Perched slope-side with sweeping views of the surrounding forest, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe is anticipated to become Northern California’s premier mountain retreat.  Featuring ski-in, ski-out access on Northstar-at-Tahoe, the 170-room resort hotel features Manzanita by San Francisco chef Traci Des Jardins,  an expansive signature spa with treatments and therapies themed around water and the woods, and over 10,000 s.f. of indoor and outdoor function space. The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe inspires and rewards.

Call the Ritz-Carlton direct (1-800-241-3333) to reserve your room now. DON’T DELAY! Our block of rooms typically fills prior to the cut-off date (January 4, 2012), and we can’t guarantee the SSA discounted rates (beginning at $279 single/double, plus tax and $10 daily resort fee) once that happens.  Be sure to identify your affiliation with the SSA Ski Workshop in order to qualify for our discounted room rate.

The closest airport is Reno-Tahoe International Airport which accomodates most major airlines.  The airport is approximately 40 minutes from the Ritz-Carlton, and provides access to nine different rental car agencies as well as numerous taxi and limousine services. 

Northstar Lake Tahoe is host to a new base area village featuring 35 unique shops and restaurants, 9,000 square foot outdoor skating rink, on-site lodging, special events and more. A winter sport enthusiast’s paradise, Northstar offers 92 ski trails spread across 3,000 acres, award-winning terrain parks and snow sports including alpine and Telemark skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon instruction and tubing.  
 

Terrain: 3,000 acres - 13% Beginner; 60% Intermediate; 27% Advanced; 92 trails; 50% of terrain has snowmaking.
 
Lifts: 2 gondolas (one express gondola, one pulse gondola), 1 six-pack express, 6 express quad chairlifts, 2 triple chairlifts, 1 fixed grip quad chairlift, 2 surface lifts, 5 Magic Carpets.
 
Elevations: Summit 8,610’; Mid-mountain 6,800’; Base 6,330’; Vertical Drop 2,280’; Longest run is 1.4 miles (2.09 kilometers) - Logger’s Loop