Mount Rose Ski Tahoe


Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is the closest ski resort to Reno, Nevada. The resort is located about 30 miles south of Reno, in the Carson Range. Mt. Rose has the highest base elevation of a Tahoe-region ski resort at about and the summit is. The resort area is and is located in Toiyabe National Forest.
Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain rather than Mount Rose, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431.
The resort first opened in 1953, starting with the "Reno Ski Bowl" located on the east face of Slide Mountain. Later renamed to the "Slide Mountain Ski Area", it operated side-by-side with the "Mount Rose Ski Area", which opened in 1964 on the north side of Slide Mountain. The two areas merged in 1987.
December 2004 saw the opening of The Chutes at Mount Rose. The Chutes offer some of the steepest, consistent terrain in all of Tahoe.
In 2018 the Buser family decided to keep the resort, after having it on the market.

Winters Creek Lodge

Winters Creek Lodge is Mt. Rose's newly built facility on the "Slide" side. It accommodates up to 200 guests indoors, with seating for 115, and 58 at the bar. Outdoor events can accommodate up to 400 seated on their deck. It is named for Winters Creek which flows east from Slide Mountain to Lake Washoe.

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