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Kirkwood in California

Kirkwood

Rated #2 in California

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Voted Best Downhill Ski Terrain
  • Overall Rating 4.3 Reviewed by 60 users
  • Family Friendly 4.1
  • Downhill Terrain 4.5
  • Terrain Park 3.6
  • Nightlife 3.0

Recommended For

  • Single/Newlyweds 86%
  • Families 53%
  • Empty Nesters 70%
  • Beginner 36%
  • Intermediate 73%
  • Advanced 83%
 

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Most Helpful Review

    • Overall Rating 5.0
    • Family Friendly 5.0
    • Downhill Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 5.0
    • Nightlife 4.0


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    Best Resort in Tahoe Region

    Pros: Great Powder, Awesome Terrain, short lines

    Cons: some lower chair lifts

    Kirkwood is surely one of the best ski resort in the world! After a storm, it is packed with deep powder. The lift lines are short and there is no traffic along... Full review

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Most Recent Reviews

    • Overall Rating 4.0
    • Family Friendly 3.0
    • Downhill Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 3.0
    • Nightlife 3.0

    South Lake Tahoe's Hidden Treasure

    Pros: great snowfall, technical terrain, not so crowded

    Cons: middle of nowhere, not for the weary

    Kirk holds a special place in my heart, as my first-ever run on the West Coast was off one of the resort's famed cornices onto "the Wall." There's not much else to... Full review

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    • Overall Rating 4.0
    • Family Friendly 2.0
    • Downhill Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 2.0
    • Nightlife 1.0

    For advanced riders

    Pros: great snow, lack of crowds

    Cons: nothing else to do than ski

    If you love skiing in powder, then this is the place to go after a storm. But you really have to love skiing to be here - it's out of the way,... Full review

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    • Overall Rating 5.0
    • Family Friendly 4.0
    • Downhill Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 4.0
    • Nightlife 1.0

    The Wood

    Pros: Extreme terrain, most snow, no crowds

    Cons: Short runs, wet snow, windy

    I lived in South Lake Tahoe and worked at Kirkwood for a year. Being somewhat lazy, I only got in 65 days but I was spoiled with endless powder days of epic... Full review

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