I like to go to squaw at least once a season even though it's really expensive. Theres so many good runs and such sicks parks that makes it worth it for a day imo.

 

Kinda skimmed through the thread so I don't know if anybody posted this or not, but Costco has a Kirkwood lift pass (I forgot if it was for 1 or 2 adults) for $108

 

Nope, whereabouts is that? Are those the train tracks that the gondola crosses from the lower parking lot?

 

Typically, we ski Squaw or Alpine on Saturdays, then Sugarbowl on Sunday - which also gets us over the hill for the journey back to the bay.

The last couple of seasons we were doing Alpine more than Squaw, but that was pretty much because of the 2:1 (almost) difference in ticket price.

In some ways I hope that Squaw buys out Alpine. This would make a huge ski area and it looks like there is some good terrain between the two resorts off the back of Alpine. OTOH, I know that, were this to happen, they would make Heavenly look cheap wrt lift tickets.

 

on the junoh side. OB. Going down toward the road. You get picked up on the road that runs up the back way.

been YEARS since I road out there though. I haven't been to SB in probably 5 years.

KILLER if you're with people that know the place. Some decent in bounds and soft bounds hikeables too.

A lot like bear valley with better snow.

 

Alpine was always horridly icy and at same time kirkwood would be amazing.

Sqaw is cool, but its not just the ticket prices, its the drinks/food.....

kirkwood has a general store you can eat for 5 bucks there. Sqaw is close to 30 per meal, and more if you want anything decent. It's a rich mans place for sure......

Kirkwood sure could use a hot tub/heated pool tho!!!!

 

Yeah, Squaw and Alpine are both pretty exposed. If it is windy I avoid both of them.

 

I read a similar thing in a ski magazine last year about Alpine. The review said that Alpine has one of the best off-piste runs in the Tahoe area. Obviously it is outside the boundary and you have to hitch-hike back to the resort. It sounded like you needed local knowledge to do it 'safely' though.