Outdoors

Best skiing

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

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

3. Heavenly Mountain Resort,
988 Stateline Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA., (775) 586-7000

Best place to ride personal watercraft

1. Lake Tahoe

2. Pyramid Lake

3. Boca Reservoir

Best snowboarding

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

2. Northstar-at-Tahoe,
Truckee, Calif., (530) 562-1010

3. Boreal Winter Resort,
Interstate 80, near Donner Summit, Calif., (530) 583-6955

Best skate park

1. Rattlesnake Mountain/Mira Loma,
Mira Loma Drive at South McCarran Boulevard

2. Idlewild Park,
805 Idlewild Drive

3. Burgess Park,
Pyramid Way between Greenbrae Drive and Holman Way

Best golfing

1. Resort at Red Hawk
6600 N. Wingfield Parkway, Sparks, 626-6000

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

3. Montreux Golf and Country Club,
18077 Bordeaux Drive, 849-9496

Best mountain biking

1. Flume Trail

2. Tahoe Rim Trail

3. Keystone Canyon

Best spot to hike

1. Mt. Rose

2. Tahoe Rim Trail

3. Galena Creek Park

Best spot to smooch under the stars

1. Windy Hill off Lakeside Drive

2. Lake Tahoe

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