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NEVADA

Lake
Tahoe

Donner
Lake

Inyo
National
Forest

Tahoe
Meadows

Eldorado
National
Forest

Tahoe
National
Forest

Desolation
Wilderness

Granite
Chief
Wilderness

MountRose
Wilderness

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Meyers

Gardenville

Kyburz Woodfords

Soda
Springs

Tahoe
City

Steamboat

Minden

Twin
Bridges

Hope
Valley

Virginia
City

Homewood

Tahoma

Stateline

Carson
City

CrystalBay&
InclineVillage

South
Lake
Tahoe

EmeraldBay&
DLBlissStateParks

LakeTahoeNevada
StatePark

Squaw
Valley

KingsBeach&
TahoeVista

Truckee

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1 South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe is a
chock-a-block commercial
strip bordering the lake
framed by postcard-
perfect mountains. In
winter, go swooshing
down the double-black
diamond runs and
monster vertical drops
of Heavenly (%775-586-
7000; http://www.skiheavenly.com;
3860 Saddle Rd; adult/child
lift ticket $88/50, gondola
$34/20; c), a behemoth
ski resort. From the top,
you’re on the spine of the

TRIP HIGHLIGHT
Lake Tahoe

Loop


The.horned.peaks.surrounding.Lake.Tahoe,.


straddling.the.California–Nevada.state.line,.are.


four-seasons.playgrounds..During.summer.hit.the.


cool.sapphire.waters.by.sandy.beaches.or.trek.and.


mountain-bike.forest.trails..In.wintertime,.Lake.


Tahoe.woos.powder-hungry.skiers.and.boarders.


with.scores.of.slopes..Year-round,.the.north.shore.


is.quiet.and.upscale;.the.west.shore,.rugged.and.


old-timey;.the.east.shore,.blissfully.undeveloped;.


and.the.south.shore,.always.busy.


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