Tahoe National Forest 

A view from the Talbot Loop Trail. Photo: Wayde Carroll

RECREATIONAL ADVENTURES

Snowboarding:

Snowboarding is a relatively new sport. Technology, TV exposure, and placement into the Olympic Games as a medal sport in 1998 made the sport the adrenaline rush of choice for hundreds of thousands of winter enthusiasts.

Several of the dozen plus ski resorts in the Central Sierra Nevada offer “alpine” Snowboarding or “freeride” opportunities on the downhill runs used by the skiers. Others have dedicated terrain parks for the “freestyle” board riders. See the individual ski area narratives for those within the Tahoe National Forest and adjacent areas:

• Alpine Meadows Ski Area
• Boreal Mountain Resort
• Donner Ski Ranch
• Northstar-at-Tahoe
• Soda Springs Ski Area
• Squaw Valley USA
• Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
• Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area

Extreme Snowboarding on the demanding slopes within public National Forest lands is practiced in several areas by the most athletic and expert snowboarders. The northern slopes on the backside of Castle Peak is a favorite location.

Winter with Snowboarding opportunities

• Alpine Meadows Ski Area
• Boreal Mountain Resort
• Northstar-at-Tahoe
• Squaw Valley USA
• Sugar Bowl Ski Resort

• Donner Ski Ranch
• Soda Springs Ski Area
• Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area

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