Outdoors

Best spot to smooch under the stars

1. Windy Hill

2. Lake Tahoe

3. Truckee River

Best spot to run around naked

1. Burning Man

2. Lake Tahoe

3. My house/backyard

Best spot to hike

1. Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

22222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Lake Tahoe

3. Galena Creek Park

18350 Mount Rose Highway, 849-2511

3. Tahoe Rim Trail

Best snowboarding

1. Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

22222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Northstar-at-Tahoe

5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, Calif., (800) 466-6784

3. Squaw Valley USA

1960 Squaw Valley Road, Squaw Valley, Calif., (530) 583-6955

Best ski resort

1. Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

22222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Squaw Valley USA

1960 Squaw Valley Road, Squaw Valley, Calif., (530) 583-6955

3. Northstar-at-Tahoe

5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, Calif., (800) 466-6784

Best skiing

1. Mount Rose Ski Tahoe

22222 Mt. Rose Highway, 849-0704

2. Squaw Valley USA

1960 Squaw Valley Road, Squaw Valley, Calif., (530) 583-6955

3. Alpine Meadows

2600 Alpine Meadows Road, Tahoe City, Calif., (800) 403-0206

Best place to swim

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Truckee River

3. Sand Harbor

2005 Highway 28, Incline Village, 831-0494

Best place to ride a personal watercraft

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Pyramid Lake

3. Boca Reservoir

Best picnic spot

1. Rancho San Rafael

2. Truckee River

3. Idlewild Park

Best outdoor beer garden

1. Lincoln Lounge

306 E. Fourth St., 324-5426

2. Brasserie Saint James

901 S. Center St., 348-8888

3. Silver Peak Restaurant

124 Wonder St., 324-1864

3. The Brewer's Cabinet

475 S. Arlington Ave., 348-7481

Best mountain biking

1. Tahoe Flume Trail

2. Tahoe Rim Trail

3. Northstar-at-Tahoe

5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, (800) 466-6784

Best local hot springs

1. David Walley's Hot Springs Resort and Spa

2001 Foothill Road, Genoa, 782-8155

2. Steamboat Hot Springs

16010 S. Virginia St., 853-6600

3. Sierra Hot Springs

521 Campbell Hot Springs Road, Sierraville, Calif., (530) 994-3773

3. Carson Hot Springs Resort

1500 Hot Springs Road, Carson City, 888-917-3711

Best golf course

1. Red Hawk Golf and Resort

6295 Wingfield Springs Road, Sparks, 626-6000

2. Lakeridge Golf Course

1218 Golf Club Drive, 825-2200

3. Thunder Canyon Country Club

19 Lightning W Ranch Road, Washoe Valley, 882-0882