Our Cabin

One of the many perks of living back in California is, of course, the slopes. They are the perfect reason to take a long weekend, fly to San Francisco and road trip to Tahoe with some awesome fellow humans. We got a quaint little cabin equipped with a hot tub, ping pong table and fireplace. It was perfectly cozy! Lots of cooking, wine, music and relaxing. This was my first Tahoe trip, so I was excited to do pretty much anything!

We ended up skiing at Heavenly Resort. Five stars from me! Gorgeous mountain, plenty of terrain (97 runs and 30 lifts! see map) and a great little scene after the lifts closed. It was also a warm sunny day, which always makes skiing better. I particularly liked that you had to take a gondola up from lake level just to get to the base of the Nevada side of the mountain. It really gives you a sense of how big it is. The top lift at Heavenly sits at 10,040 feet. The mountain itself is on the state border, so there is a Nevada side and a California side. Overall, an awesome place to race down a mountain, lounge in a hot tub and consume meals with friends. To many more winter events in cabins!

Never lost this guy thanks to the awesome hat.

View of the Nevada desert from the top of Heavenly.

To the Left: CA snow. To the Right: NV desert.

Taking a much-needed rest on the hike uphill. Yes, I opted to hike to a run because I think I'm tough stuff. Clearly, I become less badass at 10,000ft (if I ever was to begin with).

View from the top!

Beers after a day on the slopes.

Lake Tahoe en Hiver

Lake Tahoe en Hiver Deux

The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket...