Tahoe Donner Ski Area is committed to being the best place to begin. Wide-open bowls, uncrowded slopes, great beginner terrain, excellent grooming and a friendly, courteous staff await you. Enjoy a small, friendly resort that delivers a personal touch that is unique in the industry. With a quad chair, a double chair and two conveyor lifts, the area has a capacity of delivering 2,500 skiers per hour to reach the beautiful open-bowl slopes Tahoe Donner is known for.

The terrain park is perfect for snowboarders or skiers who like to ride more diverse and challenging terrain.

The Snowflake Ski School's instructors teach children and it is one of the only ski schools in the region that provides a comprehensive 2.5 hour lesson for 3 to 6-year-olds. Adults, both first-timers and more advanced skiers, also will find competent instructors to work with them.  Tahoe Donner is rated by the National Skier Opinion Survey among the best in the Tahoe region for its Learn-to-Ski and Snowflakes programs in "overall experience" and "value for the money."

Cross-country skiers can explore 39 scenic trails covering 100 km of beginning, intermediate and advanced terrain. The one-way trail system is carefully marked, signed and machine groomed with two sets of side-by-side diagonal tracks and a wide skating lane.

Warming huts along the way provide skiers with a place to relax, take a break and enjoy the high mountain scenery. Tahoe Donner Cross-Country is the only area in the state to offer lighted night skiing. Stride or skate along 2.5 km of lighted trails in the Home Range track system.

Tahoe Donner Cross-Country is located five minutes north of historical downtown Truckee, one mile from the downhill area and just three miles off of Interstate 80.  Take I-80 to the Donner State Park exit, drive .5 miles east on Donner Pass Road to the bottom of Northwoods Boulevard. Turn left onto Northwoods Boulevard and follow the signs to the Cross-Country Center.