I went here for a 2 day ski trip. It's about 3-4 hrs. driving distance from the South Bay area. Definitely plan to leave early to beat rush hour traffic along the 680 route to Sacramento. Also depending on weather conditions, its advisable to bring chains or cables if you happen to plan on returning right after a storm sweeps through the area. This place is really conveniently located near Reno. We stayed in one of the gambling casinos for a cheap affordable rate and drove 30 minutes to the hill every morning. The hill itself isn't terribly packed like Heavenly so there is plenty of fresh powder left on most of the trails. I would say that overall this is a intermediate mountain. Some of the mogul runs are not well maintained. The view at the top is definitely nice as I think this is one of the highest elevations in the area. I'd say make it worth a day trip but stay in Reno for the night.
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