Tahoe Cross Country
Tahoe City · near Tahoe City · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Mar; lake-level snow can be variable (~6,900 ft trails)
What is here
- Activities
- classic · skate · snowshoe
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Community-run groomed center · Forest trails with lake views · Beginner to advanced terrain · Rentals, lessons & lodge
- Best for
- Friendly groomed skiing near Tahoe City
- Features
- Welcoming local center · Lake-view forest trails · All-ability terrain · Cozy day lodge
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Lower-elevation snow can be thin early/late · Cold, sun exposure · Weather-dependent · Dress in layers
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- Yes
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- xc-center
- Ability
- beginner
- Snow
- 3
- Trail notes
- A friendly community-run groomed center just above Tahoe City — forested classic and skate trails with lake glimpses, a welcoming lodge, and terrain for all abilities
- Terrain note
- ~6,900–7,500 ft; groomed forest trails; snow varies by year
- Intl tip
- A warm, community-run groomed Nordic center in the forest just above Tahoe City, cherished by locals. Trails wind through pine and fir with glimpses of Lake Tahoe — gentle beginner loops, rolling intermediate tours, and steeper advanced trails, groomed for classic and skate, plus snowshoe trails. Cozy lodge, rentals, and ski school make it great to learn. The trailhead sits a bit lower, so early/late-season snow can be thin in lean years — check conditions, dress in layers for cold and strong sun.
The guide
Tahoe Cross Country, run by a nonprofit community association in the forest just above Tahoe City, is a warm, welcoming groomed…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Tahoe Cross Country — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.19, -120.12