Location - Northstar Resort is located six miles from the north shore of Lake Tahoe and six miles from Truckee on California State Highway 267. For quicker access, use the Truckee/Highway 267 bypass, exit number 188B.
By Car: Via Interstate 80, Reno is 40 miles to the east, San Francisco is 196 miles to the west and Sacramento is 96 miles to the west. Take Interstate 80 to the Truckee / Highway 267 Bypass and travel six miles south to Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort.
By Airplane: Fly into the Reno/Tahoe International Airport (45 minutes away), the Sacramento Airport (1 hour, 45 minutes away), the San Francisco Airport (3.5 hours away), or the Oakland Airport (3.5 hours away) from points throughout the U.S.
Trails and Slopes -
- 89 trails
- 2,904 acres of terrain
- 27% advanced, 60% intermediate, 13% beginner
- Longest run is 1.4 miles (2.09 kilometers) - Logger’s Loop
- Nine mile-long (1.6 km, 220 acres) advanced runs on The Backside
- Lookout Mountain – 443 acres of advanced terrain; opened January 2001
- 344 acres of backcountry terrain (Sawtooth Ridge) open for experts when conditions permit
- 5 new advanced gladed runs (opening winter 08-09):
- The Camp Glade
- Sugar Pine Glade
- Monument Glade
- Comstock Glade
- Rendezvous Glade