Best resort at Tahoe-

I think it really depends on the conditions but I really like Heavenly.

"best" is pretty subjective. a resort may be best because of its park, or best because of the powder, or best because of the variety of terrain, or best because it's not crowded, or best because it's cheap, or even best because of the view. so, it really depends on what you're looking for.

mt. rose is better than squaw?...not imo

Tahoe sounds amazing. Must try to go there this season.

Anyone know what month is usually the best?

February - most snow/less crowds 

Northstar is so fun!

1.  Squaw (crowded on weekends but its huge so you'll find areas that aren't crowded)
2.  Kirkwood (bare bones park, best terrain)
3.  Northstar (best park in Tahoe)
4.  Sierra (great overall hill, decent park, close to south shore/casinos, not too crowded - except last season with the shell buy 1-get1  coupons everyone used on sundays)
4.  Homewood (smaller hill but nice spot to go - mostly locals)
5.  Boreal (small hill, good park, night riding, cheap lift tickets, good to hit up on your way home from north shore via 80 or to hit up mid week when its empty).

Heavenly - I left it off the list since I've been there 3-4 times and just haven't liked it over there. Its definitely nice to be so close to the casinos but wasn't a fan of the resort in general. Maybe I'll give it another try this season and stick to the Nevada side like everyone says.

Originally posted by halcyon0 Hey ya'll. Planning to go to Tahoe for a boarding trip. Which is the best resorts for boarding at Tahoe?

How far is Kirkwood from Heavenly? I'll be staying at Heavenly resorts in mid-Jan and I might want to try out Kirkwood if it is close enough and is a easy drive.

Squaw and Heavenly...both have so much sprawling acreage, you could ride either everyday for years and still find new spots

(never been to kirkwood, so can't comment) 

Originally posted by ijustchillin How far is Kirkwood from Heavenly? I'll be staying at Heavenly resorts in mid-Jan and I might want to try out Kirkwood if it is close enough and is a easy drive.

Kirkwood is about 1 hr from the South Lake. I wouldn't call it an easy drive, but with paying enough attention while driving, it should be ok. 

Sierra is always fun. Boreal is best for your money. I think they're open 9am-9pm. $49 lift ticket but only 3 lifts open at night.

Kirkwood.  Deepest base.  Further out so it doesn't get quite as busy.

There is no "best" mountain and there are flavors of everything.  I don't mind Northstar on a weekend cuz I have the fast pass, and you couldn't pay me to deal with Squaw.  I like Heavenly now, but only the Nevada side.  Boreal has its place in the kingdom, but it's kinda on an island.  Sugar Bowl is pretty cool, Sierra is the best south shore spot, Kirkwood is epic if you can get to it on a pow day and 88 is open.  Alpine is meh, but that's me. 

I think that sums it up...

Originally posted by jribeirojrrj Heavenly for mi

Originally posted by kyavo im going to south tahoe this dec and cant wait to go there.

In South Tahoe, I agree Heavenly is pretty unmatched for being right on the lake...Kirkwood is pretty nice too, but it is like a 20min drive from the southern tip of the lake.

Originally posted by StayUp916 If you can hit Sierra on a good pow day you will find there is no equivalent.  Out of the places I have been in Utah, Colorado, and Cali, even locals from those spots agreed, the best Pow day they ever had was at Sierra.

Heavenly and Northstar

i only had the chance to hit up heavenly and sierra while i was out there. heavenly is awesome if you pick some good pockets of the resort where there aren't thousands of people trying to get on a lift (like the bottom of california trail)..nevada side was awesome by north bowl and galaxy lift since you can make your way over to the gates. sierra was amazing as well with more glades and natural terrain, not to mention it was barely crowded even on a pow day when we were there.

Nowhere in Tahoe is good to go to right now due to the temps and the displacement of the jetstreams right now. It costs like 91$ just to go to Heavenly and they only have 6 runs on the Cali side open... THEN if you wanted to go hit the whopping 12 runs open on the Nevada side (I use the term open quite loosely) you will have to take a shuttle bus because the runs dont even connect. so after u waste a good 45 minutes to an hour doing all that you get some riding in on some trashy runs that beat ur board up inevitably.... I wish I could say different right now but STAY AWAY FROM TAHOE!

Snow is coming this week. Especially to elevations..aka..the resorts. Things are looking halfway decent now, at least by the beginning of next week.

Originally posted by BoOst3d hated heavenly and loved northstar when i was there.....heavenly is too flat but its next to the casino's if u want to get in a few hands after shredding all day.

just got back from sierra this past weekend. terrain is pretty good kind of icy because of the lack of snow we've had lately, but definitely like it for the price and location.

definitely want to try kirkwood next time, but i might hit up north lake tahoe and try their slopes out.

Sqaw/Alpine Meadows is offering $14 lift tickets for Valentines Day. Just go to their website and pre-purchase.

My favorites are Heavenly and Squaw Valley. They are just 2 huge mountains that you find something you want at any time, especially if the snow coverage is there. My next level of resorts would be Northstar, Kirkwood, Alpine and Sugarbowl. All the others come after the above. Generally though, you have to pick and choose based on what you want to do and the terrain available at the time.

But as others have said, the best is really based on perspectives of each person. How each one feels about their riding, what terrain they like and the conditions they go to those resorts will definitely affect your feelings for each one. Also, knowing the terrain and runs are key to enjoying the place.