Ski lift at Northstar at Tahoe, California
Northstar at Tahoe is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, approximately 200 miles (320 km) from the San Francisco Bay Area. The 2,904-acre ( km2) resort features 2,280 vertical feet of downhill terrain accessed by 17 lifts (including 8 express lifts), a snowmaking system, a cross-country center, the new Village at Northstar, on-site lodging and summer activities including an 18-hole golf course and a lift-served mountain bike park. Northstar-at-Tahoe is undergoing a transformation into a year-round mountain resort including a new village featuring a variety of shops, restaurants, art galleries, jewelry boutiques, luxury condominiums and a 9,000-square-foot (840 m2) skating rink. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested to make Northstar a classier resort akin to Vail or Squaw Valley USA. Additionally, mountain expansion plans are underway with new slopes and lifts going in; existing roads are being widened and some new ones are being built; day skier parking has been substantially increased in a brand new parking lot served by enclosed buses (a big improvement over the old tractors pulling skiers in open trailers of previous years); and a Ritz-Carlton and additional slopeside condominiums are under construction and scheduled to open beginning December 2009, proving the skiing is not the only attraction. More than other Tahoe ski areas, Northstar is known for its tree skiing and fall lines. The extensive trees also make for better sheltered runs during storm conditions with deep powder. On the other hand, Northstar doesn't have the steeps for which other resorts like Squaw Valley Ski Resort and Alpine Meadows are known. Because of this it used to be known to locals as "flatstar", but the expansion of Lookout Mountain has removed some of that stigma. Northstar tends to attract a large crowd of family skiers. In February 2009, Northstar hosted the last stop of the first ever Winter Dew Tour. It was the first ever action sp
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Location: Northstar at Tahoe, Truckee, California, USA
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