The Heavenly Ski Resort offers a wide variety of activities on Adventure Peak, classic views from the Heavenly Gondola ride to the Heavenly Mountain top and areas for skiing and snowboarding for all ages and skill levels. Boasting an all-day, licensed daycare for children from18 months to six years of age, the resort also has a well-established ski school with top rated instructors, Heavenly Ski Resort welcomes children of all ages to enjoy the resort in a fun, family-friendly manner.
Heavenly Resort
3860 Saddle Road
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(800) 432-8365
skiheavenly.com
Regarded as one of the biggest snow toy zones, Northstar at Tahoe offers plenty of activities for family fun. Snowscoots, bikes, tubing, The Zorb (a large ball to be rolled down the slope), and the Polaris Park, for nighttime fun, will keep your kids wide-eyed and entertained for an entire whole vacation. Instead of children's ski lessons, Northstar at Tahoe will teaches parents how to teach their kids to ski, keeping the whole family engaged every step of the way.
Northstar At Tahoe Resort
10002 Big Springs Drive
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 562-2430
skinorthstar.com
Squaw Valley is ski area both family-friendly and budget-conscious. Lift tickets for kids start at $10 and mountain runs cater to all levels of skiers; the area also offers a wide array of activities besides skiing, in various price ranges, to keep vacationers happy. High Camp offers a heated swimming lagoon and an ice rink, among other things, as well as many shops, restaurants and outdoor activities such as tubing and snow-shoeing.
Squaw Valley Lodge
201 Squaw Peak Road
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(530) 583-5500
squaw.com
With breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe and surrounding mountains, the Homewood Ski Resort caters to family vacationers in a smaller, intimate setting. Parents can feel secure sending their children to the ski school, where a GPS unit is assigned to every registered child, allowing parents to monitor their location and activity from the resort. Children three to 12 years of age can enroll in the Mountain Rangers Academy, offering various activities, and kids of all ages are invited to visit Critter Canyon.
Homewood Mountain Resort
5145 West Lake Boulevard
Homewood, CA 96141
(530) 525-2992
skihomewood.com
