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Ski or Snowboard vacation at Lake
Tahoe puts you inside that picture-perfect image of a
winter wonderland. Take your pick of 15 alpine and 13 cross-country
ski areas. South Lake Tahoe's three close alpine ski resorts,
including world famous Heavenly, offer some of the
steepest, deepest and most scenic runs in the West. All the
areas offer child care facilities, children's ski programs
and complimentary shuttle bus service from South Shore's lodging
properties. [Map
of the greater So. Lake Tahoe region courtesy of Lake
Tahoe Visitors Authority]
Lake
Valley State Recreation Area
(530) 577-0802 Golf: (530) 525-7277
Ringed by mountains, Lake Valley State Recreation Area features
a championship 18-hole golf
course. Since the elevation is over 6,000 feet, shots
carry farther in the thin mountain air. In the winter, the
recreation area has snowmobiling and cross country skiing.
Directions: The area is located 3/12 miles southeast of
So. Lake Tahoe on U.S. 50. The nearest city is Meyers.
Sugar
Pine Point State Park
(530) 525-7982
Reservation by telephone, please call 1-800-444-PARK (444-7275)
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Pine Point State Park contains one of the finest remaining
natural areas on Lake Tahoe. With nearly two miles of lake
frontage, the park has dense forests of pine, fir, aspen and
juniper. Deep-line anglers fish the lake's 300-foot deep underwater
ledges for trout and salmon. Another attraction is the museum
in the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion (also known as Pine Lodge),
a summer home built in 1903 in a grove of pine and cedar.
During winter, the park features cross-country skiing areas.
