 Poster: A snowHead
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Trip to Tahoe is booked for 20-29 Jan. Staying in resort at Squaw Valley. 
We are spending our last day in San Fran so that gives us 8 days on the snow.
What sort of lift pass should we go for?
- the 6 days out of 8 squaw pass ($389)? i.e. spend most of our trip in squaw with two days elsewhere?
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- buy passes on an individual daily basis? could be $$$ but will give us the most flexibility to explore other resorts and there might be last minute deals on passes in some resorts?
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- the ski tahoe north interchangeable lift ticket? ($462)
Any thoughts/advice much appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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hd, I agree with Bones, give yourself the best opportunity to mix it up. Each of the areas is small by European standards.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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malcolm1 yep i'm all over that like a rash. I've signed up to their facebook page.
In spite of the advice on here I'm still thinking I might go for the Squaw multi-day pass. It's good value by USA standards ($60ish/day) and unfortunately I will be lumbered with lazy mates who have difficulty with early rises. From previous experience this has meant that if we are travelling to different resorts every day it's unlikely we are on the snow before 10.30am i.e. we miss first tracks. Whereas in Squaw we are staying right next to the lift so I can score the freshies by myself if necessary before my mates get out of bed.
The Squaw pass does still give us a couple of days elsewhere though. Alpine Meadows looks good. Where else? Regrettably Kirkwood is too far from Squaw for a day trip IMHO.
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Alpine Meadows is certainly worth a trip and is v close
Apart from that, the areas in close(r) proximity to Squaw are Northstar, Homewood, Sugar Bowl, Mount Rose and Diamond Peak.
My preference out of those would be Mount Rose or Sugar Bowl. In good conditions it shouldnt take long to drive to either and both will be pretty quiet midweek.
If you want to try a longer drive and if the weather is good it is not that far to Heavenly and that is bigger in terms of terrain. Personally I wasn't bowled over by Heavenly as a ski area but I am glad I did it once on our last trip.
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Contrary to popular opinion, I prefer to spend more than a day in each resort. Typically, the first day, you're just cruising around looking lost. It's the second day you can zero in on the best bits and ENJOY! So I'd say spend the 2 extra days in Alpine Meadow.
(I'm assuming you're a proficient off-piste skier. Otherwise, the 4 days at Squaw might get boring...)
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