Winter
HOW TO CONTACT NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA RESORT
General Information & Lodging Reservations: 1.800.GO.NORTH (466.6784)
Website: www.NorthstarCalifornia.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Northstar
Instagram: @Northstar_California
Twitter: @Northstar_CA + @NorthstarMTN
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ENGAGE WITH NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA
#Northstar #KidsRuleNorthstar #BurtonAcademy
LOCATION
General Information & Lodging Reservations: 1.800.GO.NORTH (466.6784)
Website: www.NorthstarCalifornia.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Northstar
Instagram: @Northstar_California
Twitter: @Northstar_CA + @NorthstarMTN
Vimeo: www.Vimeo.com/SkiNorthstar
ENGAGE WITH NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA
#Northstar #KidsRuleNorthstar #BurtonAcademy
LOCATION
- Driving Directions: Hwy 267 @ Northstar Drive, Truckee, CA 96160
- GPS: 5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, CA 96161
- Mailing: PO Box 129, Truckee, CA 96160
- Shipping: 50 Trimont Lane, Truckee, CA 96160
- Air Access:
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (10 minutes)
- Reno-Tahoe International Airport (45 minutes)
- Sacramento Airport (1.75 hours)
- San Francisco Airport (3.5 hours)
- Oakland Airport (3.5 hours)
- 100 trails – 27% advanced, 60% intermediate, 13% beginner
- 3,170 acres of terrain
- Longest run = 1.4 miles (2.09 km) – Logger’s Loop
- Nine 1-mile long (1.6 km, 220 acres) advanced runs on The Backside
- Lookout Mountain – 443 acres of advanced terrain; opened January 2001
- 374 acres of gate-accessed advanced terrain (Sawtooth Ridge + White Rabbit) open for experts when conditions permit
- 7 advanced gladed runs: The Camp Glade, Sugar Pine Glade, Monument Glade, Comstock Glade, Rendezvous Glade, Lookout Glade and Sawmill Glade
- Expanded beginner teaching area featuring sculpted Smart Terrain™ that the resort has successfully demonstrated helps improve the learning curve for beginning skiers and snowboarders.
- Park Designer: Northstar Terrain Park Crew and Snow Park Technologies (SPT)
- Eight Terrain Parks (all terrain park features are rated extra small, small, medium or large)
- Riglet Park (extra small, kids 6 and under)
- Playground (extra small)
- Forerunner (extra small)
- Sidewinder Burton Progression Park (extra small)
- Lil' Stash (small)
- Moonshine (small)
- Pinball (medium)
- Pipeline (large)
- Halfpipes (Large. Two 18-foot pipes and one mini-pipe)
- Two gondolas (one express, one pulse)
- One six-pack express
- Seven quad express chairlifts
- Two triples chairlifts
- One fixed-grip quad chairlift
- Two surface lifts
- Five Magic Carpets
- Base = 6,330 feet (1,929 meters)
- Summit = 8,610 feet (2,624 meters)
- Vertical = 2,280 feet (695 meters)
- Average Annual Snowfall = 350 inches (9 meters)
- A variety of on-mountain dining facilities, including mid-mountain and summit day lodges, as well as the new Zephyr Lodge
- Ski & Snowboard School for children and adults
- Cross-Country Ski, Telemark & Snowshoe Center offering 35km of groomed and tracked trails (includes track, skate, snowshoe and Telemark)
- Two rental equipment shops (Village and mid-mountain)
- Two demo centers (Village and mid-mountain)
- Complimentary on-site shuttle service
- Licensed childcare for kids ages 2+ (license no. 293610610)
- Village at Northstar™ featuring unique shops and restaurants, bars, grocers, overnight ski storage, locker room, two movie theaters and WiFi Internet access
- Apex Bungy trampoline
- Experiential opportunities including candle, mosaic, teddy bear making and pottery painting
- 9,000 square foot outdoor skating rink (ice skating in winter; roller skating in summer)
- On-site gas station
- Recreation Center with outdoor heated lap pool, outdoor spas, saunas, fitness center and teen center (for Northstar Resort lodging guests only)
- Lift-accessed tubing hill
- More than 5,000 square feet of on-site, year-round conference and banquet facilities with experienced event planners
- State-of-the-art Snowell tuning facility for skis and snowboards
- Day storage lockers and complimentary overnight ski and board check
- Largest snowmaking system of any resort in North Lake Tahoe covering more than 50 percent of Northstar Resort’s 100 trails
- More than 220 on-site lodging units for rent through Northstar Central Reservations, 1.800.GO.NORTH (466.6784). Accommodations range from condominiums to hotel-style units, to spacious mountain homes with some ski-in/ski-out rentals available.
- All Northstar Resort lodging guests receive access to the Recreation Center featuring a lap pool, spas, game room, sauna and health club for a small fee.
- New 1-4 bedroom luxury condominiums in the new Village at Northstar available to rent through Tahoe Mountain Resorts Lodging.
- New 2-3 bedroom luxury condominiums available to rent through Hyatt Residence Club.
- Situated at mid-mountain at Northstar, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe features ski-in/ski-out access, mountain valet services, Manzanita, the resort’s signature restaurant created by renowned San Francisco celebrity chef Traci Des Jardins, and a 17,000 square foot spa and fitness center. The year-round resort property includes 170 guest rooms, 23 private Ritz-Carlton Residences and Ritz-Carlton Club fractional ownership units.