Make a reservation at one of the seven area resorts. Resorts range from the large, such as Squaw Valley, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, and Northstar at Tahoe, to smaller resorts like Homestead on the Lake's eastside. Visitors will find three resorts with snowboarding near South Lake Tahoe, including Kirkwood, Sierra at Tahoe and Heavenly resort.
Rent equipment from your resort or one of the area ski equipment repair and rental shops. Some shops have multiple locations, such as Porter's Snow Sports, in Incline Village, Tahoe City and Truckee. In Tahoe City, visitors will also find Tahoe Dave's Ski and Snowboard Shop, Kings Beach and Truckee. Rental packages vary. Tahoe Dave's offers a four-day package with the 5th day free.
Enroll in a class. At Kirkwood, children as young as 5 can start ripping on boards. Group class prices begin at $80 as of December 2010 for half-day classes. Sierra at Tahoe's adult classes offer both group and private lessons to snowboarders, expert and novice, starting at $49 in 2010 for all-day intermediate/expert classes, without rental equipment included.
Jump on the BlueGo bus for easy transportation to Heavenly at South Lake Tahoe. The shuttle stops at more than 50 stops, most of them lodging accommodations, in both Nevada and California.
