At Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area, we found at least 6 places to stay within 5 miles of a lift, too far to walk in ski boots. The closest we found is Donner Lake Village Resort, 2.5 mi from Snowbird Chairlift as the crow flies.
In summer Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area has 61 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts, Donner Lake 2.2 miles from the main base.
- 2lifts on the map
- 18mapped runs
- 490 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 7,280 fthighest point mapped
- 61bike trail sections nearby
- 2.2 mito the nearest named lake
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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10 places to stay
- 2.5mi to a lift2.5mi to a lift
Donner Lake Village Resort
Hotel- To Snowbird Chairlift: 2.5 mi as the crow flies
- To Snowbird Chairlift: 2.5 mi as the crow flies
Food: The Pub at Donner Lake, 0.3 mi
- 2.7mi to a lift2.7mi to a lift
Truckee Donner Lodge
Hotel · 10527 Cold Stream Road- To Snowbird Chairlift: 2.7 mi as the crow flies
- To Snowbird Chairlift: 2.7 mi as the crow flies
Food: Mountain Brew, 210 ft
- 3.4mi to a lift3.4mi to a lift
The Inn at Truckee
Hotel- To Snowbird Chairlift: 3.4 mi as the crow flies
- To Snowbird Chairlift: 3.4 mi as the crow flies
Food: McDonald's, 840 ft · Groceries: Save Mart, 0.2 mi · Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, 0.2 mi
- 4.4mi to a lift4.4mi to a lift
The Truckee Hotel
Hotel · 10007 Bridge Street, CA- To Snowbird Chairlift: 4.4 mi as the crow flies
- To Snowbird Chairlift: 4.4 mi as the crow flies
Food: Moody's Bistro, 40 ft
- 4.6mi to a lift4.6mi to a lift
SpringHill Suites Truckee
Hotel · 10640 East Jibboom Street, Truckee, CA- To Snowbird Chairlift: 4.6 mi as the crow flies
- To Snowbird Chairlift: 4.6 mi as the crow flies
- 4.8mi to a lift4.8mi to a lift
Boreal Inn
Motel- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 4.8 mi as the crow flies
- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 4.8 mi as the crow flies
- 5.2mi to a lift5.2mi to a lift
Schull Lodge
Hotel- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 5.2 mi as the crow flies
- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 5.2 mi as the crow flies
- 5.2mi to a lift5.2mi to a lift
Cedar House Sport Hotel
Hotel- To Snowbird Chairlift: 5.2 mi as the crow flies
- To Snowbird Chairlift: 5.2 mi as the crow flies
Food: FiftyFifty Brewing Company, 0.4 mi
- 5.4mi to a lift5.4mi to a lift
Heidelmann Lodge, The Nature Friends
Hostel · 19880 Donner Pass Road, CA- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 5.4 mi as the crow flies
- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 5.4 mi as the crow flies
- 5.5mi to a lift5.5mi to a lift
Clair Tappaan Lodge, Sierra Club
Hostel · 19940 Donner Pass Road, Norden, CA- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 5.5 mi as the crow flies
- To Eagle Rock Chairlift: 5.5 mi as the crow flies
Summer at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Mountain bike trails61 mapped sections within about 2.5 miles of the lifts; difficulty is tagged on 61 of them
- Lakes nearbyDonner Lake (2.2 mi), Beaver Pond (3.2 mi), Summit Lake (3.5 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map3 easier, 11 more difficult, 3 most difficult
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyTahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area (0 mi, 43 mi of trails), Christmas Tree Homesites (5 mi, 67 mi of trails)
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Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area?
We measured 10 places to stay around Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area in open map data. None has a walk to a lift we can vouch for; 6 are within 5 miles as the crow flies.
Is Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area worth a summer trip?
The map shows 61 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts; Donner Lake 2.2 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area go?
The highest point on our map is about 7,280 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 6,790 feet, a drop of about 490 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.