Tahoe resorts not well regarded by Ski magazine readers

Not one Lake Tahoe area ski resort made it into the top 10 of Ski magazine’s annual reader survey.

Mammoth – while not Tahoe – is the only California resort to make it in the top 20. It came in at No. 18.

The Tahoe resorts making the top 30 are Northstar at 27, Heavenly Mountain Resort at 28, and Squaw Valley at 29.

The top resort this year is Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia – home of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

No Tahoe resort made it into the top five of the subcategories. Those were nightlife, go big or go home, top chefs, powder,

The top 10 California-Nevada resorts are:

• Mammoth

• Northstar

• Heavenly

• Squaw Valley

• Sugar Bowl

• Mt. Rose

• Alpine Meadow

• Kirkwood

• Homewood

• Sierra-at-Tahoe.

 — Lake Tahoe News staff report