Alpine Meadows Ski Resort

User Reviews of Alpine Meadows Ski Resort

Yelp.com Review - by K. D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ah, Alpine! Spent my second day ever on a snowboard here (it was literally day 2 as I had just bruised my entire body at Boreal the day before!) As they were just opening for the season, they had...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by nick m.

5.0 of 5 stars. I learned to ski here, worked here, and would love to live here. The best resort in tahoe! Best terrain, and a lot of it. If you are willing to throw your skis over your shoulder and hike, it has the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joey C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is one you gotta try when your in tahoe
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Loc N.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hear hear! Only one other resort has been rated 5 stars by me and that's June Mountain. So what do I love about Alpine Meadows?There's a great variety of terrain here. The front side is a little more...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Zakk D.

4.0 of 5 stars. Resorts suck. I hate Squaw and Whistler and I care barely stand Northstar. But Alpine Meadows has some of the sickest terrain on the North Shore, with a great vibe, and great parks too. Dropping in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by D-shiz L.

4.0 of 5 stars. For being such a North-Shore powder hound, I don't really go to Alpine a whole lot, but after my last visit, I am scratching my head as to why not. It is an ample mountain that can satisfy just about...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Janell D.

4.0 of 5 stars. The skiing here is always great- the upkeep of the resort, lifts and overall mountain are great! Unfortunately I had an accident and we had to call for the mountain medic. Pete was the fist aid that...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Laurence W.

3.0 of 5 stars. I returned to Alpine for the first time since I was a kid. I had always remembered it as a huge resort on par with Squaw Valley. My reaction this time was that it felt surprisingly small, and I only...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Patty W.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is more like a 3.5 star review. I'll update after I actually board here.We planned this snow trip for weeks, but on Wednesday before our trip, I twisted my ankle at my friend's house (her kids...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shay F.

3.0 of 5 stars. The reason for the three stars is because, well...I'm not that advanced. And by "not that advanced" I mean I can hardly go down an easy blue without falling on my head (but hey, it's fun!)At any...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Steph C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Not bad.. not bad at all.. It was a very nice day to go snowboardings.. Sucks for me though because I have no idea how. If you noticed the girl sitting on the bunny slopes aka "the meadow run" who...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kris H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Da Bomb! Endless snow and terrain. Pow pow to groomies. I want to live here at the top of Summit Six. Ski down in the morning to get the paper and head back to the top of the mountain for breakfast....
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by David K.

4.0 of 5 stars. My 2nd time snowboarding!Got here really early around 9:30 or so, the parking wasnt bad at all. My friend got the prepaid lift tickets from costco which were 100 bucks for 2 tickets. pretty good deal...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite resorts in Tahoe. The mountain is a pretty good size and it has enough lifts and space to get people moving from the lines to the top of the hill. There isn't too much for...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer B.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is THE place for kids' ski school at Tahoe. My 9YO has been coming here for five years now -- it just gets better. I try, each trip, to have him ski a day somewhere else (usually Squaw), but he...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael H.

4.0 of 5 stars. On a sunny Saturday morning, this place was PACKED. Even though we got here at 9:30 AM we had to park about 2 miles out from the resort; hence, not far enough to take a shuttle and not close enough to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Minh V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Woohoo! - I just had an awesome day of snowboarding at Alpine Meadows w/ few buddies yesterday after the big storm. Adult lift tickets cost $56/person at SportsBasement (although I've been told you...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by shannone e.

4.0 of 5 stars. I don't know why I like this resort. I think because it's smaller and doesn't have the big pretentious "village" that some other resorts have. I think the runs are properly marked as far as...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsay A.

3.0 of 5 stars. While Alpine is a good mountain, it's definitly not my favorite in Tahoe. For me, I like to be snowboarding at a mountain that offers fun all around. I found that the mountain lacked lodges located...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jodie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Eric and I have this habit of trying something once, loving it, and then going out and buying all the equipment for it soon thereafter...which is kind of dumb if you think about it, because if we dont...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Oliver N.

