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Mount Rose–Ski Tahoe

Mount Rose–Ski Tahoe

Photo By David Robert

Best place to ski

1. Mount Rose- Ski Tahoe
Mount Rose Highway
849-0704

2. Kirkwood Ski Resort
California Highway 88
(209) 258-6000

3. Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows Road, off California Highway 89
(530) 583-4232

Best place to snowboard

1. Mount Rose- Ski Tahoe
Mount Rose Highway
849-0704

2. Sugar Bowl
California Highway 40
(530) 426-6701

3. Boreal Mountain Resort
Interstate 80, near Donner Summit
(530) 426-3666

Best golf course

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

2. Montreux Golf Club Ltd
16475 Bordeaux Drive, off the Mount Rose Highway
849-1090

3. Wolf Run Golf Club
1400 Wolf Run Road
851-3301

Best gym

1. 24 Hour Fitness
various locations
2. Sports West
1575 S. Virginia St.
348-6666

3. YMCA of the Sierra
1300 Foster Drive
329-1311
850 Baring Blvd., Sparks
685-9622

Best “pick-up” gym

1. 24 Hour Fitness
various locations
2. Sports West
1575 S. Virginia St.
348-6666

3. European Fitness Center
2999 S. Virginia St.
826-4711

Best place to watch sports

1. Home
various locations
2. Bully’s Sports Bar and Grill
various locations
3. (TIE) Lawlor Events Center
University of Nevada, Reno
784-4659

3. (TIE) Sparky’s Sports Bar and Grill
1450 E. Prater Way, Sparks
356-6969

Best place to hike

1. Tahoe Rim Trail

2. Mount Rose

3. Galena Creek Park
Mount Rose Highway
849-2511

Best place to fish

1. Upper Truckee River

2. Pyramid Lake

3. (TIE) Lake Tahoe

3. (TIE) Verdi

Best place for mountain biking

1. Tahoe Flume Trail

2. Peavine Mountain

Best place to bowl

1. Reno Hilton
2500 E. Second St.
789-2295

2. Starlight Bowl/ AMF Bowling Centers
1201 Stardust Circle
747-3522

Best place to get naked

1. Home
various locations
2. Hidden Beach, Lake Tahoe