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The Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center is closed for the season. See you next year.
Tahoe Donner boasts
one of the nation's premier cross country centers. With a wide variety
of terrain, Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center is the place for XC
adventurers. So whether you're a fine-tuned olympian or trying it
out for the first time check us out
The Skiing is Out There... Call us at (530) 587-9484. |
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| Resort Information |
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| Number of Trails: |
· 48 |
| Kilometers of Trails: |
· 114 |
| Acres of Terrain: |
· 4,800 |
| Trail Rating: |
· 16 beginner
· 24 intermediate
· 4 advanced
· 1 expert
· 2 "wilderness"
trails (groomed for diagonal striding only)
· 2 snowshoe
only trails |
| Warming Huts: |
· 5 |
| Track Systems: |
· 3 |
| Elevations: |
· Day Lodge 6,600 ft
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Euer Valley 6,500 ft
· Hawk's Peak 7,729 ft |
| Total Vertical Feet: |
· 1,307 ft |
| Average Annual Snowfall: |
· 360 inches |
| Daily Hours: |
· 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Night Skiing: |
· 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesdays Only.
Dec 26-Feb 27 |
No Dogs Allowed
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Day Lodge, gas stove, views and great
home cooked food create the unique atmosphere of the Tahoe Donner Lodge.
Not only a place to rent skis, purchase an area pass or get trail updates,
our lodge is home to the Alder Creek Cafe; famous for its fresh homemade
cooking, eclectic menu and many vegetarian meals. Always open for lunch
and offering an array of snacks and baked goods, we also offer a great range
of microbrews and California wines.
Euer Valley Cookhouse, nestled in
the glorious Euer Valley, an easy 3 1/2-kilometer ski from the Day Lodge
is the Cookhouse. A simple warming hut during the week, on weekends and
holidays it becomes the perfect place to refuel and rest. Here you can
purchase many of the baked goods, soups and sandwiches that we offer at
the Alder Creek Cafe. The friendly staff can answer questions and can
make ski trail recommendations.
New Rental Boots – Salomon Combi
Boot has great support making skiing easy.
Try out the newest in our demo equipment.
From skis to snow shoes, we have the latest gear.
Night Skiing Wednesday nights from 5-7
p.m. December 26 – February 27
Barkeater is a beautiful trail that starts
behind the cookhouse and runs along Prosser Creek then winds back through
the trees. It's snowmobile groomed for diagonal stride only.
There and Back Again – A straight shoot off the hairpin
turn near the bottom of "I'm OK Euer OK." It's an out and back
trail. With a great view of the frog lake cliffs.
Pegasus – A looping trail that climbs from "Firewalker"
into one of the back bowls.
Two snowshoe only trails:
Snowshow 2.5km. Climbs from intersection 3 to Hawks
Peak.
Solitude 1.5km. With this trail snowshoers get their own way
into the valley.
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