[Bobby Peru]

So, my wife & daughter & I are going to go up to Sacramento in July to visit my family, actually in Rocklin. Anyways, I have never been to Lake Tahoe to ride so I was wondering, what is a better place to go- Kirkwood or Northstar? I live in So Cal and I rode Big Bear a lot last year so I am pretty good on the DH runs. I have a DH bike and I am looking for some good ridin'!

Any help would be appreciated, and any deals to be found. Like I heard there is a place (a cabin or motel room) that you get a lift ticket if you rent a room?!?! That would be great!

So, any help regarding this would be so helpful to me and my family-thanx again!

 

[Tattooo]

Ride The Star!!!

 

[captainpolution]

northstar fo sho, kirkwood is more xcish i believe.

check out www.northstarattahoe.com for those hotel/ride deals

 

[Biscuit]

Northstar has sooo much more than Kirkwood.

Construction this year means no food at the resort though, but Truckee isn't far.

 

[cornholio]

just in case the other replies haven't made it clear enough alreasdy...

no contest. northstar!!

 

[HarryCallahan]

Kirkwood isn't really near Tahoe

 

[dfinn]

"near" is relative. I consider 45 minutes away to usually be "near". Northstar would be my choice as well, never been to kirkwood on a bike.

 

[byoung]

the star 2 thumbs up

 

[Bobby Peru]

Any suggestions for trail to take? Are there good maps n such. It is just kind of a bummer to ride alone. The trip is way too far for my friends that I ride with.

 

[dfinn]

there are maps online as well as when you get your tix. I forget the names but most of the ones I rode that were more XC'ish were blues and they were lower on the mtn.

here's the map:
http://www.northstarattahoe.com/info/summer/mtn-biking-map-large.asp

 

[Biscuit]

If you want to ride something a little more XCish you could look up the Flume trail or the Tahoe Rim trail.
An LBS could probably point out a nice trail or two.
Or check the "trails" section on mtbr.

 

[HarryCallahan]

Any suggestions for trail to take? Are there good maps n such. It is just kind of a bummer to ride alone. The trip is way too far for my friends that I ride with.

You know, I didn't mention this before because you mentioned dowhill and lift tickets, but if you're coming from Rocklin, you are going to drive right through Auburn and Truckee, and not too far from Nevada City and Downieville. there's some pretty epic riding up there, with some pretty extreme elevation changes. It's "cross country", but it's rugged.

Check out BONC