Sierra-at-Tahoe
| Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort | |
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| Location | Twin Bridges |
| Nearest city | Twin Bridges, California |
| Coordinates | 38°48′01″N 120°04′50″W / 38.8002°N 120.0806°WCoordinates: 38°48′01″N 120°04′50″W / 38.8002°N 120.0806°W |
| Vertical | 2,212 ft (674 m) |
| Top elevation | 8,852 ft (2,698 m) |
| Base elevation | 6,640 ft (2,020 m) |
| Skiable area | 2,000 acres (810 ha) |
| Runs |
46 total  25% beginner  50% intermediate  25% advanced |
| Longest run | Sugar 'n Spice: 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Lift system | 11 lifts (3 high speed quads, 1 triple chairs, 5 double chairs, 2 surface lifts) |
| Terrain parks | 6: The Alley, Smokey Boarder X, Burton Progression, Bashful, Aspen, Upper Snowshoe |
| Snowfall | 480 in (1,200 cm) |
| Night skiing | None |
| Website | www.sierraattahoe.com |
Sierra-at-Tahoe is a ski and snowboard resort in Twin Bridges, California south of Lake Tahoe. Sierra-at-Tahoe is approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Stateline, Nevada and 12 miles south of South Lake Tahoe on U.S. Route 50 and is contained within the Eldorado National Forest. Sierra-at-Tahoe (often shortened to "Sierra") is a medium sized ski area in the Lake Tahoe region, and is well known for being a more family oriented resort and also having a high annual snowfall. Sierra-at-Tahoe's terrain is 25 percent beginner, 50 percent Intermediate, and 25 percent advanced.
The majority of the ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe region are on the northern end of the lake, near Truckee, California and Reno, Nevada. Sierra-at-Tahoe, Kirkwood and Heavenly are located on the southern side of the lake, approximately 75 miles (120 km) from Reno. It is common for visitors to ski amongst these three resorts when staying in southern Lake Tahoe area and not venture to the northern lake resorts such as Squaw Valley, Northstar at Tahoe, Sugar Bowl.
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort was started in 1946 by brothers Ray and Floyd Barrett as Sierra Ski Ranch, further down U.S. Route 50. It was sold to Vern Sprock in 1953. In 1968, the "Ranch" was moved to its present location when the California Department of Transportation began widening U.S. Route 50. The Sprock family operated the resort until 1993 when the resort was sold to Fibreboard Corporation. Fibreboard updated many areas of the resort, including changing the name to Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort. Booth Creek Ski Resorts purchased Sierra-at-Tahoe in 1996.
Ski Lifts
The Easy Rider, Grandview, and Powderbowl Expresses are the HS quads built by Doppelmayr, the Triple is the Puma built by Yan Lift Engineering, and the 5 doubles are the Tahoe King, El Dorado, Rock Garden, Short Stuff, and Nob Hill also built by Yan. The Tahoe King and Puma are auxiliary lifts of the Grandview Express (Tahoe King) and Powderbowl Express (Puma) and run if crowds permit. The oldest lifts are the Tahoe King and Nob Hill being built in 1978.