is here
- Best for
- Absolute Beginners · Kids · Learning · Low-Key
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Nickname
- The Learn-to-Ski Hill
- Summit
- 7350
- Lifts
- 5
- Avg snowfall
- 200+ inches
- Night skiing
- No
- Terrain park
- No
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- No
- Signature runs
- The beginner slopes · Cross-country network
- Intl tip
- Tahoe Donner is in Truckee, the North Tahoe hub town (also the MTB and summer basecamp — see those guides). Its huge cross-country network is a draw for Nordic skiers. Truckee's historic downtown offers great food and lodging for a family learn-to-ski weekend.
The guide
Tahoe Donner is unapologetically a learning mountain — a small, gentle downhill hill in Truckee dedicated almost entirely to te…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Tahoe Donner — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -120.251