3.0 of 5 stars. I had a decent half-day at Alpine recently, even though snow conditions in Tahoe right now are really nothing to write home about. The mountain came highly recommended by a friend of mine who lives...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by becca w.

5.0 of 5 stars. Could be my new favorite ski resort. Conditions were particularly awesome and powdery over Christmas, so this is where we chose to go, mostly because we were able to pick up some discount lift...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by ray f.

5.0 of 5 stars. 2nd time snowboarding...supposed to go to heavenly, but when we figured that alpine meadows was only 5 minutes from where we were staying (as opposed to an hour drive to south lake), the choice was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam P.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite resort.When I was a kid I used to get pulled over here by the patrol for speeding, but it was all good. They always let me go.Its my 16th season boarding and Alpine's the tits, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Karen W.

3.0 of 5 stars. Pretty okay ski resort. I've been here three times now. Once for skiing, twice for snowboarding this year. I have little recollection of my experience skiing on their blue square lifts...didn't make a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Alpine Meadows is my favorite destination in Tahoe by leaps and bounds. I love everything about this mountain; the comfort of the Summit Six chair, racing down Wolverine Bowl, chili cheese fries for...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Richard Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is the best place for your money. It's got a good vertical, lots of challenging runs, and it's not too crowded. Usually the second cheapest place (after Boreal), I think you can't get much...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan V.

2.0 of 5 stars. Based upon others' reviews, I'm thinking I may need to give Alpine another shot at some point. Maybe I just caught it on a bad day. That said...Some of the nice parts about Alpine include cheap(ish)...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by craig j.

4.0 of 5 stars. Alpine is a bit rustic but has something for everyone, especially the late risers on a powder day. The resort has two traverses that allow for powder well into the afternoon and sometimes the next...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had a good time here. I like reading all the signs on the lifts. I came here in mid-April, but it was still fun skiing. And cheaper. The food was just ok. I plan to come here again some day....
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tiffany V.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been here only once and honestly, I didn't enjoy it very much. I remember it was icy and it was one of the last resorts to remain open in the spring...maybe that's why. From my experience, this...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Earnest B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Just better than the rest of Tahoe. Better terrain, better snow.
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Janel Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. My fave place to hit during the winter season. I remember when it was only skiers going down the runs and then as boarding became more popular and other resorts were letting boarders in, Alpine...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt V.

5.0 of 5 stars. A pleasant gem amongst the tourist hordesI like this places laid back simple approach to ski/snowboarding. I went for my first time March of 2007 and despite dislocating my shoulder and losing my...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great terrain. Definitely more affordable than the mountain next door. Getting more crowded over the years, though. Depending on where you're coming from you may need to adjust the trail ratings. I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jesse M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Alpine Meadows is our favorite among Squaw and Northstar! All levels of terrain, great steeps, easy access from parking lot to lift, facilities are recently updated and quite nice, appeared to have...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela S.

4.0 of 5 stars. So I've been to Alpine twice this year and had never been before. I used to only go to Squaw (when my parents were paying for it). Alpine is great. People are friendly, lift tickets/demos are...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dietrich H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm going to have to give it 4 *'s. I mean, I had a kick ass time here. The mountain isn't the biggest, but there's plenty of great terrain. Not too much elevation, but plenty to keep you in the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by M D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Visited Alpine last month when I was up in Tahoe. This has become of my favorite resorts. The lift tickets are very cheap and the conditions were awesome. There were virtually no crowds on the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I effing love Alpine Meadows! It is definitely my favorite resort in Tahoe, partially cuz I have a cabin like half a mile away, but mainly cuz it's totally kick ass! Great mountain for boarding (and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Daryl E.

