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Homewood Ski Resort Guide

Homewood, United States

Ski Area Highlights
Recommended ForExpert Skiers and Intermediates.
Highest Lift2,402m7,881ft
Resort Height1,899m6,230ft
 Nearest AirportsChicago O'Hare and Reno Tahoe
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Homewood

The ski area of Homewood is at an altitude of 1,899m6,230ft.

Summary

Homewood is part of the Lake Tahoe ski area with access to 259km161 miles of downhill skiing, with 84 marked pistes, served by a total of 29 ski lifts. In addition to the skiing in Homewood itself (57 pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Lake Tahoe ski resorts of Boreal, Diamond Peak, Donner Ski Ranch, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Mount Rose Ski Tahoe, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Palisades Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Sugar Bowl.

The ski resort itself is at 1,899m6,230ft, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With ski lifts as high as 2,402m7,881ft, snow cover is generally reliable.

Skiing

Homewood offers good sking, particularly, for Expert and Intermediate skiers.

Snowboarding

Homewood offers some good boarding and there are a variety of Snow and Terrain Parks in Homewood.

Notable Ski Runs

The most difficult run is the 'Quail Face'.

Snow and Weather

When will it snow in Homewood?

The next notable snow forecast is 1cm1in, expected on 14 November.

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Ski Area Stats

Homewood Ski Area

Piste and Lift Stats
Black Pistes
Expert Trails
24
Red Pistes
Intermediate Runs
28
Blue Pistes
Easy Trails
 5 
Ski Lifts
Number of Lifts
8

Lake Tahoe Ski Area

Piste and Lift Stats
Pistes
Number of runs
84
Downhill
Total Length
259km161 miles
Cross Country
Total Length
100km62 miles
Ski Lifts
Number of Lifts
29

Altitudes & Slopes

Homewood Ski Area Heights

Lift Heights and Resort Altitude
Highest Lift2,402m7,881ft
Lowest Piste1,899m6,230ft
Resort Altitude (Homewood)1,899m6,230ft
Max Vertical503m1,650ft

Ski Slope Aspects

N, NE, E, SE

Homewood has ski slopes facing north, south, as well as east, offering both sunny and sheltered skiing.

Location and Map

Where is Homewood?

This ski resort is in Snohomish, California, United States.

Map

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How to get there

 By Air

The nearest airport to Homewood is Chicago O'Hare, 44 minutes drive away.

Reno Tahoe, Sacramento, Mitchell/Milwaukee and Chico Muni airports are all within three hours drive.

Chicago O'Hare and Reno Tahoe are just one hours drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly.

Infrastructure

Ski Lift Capacity

The eight ski lifts are able to uplift 6,100 skiers and snowboarders every hour.

Season Dates

When is Homewood open?

We don't currently have confirmed season dates, but hope to soon.

Usual opening is late November, and usual closing is Late April.

NOTE:- Ski area, lift and piste opening is subject to Current Snow Conditions.

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