Tahoe Donner Cross Country
Truckee · near Truckee · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Mar; dependable Truckee-area snow (~6,600 ft)
What is here
- Activities
- classic · skate · snowshoe
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Huge groomed trail network · Family & beginner terrain · Warming huts & day lodge · Rentals & full ski school
- Best for
- Family-friendly groomed skiing
- Features
- Top-rated grooming · Beautiful Euer Valley trails · Great for families · Warming huts & lodge
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Cold mornings & sun exposure · High elevation · Weather-dependent grooming · Layers & sun protection
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- Yes
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- xc-center
- Ability
- beginner
- Snow
- 4
- Trail notes
- One of the largest and most beloved groomed Nordic centers in the country — beautifully machine-set classic and skate trails through Euer Valley and forest above Truckee, superb for families and beginners
- Terrain note
- ~6,600–7,500 ft; extensive grooming; dependable snow
- Intl tip
- Consistently rated one of North America's finest groomed Nordic centers, in the pines above Truckee — immaculate grooming, welcoming terrain, and a superb learning environment. Trails thread forest and the lovely open Euer Valley, from gentle beginner loops by the lodge to rolling intermediate tours, machine-set for classic and skate, with warming huts. Full lodge, ski school, and rentals make it great for families and first-timers. Dependable snow at ~6,600 ft; dress in layers, bring sun protection. Snowshoe trails too.
The guide
Tahoe Donner Cross Country, in the pines above Truckee, is consistently rated one of the finest groomed Nordic centers in North…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Tahoe Donner Cross Country — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.35, -120.24