5.0 of 5 stars. This was the perfect mountain for me, who had not skied in some fifteen years, to get back on my bicycle, so to speak. We drove in around 9:00 on a Sunday (first weekend of March) and got a great...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can tell this is a mountain I want to get to know... After years and years of snowboarding, Alpine is definitely my peeps' fave resort. While I definitely find it hard to keep up, I love the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Zach E.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went to Alpine Meadows this weekend (02/22/2008 - 02/25/2008) and found it to be a really nice place. In general the prices were moderate to comparable to other resorts.The staff, generally very...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsey H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Alpine Meadows is an awesome ski resort for skiers and snowboarders if they like to traverse (but that can be avoided). I am a skier, and I absolutely love this resort. My reasoning is as follows:...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by soy y.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is one of my favorite places to board. I haven't been this year but I heard the raised their lift ticket prices??? Booooo. Used to be one of the cheaper places to go also....Anyways, go with...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by wayne c.

4.0 of 5 stars. Alpine is a really good resort, with a tremendous variety of slopes and exposures. There's nothing like following the sun around the mountain on a spring day, or finding hidden powder stashes in the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cynthia H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I decided to check out Alpine this past weekend on the recommendation of several co-workers. It's definitely a great family resort and since my younger cousins came along, it was perfect! We left...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is nice. I've been here twice. Both times a lot of the lifts were closed due to high winds, and both times we only skied half days. The conditions were great this past Saturday. When I fell...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by May T.

4.0 of 5 stars. update:dude, the chili here at the meadow's cafe was SO gross and COLD!! my friend's bread bowl was stale, and i had a cup of it. SICK. the family next to us brought their own food: hummus, cheese,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Horace L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Nice resort, however not as beginner friendly as some of the more popular resorts (Northstar, Sierra). There's some nice blacks and a plethora of blues as some others have suggested. Wasn't as open...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Lots of room to yourself, which was important for me, because I spent more time on my face or my back than I did up on my snowboard. The beginner slopes are really easy, and there were 0 lines.Had I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hiromi N.

2.0 of 5 stars. My bf did all of the research before purchasing the discounted lift tix at The Sports Basement ($49/adult lift ticket instead of regular price of $58) in the Presidio. Our requirements were quite...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Mostly straight but steep intermediate runs here at Alpine Meadows. Beginner trails are very limited. I also found the snow to be rather icy compared to Homewood during the same weekend (after X-mas)....
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave K.

5.0 of 5 stars. HUGE HUGE HUGE lodge, such a pleasant change from Northstar. Definitely no problems finding seating here. And did they recently remodel? Everything inside looks so new and contemporary. Even with the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by S L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great place to take a beginner or intermediate to learn to board or ski. This was my second time in four years and the crowds were sparse which made it easy to get onto the lifts with minimal wait....
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by stephanie r.

5.0 of 5 stars. 1 STAR-PERFECT: an unpretentious, mid-sized resort with a chill, local vibe, awesome runs, and awesome employees 1 STAR-varied terrain for all levels of riders and skiers1 STAR-excellent learn to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by William H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fresh Tahoe Pow! Alpine meadows is amazing. They've got great in and out of bounds hikes, and there are always powder stashes to be found. On a powder day, lap Estelle's bowl.On the day after a powder...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenn G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Love this mountain, even though it's a pain in the arse to drive to after a storm (when Emerald Bay Road is closed). It's definitely got more of a keeping -it-real vibe than other resorts, though its...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Setareh N.

5.0 of 5 stars. My ultimate favorite place to ski.......I taught two people how to ski here and its not as busy as Northstar and Squaw and its not as far away or susceptible to weather conditions as Mt Rose.I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Having grown up skiing Tahoe, I actually have a soft spot in my heart for Alpine because this is where I learned back in 85!HOWEVER, being an adult, and being a pretty damn good skiier,who has skiied...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela B.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of the best places to ski in Tahoe! The summit chair takes you right to the top with two fantastic bowls to go down. A few years back Alpine dropped lift prices, Go Alpine! They have an awesome...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bonnie M.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of the cheaper resorts when paying for a day pass at a decent resort. I still hold a little grudge against Alpine though for being the last resort in Tahoe to allow snowboarders.One of my favorite...
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Yelp.com Review - by Don H.

