Aerial view of ski hill in winter near Granlibakken Tahoe

Your Tahoe Winter Escape Starts Here

Winter Is Wonderful In Tahoe

From majestic lake views and mountaintops blanketed with pure white snow to local dining and charming community culture, winter is the perfect time to awaken your soul in Tahoe.

A one-of-a-kind experience, across 12 unique towns, awaits. In the heart of it all, you'’ll find Granlibakken Tahoe resort, home to Tahoe's most family-friendly ski hill. Here, you can ski and snowboard right at the resort on our ski and boarding hill - or take a private or family ski or board lesson. You can also rent cross-country skis or snowshoes and head out to explore our 74-acre resort and surrounding national forest.

Your safety is important to us! If you or anyone traveling to Tahoe with you plans to ski or snowboard, please review the interactive Ski California Mountain Safety Guide to keep you safe in the snow. 

Activity/Amenity Status
Sledding Hill OPEN 9 AM to 3 PM daily
Ski Hill 

Bunny Lift OPEN; Poma Lift: OPEN 9 AM to 4 PM Friday through Monday 

Cross-Country Ski Trail Open; Call for current trail conditions
Snowshoeing Ungroomed trails
Rental Shop OPEN 7:30 AM to 5 PM daily
Lessons Friday through Monday
Man jumping with playing snowboard at Granlibakken Tahoe

Skiing & Snowboarding

Skiing and snowboarding are offered both at the resort on our fully groomed family-friendly ski and snowboard hill and at numerous world-class ski resorts within a short drive of Granlibakken: Palisades Tahoe, offering access to both Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley, and Homewood Mountain Resort. Just slightly further away are Sugar Bowl, Northstar and Boreal.

Mom & kid sledding on snow at Granlibakken Tahoe

Sledding

Granlibakken's groomed sled hill offers limitless family fun. Choose from two slopes—green for younger kids and black for teens and adults.

Granlibakken's ski and snowboard hill. Photo shows loading area of beginner rope tow, and the entire ski and snowboard area

Ski and Snowboard Hill

One of the very first hills cleared for skiing and sledding at Tahoe. Affordable beginner-level skiing and snowboarding, with the best sledding area around.

Snowboard lesson at Granlibakken Tahoe with Snow Schoolers

Ski and snowboard lessons

Join the generations of people who learned to ski or snowboard at Granlibakken—Tahoe's best value, family-friendly ski hill. Private and group lessons are available. 

Child walking on the snow wearing snowshoes in the forest surrounding Granlibakken

Snowshoeing

Take a snowshoe hike on Granlibakken's 1.5 mile forest loop trail or a longer 7-mile wilderness loop out to Paige Meadows. Snowshoe rentals are available at our historic warming hut at the ski hill.

Parent and child enjoying Granlibakken's groomed 1.5 cross-country ski trail

Cross-Country Skiing

Granlibakken's 74-acre alpine property offers plenty of scenic Sierra terrain year-round. In the winter, cross-country skiers can explore trails surrounded by a stunning, snow-covered backdrop. Cross-country ski rentals are available in our ski hut.

Snow play area entrance street near Granlibakken Tahoe

Tickets Information

Lodging guests receive 50% off sledding and lift tickets at Granlibakken Tahoe

Sledding Tickets (All Ages)

  • Weekend/Holiday (Includes Dec 16 – Jan 7 and Feb 10-25):    $35
  • Weekday/Non-Holiday:    $25
  • Night Sledding (Select Saturdays, 5:00-6:30 PM):    $35

Children under 3 always no charge

Ski and Snowboard Lift Tickets
You can ski or ride right out your back door at Granlibakken Tahoe. Our modestly-sized ski hill is perfect for beginner through intermediate skiers and snowboarders, with a rental shop and ski school at the base of the hill. The ski hill and ski school are open Friday-Monday throughout the season.

Granlibakken’s ski and snowboard hill is accessible via two surface lifts. The beginner “bunny slope” is accessed by a rope tow. The intermediate slope is accessed using a Poma button lift. Surface lifts provide a unique opportunity to exit the lift partway up the slope, as opposed to chairlifts, which typically carry skiers and snowboarders all the way to the top of the slope. This is ideal for beginners since they will be able to progressively move up to higher and steeper slopes as their skills improve.

  Adult Child (12 and under)
Weekend/Holiday $45 $35
Weekday/Non-Holiday $40 $30

Book Tickets

Winter sports accessories rental shop at Granlibakken Tahoe

Equipment Rentals

Our rental shop is open daily, throughout the season. We rent ski and snowboard equipment for adults and children, but not clothing. Cross-country skis, poles and boots are available, and so are snowshoes. Plastic saucer sleds are included for use with every sledding ticket.

Visit our historic warming hut to purchase your winter sports equipment rentals.

  Adult Child (12 and Under)
Ski Set $40 $35
Snowboard & Boots $40 $35
Cross Country Set $25 $20
Snowshoe Set $25 $20
Boots only
(Ski, snowboard, cross country)
$15 $12
Helmets $6 $6

Saucers for sledding are included with each sledding ticket. No outside sleds or tubes permitted.

Nearby Ski Areas

You’ll also find three world-class ski resorts within 10 miles of Granlibakken: Palisades Tahoe, Alpine Meadows, and Homewood Mountain Resort. Granlibakken Tahoe is a great central lodging location for those wanting to visit a different major ski area each day of their stay with Northstar, Sugar Bowl, Boreal and Diamond Peak all in easy driving distance.

Cross-Country Ski Areas

Royal Gorge:
The largest cross-country ski area in North America

Tahoe XC Nordic Center

Granlibakken Flash Sale
Granlibakken Flash Sale
Granlibakken Flash Sale

Flash Sale: Slashed Room Rates Until Sunday

Book your stay at Granlibakken with our Flash Sale promotion for deeply discounted rates, cozy lodging, and access to the many activities and amenities at our 74-acre private resort. Plus, get ticket discounts at nearby ski areas.

Room rates are slashed to as low as $137 per night* for stays until June 15.  Book now, because this special offer ends Sunday, March 24. Use promo code FLASH.

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Stay at Granlibakken, Ski at Homewood

We have partnered with Homewood Mountain Resort to offer discounted lift tickets to our lodging guests. Homewood offers great skiiing and riding with panoramic lake views and is only 6 miles from Granlibakken.

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