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Kirkwood

  • March 17, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by vagabond77 from New York, New York
Kirkwood is not a mountain for beginners, most of the mountain is covered in diamond and double diamond trails. But, in the years that I've been up in the area, Kirkwood has usually had the most consistently good snow quality.

That being said, the weekend I was up was approximately 19ºF each day with constant snow. Visibility was not the greatest, but the fresh soft fluffy powder was fantastic. Heavenly, approximately 30 minutes away, did not get the quantity of fresh powder that Kirkwood did that weekend.

Before you go you should evaluate your abilities, and check out the map at http://www.kirkwood.com/

You should also check the website for deals, I got a college discount card (I'm actually in graduate school but they still accepted my ID and course schedule) so I only paid $41 for Saturday and $31 for Sunday.

From journal Weekend in Tahoe

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Kirkwood

  • March 24, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Foxboro Marmot from Foxboro, Massachusetts
We love this place. Far left side has the Sunrise lift, serving intermediate trails and giving access to serious double diamonds. There's a real beginner area to the far right which keeps them away from the rest of us. True expert trails are in the center. They actually have a sign at the entrance to one of the lifts - Wagonwheel/The Wall - that says "Experts Only" with a skull and crossbones... and they mean it! Bumps, jumps, chutes, rocks, steeps, narrow gullies... its great! And lower grade skiers can enjoy some adventure too - there are a couple of gullies down low on the mountain that a beginner/intermediate can enjoy. Just porpoising from one side to the other, riding up, riding down, finding little jumps - the gullies are natural half pipes. An instructor was taking his little kids in one over by the beginners area, told them they were entering THE DITCH OF DOOM... they cruised through back and forth, up and down and came out looking like someone gave them bags of candy on the way...

Crowds were minimal with no meaningful waits on weekdays or weekends. It's about a 50 minute ride from South Lake Tahoe - and avoid Route 50 in and out of the Lake area. Use Pioneer Trail to get around the stop lights and congestion when going to and from Kirkwood.

From journal Spring Skiing at Tahoe

Kirkwood

  • February 15, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Iwent from Long Beach, California
This is a four season resort. There are plenty of shops, cafes and fine dining tochoose from. The terrain is world class and is the best dollar for dollar ski runs.

Skiers enjoy amazingly perfect conditions, runs for all levels. This place is huge! The base elevation is 7,800 feet with a verticle rise of 2,000.

From journal Snowboard The Four Major Resorts

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