5.0 of 5 stars. NOTE: Reviewed from the perspective of a very advanced skier, who likes steep, cliffy, bumps, trees - eg, the hardest stuff on the mountain.Fantastic price for what you get. Alpine is plenty big to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Wes M.

4.0 of 5 stars. A great, low-key alternative to Squaw, but still not nearly as divey as Boreal or Donner Ski Ranch.I had a great time here just going up and down the Hot Wheels Chair. Unfortunately I came during a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by ToAsTy T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent Value for what you get. Terrain park a little small and tends towards the big ballers. Hey we need a intermediate terrain park!The Lodge are is HUGE, theres a good variety of foods but some...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cameron K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Imagine what Squaw could be like after 5 years of therapy. Then divide by two. The product: Alpine Meadows. If you want a mountain with plenty of challenging terrain and a laid back attitude, this is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by diana y.

5.0 of 5 stars. Damn, this place made my weekend so sweet. We rented a big-ass cabin in Tahoe City with a panoramic view of the lake and a hot tub. Then we got to check out Alpine for the first time. Thanks to Cat...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Heywood J.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yeah. Shred the gnar. Ride the white wave. Just don't go up there when I'm there. Yeah, remember?..check the schedule. I don't really care how many barney-ass mofos end up here....
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mitzi C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great for beginners (like me) -- $80 for a lift ticket, rental and lesson. They have a separate lift area just for beginners (so it's not crowded) which I find to be really helpful when you're just...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Will M.

4.0 of 5 stars. My experience with Alpine Meadows has been a great one. This resort is fairly easy to reach; it's about 2-3 miles past Squaw Valley on highway 89 (off I-80). The best part about this place is the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Seamus M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Every Friday at 6:30AM we would board that freezing school bus and head over to Alpine Meadows to ski race. I remember leaving the base lodge on March 31, 1982 just hours before an avalanche came...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Vanessa G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great mountain for only $46 ($55 on holidays)! Plus they have a DELICIOUS Irish Coffee.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob H.

4.0 of 5 stars. The goods...1. Open Boundary Policy in select areas. You go out of bounds, you're at your own risk. Do it right and you might make it back to the parking lot, do it wrong and you might have to hitch...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bridget L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Had a great time skiing here! The green runs are easy and fairly short, a good warm-up if you're a little tentative. The blues seemed easier than blue runs at bigger resorts, like Heavenly and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jean K.

3.0 of 5 stars. If you like wide open bowls with lots of room to do wide carves, this is the place for you. The runs are long and interesting but pretty open so you don't have to worry about trees. If you like more...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by spiff e.

3.0 of 5 stars. small and big at the same time. small in that the lifts are all so close to each other and i feel like i can cover the whole mountain in half a day. and it's almost all blue which sucks for everyone...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Wendy L.

3.0 of 5 stars. So, Alpine Meadows is a good place for a half-day pass. A half-day pass is only $39 (great deal compared to other neighboring resorts) which is a great deal. There aren't that many runs, so I think...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by ellyk E.

5.0 of 5 stars. On a Powder day, the chutes and steeps that this resort offers are shriek-evoking. I love getting to the bottom of a hill with a frozen perma-grin on my face. Though my days at Alpine have been...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Anjali K.

4.0 of 5 stars. An anecdote, humor me, that I feel really captures the attitude, ambience, essence, if you will, of Alpine: it's a blustery, cold, mid-January day. Visibility is such that sometimes you don't even...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Leading the charge for low(er) lift ticket prices and cutting off sales on busy weekends so you don't spend an hour in line for a 2 minute run.Bravo.Good tips:On very windy days, avoid Alpine, they...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by maruschka k.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite snowboarding resort in North Lake Tahoe. Love those wide, rolling hills to cruise down. The bowl is great for picking up some speed. Fairly short lift lines, not too crowded.
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Marina K.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of the lesser known ski resorts, which makes it not as crowded... well at least when all their lifts are open. The day we went here it was REALLY windy... yes ice pellets to the face... nose so...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2006
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