Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is the closest ski resort

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

 to Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

. It is located about 30 miles (50 km) south of Reno in the Carson Range

Carson Range

The Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Luther Pass and West Carson Canyon and goes to the Truckee River...

. Mt. Rose is Tahoe's highest base elevation

Elevation

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....

 at about 8260 ft (2,517.6 m) and the summit is 9700 ft (2,956.6 m). The resort area is 1200 acre (4.9 km²), and is located in the Toiyabe National Forest.

Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain

Slide Mountain (Nevada)

Slide Mountain is a peak in the Carson Range near Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada. The Mount Rose Ski Tahoe resort is located on this mountain...

 rather than Mount Rose, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431

Nevada State Route 431

State Route 431 , commonly known as the Mount Rose Highway, is a 24.4 mile two lane highway in Washoe County, Nevada that connects Incline Village-Crystal Bay at Lake Tahoe with Reno. The highway, a Nevada Scenic Byway, takes its name from Mount Rose, which lies just off the highway...

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The resort first opened in 1953, starting with the "Reno Ski Bowl" located on the east face of Slide Mountain. Later renamed to the "Slide Mountain Ski Area", it operated side-by-side with the "Mount Rose Ski Area", opened in 1964 on the north side of Slide Mountain. The two areas merged in 1987.

Winters Creek Lodge

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 7623 square feet (708.2 m²) deck.

You can have a company retreat, birthday party, or any other occasion.