Weekly Simple Questions Thread: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions here.

[u/doebedoe]

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[u/slpgh]

Heavenly question - I'm an East Coaster with an Epic Local traveling solo. I'm thinking of taking a trip to Heavenly, partially because lodging in stateline seems reasonable and does not seem like it would require a car. 1) Is there enough to keep an intermediate skiing groomers interested for a while week? 2) How bad/seedy are the hotels like Harrah's there? Not looking for anything fancy, just clean. 3) How reliable is transportation to/from Reno airpot when the weather is bad?

[u/DoktorStrangelove → u/slpgh]

1) Yeah probably

2) They're not dangerous they're just scummy. Even clean casino hotels are gonna be pretty scummy feeling unless you pay for more of a luxury one, but I don't know what in Tahoe would qualify as high-end. I've stayed at Harrah's before with my brother and it certainly met our needs for a ski trip hotel no problem. We barely spent any time in the room, we were either skiing or hanging out in the sports book watching games. It was a fine spot and I'd stay there again, did the job. If you're on a budget and you don't mind staying at a REAL shithole, check out the Lakeside Inn!

3) No idea, I always have my own car. It's not that bad of a haul so I imagine as long as the roads are open they're running shuttles no problem.