Peak ski season runs from November to April, and the mountains regularly have perfect blue skies, which makes for a gorgeous setting. Temperatures are naturally chilly in the mountains, although the lakeside towns are much more manageable – reaching 25C in summer, when camping and outdoor pursuits are a must.
Across the street from Lake Tahoe and two miles from the Heavenly Ski Resort gondola, this smoke-free hotel offers a summertime beach, wintertime ski access, and year-round lake views. Guestrooms come with light wood furnishings offer refrigerators, microwaves, and complimentary wireless internet access.
Sheltered by pine trees, the 3 Peaks Resort & Beach Club is 300 yards from a private beach for guests, Nevada casinos, and a gondola that zips up to Heavenly Ski Resort. Décor in the 56 guestrooms and suites features pine furniture and cabin-style knotty-pine finish panelling.
This Lake Tahoe hotel, across the street from the beach, is a half-mile from the Heavenly Ski Resort and a mile from area casinos. Fantasy Inn and Wedding Chapel guestrooms offer two-person jetted tubs and beds with 300-thread count Egyptian-cotton linens. The hotel also offers wedding services, shopping, spa, a ski shuttle and complimentary parking.
Resort-style amenities and event facilities draw both business travellers and vacationers to this hotel two blocks from Lake Tahoe and the Gondola at Heavenly. An 18-story tower houses double-soundproofed rooms. Accommodations are all equipped with two bathrooms, minibars, pay movies, video games, and wireless internet access.
Opened in 1926, and owned by Frank Sinatra in the 1960s, this affordable vacation resort is just steps from scenic Lake Tahoe. Spacious guestrooms have Colonial-style decor with dark wood furnishings, and offer great views of the lake. Guests can swim back and forth across the state line in the hotel's unique outdoor pool, or get a massage in the on-site spa.
With a backdrop of stunning mountains, the lake itself is mightily impressive. You can circumnavigate it by horse, motorcycle or foot. The trail, which is 250km long, treads just the right line between being overtly rural and touristy.
The calm lake is ideal for a gentle swim or kayak. Alternatively, you can let rip on a jet-ski or speedboat ride. Hundreds of nearby streams and lakes also make the area perfect for a spot of fishing.
At around 2800m, Genoa Peak is a great place to ponder the natural beauty of the lake and mountains. There are regular trips to the top, and you can also take advantage of some great walking trails around the area.
The 1960 Winter Olympics first brought Tahoe to the world’s attention, and Olympic village is still a worthy attraction. Gondolas regularly go from here to the mountaintops.
Reno offers some lively nightspots, most notoriously the poker houses where you can try your luck against some seasoned professionals (‘luck’ being the optimum word).
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