A Journey to the Four Major Ski Resorts Around Lake Tahoe

Let me start by saying that I first tried skiing back in2003the year, I only went skiing about2,3times a year, and my skills never really improved—I stayed at the beginner wedge level for over10years. But after visiting2012in the spring of3, I became hooked on this “white opium.”2012After the ski season ended, I bought a full set of gear including boots, skis, clothes, and protective equipment, and planned to have a great time before the2012end of the century (unfortunately, I was still fooled by the Mayans—the world didn’t end). By the beginning of3, although I had skied a total of20times that season (including half-days, full days, and night skiing), I still felt my skills were basically parallel turns with some wedge remnants, and a friend even categorized me as the type who skis all winter without any real improvement.skier.

Back to the main story. Before the 2013 Chinese New Year, once my business trip to California, USA, was approved, I kept wondering: should I go skiing in the US? And if so, should I go to Whistler or just stick around Lake Tahoe? In the end, I decided that flying from California to Whistler all by myself wasn’t very cost- or time-effective. So I settled on a plan to ski around Lake Tahoe. Then I spent ages browsing the websites of major ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, studying trail maps, reading posts about the resorts on Epic, and figuring out where to rent gear. Before departure, I decided to ski at Squaw Valley and Heavenly for two days total, and use the rest of the time to visit friends living in the Bay Area.

Here, I must say that if you can fly directly to a resort area and bring your own gear, that’s a great option. But due to layovers and work commitments during my trip, I couldn’t bring my own equipment. As a result, I ended up being pretty unhappy with the rental boots I got at the resort.