Outdoors

Best ski resort

1. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
22222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Northstar-At-Tahoe Resort
100 Northstar Drive, Truckee, Calif., (800) 466-6784

3. Squaw Valley USA
1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, Calif., (530) 583-6985

Best skiing

1. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
22222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Squaw Valley USA
1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, Calif., (530) 583-6985

3. Northstar-At-Tahoe Resort
100 Northstar Drive, Truckee, Calif., (800) 466-6784

Best place to ride personal watercraft

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Boca Reservoir

3. Pyramid Lake

Best snowboarding

1. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
2222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Northstar-At-Tahoe Resort
100 Northstar Drive, Truckee, Calif., (800) 466-6784

3. Squaw Valley USA
1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, Calif., (530) 583-6985

Best skate park

1. Idlewild Park
1900 Idlewild Drive, 334-2262

2. Burgess Park
1605 Pyramid Way, Sparks, 353-2376

3. Rattlesnake Mountain/Mira Loma Park
Mira Loma Drive at South McCarran Boulevard, 334-2262

Best place to swim

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Truckee River

3. Sand Harbor
off Highway 28 in Incline Village

Best public basketball court

1. Wingfield Park
First Street and Arlington Avenue, 334-2262

Best public tennis court

1. Reno Tennis Center
2601 Plumas St., 689-2975

2. Washoe County Tennis Complex

2355 W. Moana Lane, 823-6500

Best playground

1. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
1595 N. Sierra St., 785-4512

2. Idlewild Park
1900 Idlewild Drive, 334-2262

Best golf course

1. Lakeridge Golf Course
1218 Golf Club Drive, 825-2200

2. Wolf Run Golf Club
1400 Wolf Run Road, 851-3301

3. Red Hawk Golf Club at Wingfield Springs
6600 N. Wingfield Parkway, Sparks, 626-6000

Best place to run around naked

1. Burning Man

2. Lake Tahoe

3. Hidden Beach

Best mountain biking

1. Tahoe Flume Trail

2. Northstar-at-Tahoe
100 Northstar Drive, Truckee, Calif., (800) 466-6784

3. Tahoe

3. Tahoe Rim Trail

3. Peavine

Best spot to hike

1. Mt. Rose
2. Galena Creek Regional Park,
18350 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-2511

2. Tahoe Rim Trail

3. Lake Tahoe

Best picnic spot

1. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
1595 N. Sierra St., 785-4512

2. Lake Tahoe and

2. Idlewild Park
1900 Idlewild Drive, 334-2262

3. Wingfield Park
First Street and Arlington Avenue, 334-2262

Best spot to smooch under the stars

1. Windy Hill, off of Lakeside Drive

2. Lake Tahoe

3. Pyramid Lake

Best public break-up spot

1. Wingfield Park
First Street and Arlington Avenue, 334-2262

1. Terrible’s Sands Regency Casino Hotel pool parties
345 N. Arlington Ave., 348-2200

1. Truckee River

Best public make-up spot

1. Windy Hill
off of Lakeside Drive

2. Wingfield Park
First Street and Arlington Avenue, 334-2262

3. Terrible’s Sands Regency Casino Hotel pool parties
345 N. Arlington Ave., 348-2200

Best place for an outdoor tryst

1. Lake Tahoe

1. Truckee River

2. Wingfield Park
First Street and Arlington Avenue, 334-2262

3. Windy Hill
off of Lakeside Drive