Mount Rose | |
Location: | Nevada |
Nearest City: | Reno - 30miles |
Pushpin Map: | Nevada#United States |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 39.3292°N -119.8858°W |
Vertical: | 1800feet |
Top Elevation: | 9700feet |
Base Elevation: | 8260feet |
Skiable Area: | 1200acres |
Number Trails: | 60+ 20% beginner 30% intermediate 40% advanced 10% expert |
Liftsystem: | 8 lifts - 2 six-pack, 2 quad, 2 triple, 2 surface |
Terrainparks: | DoubleDown, Badlands, Black Jack Progression |
Snowfall: | 4001NaN1 |
Snowmaking: | 28% |
Nightskiing: | No |
External Link: | skirose.com |
Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is a ski resort in the western United States, in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Reno, Nevada. The closest resort to the city, it is located about 30miles south-southwest of Reno, in the Carson Range. It has the highest base elevation of a Tahoe-region ski area, at about 8260feet and the summit is 9700feet. The resort area is 1200acres and is located in Toiyabe National Forest.[1]
Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain rather than Mount Rose, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431.
It opened in 1953 as the "Reno Ski Bowl" on the east face of Slide Mountain. The inaugural NCAA Skiing Championships were held there in March 1954, hosted by the University of Nevada, with the downhill won by Wolf Pack senior Pat Meyers.[2] [3] [4] [5] Later renamed to the "Slide Mountain Ski Area", it operated side-by-side with the "Mount Rose Ski Area", which opened in 1964 on the mountain's north side; the two areas merged in 1987.[6]
December 2004 saw the opening of The Chutes at Mount Rose, which offer some of the steepest, consistent terrain in all of Tahoe.[7]
In 2018, the Buser family (majority shareholders since 1972) decided to keep the resort, after having it on the market.
Mount Rose Ski Area has a dry summer subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc).
Winters Creek Lodge is Mt. Rose's newly built facility on the "Slide" side. It accommodates up to 200 guests indoors, with seating for 115, and 58 at the bar. Outdoor events can accommodate up to 400 seated on their 7623square feet deck. It is named for Winters Creek which flows east from Slide Mountain to Lake Washoe.