Alpine Peaks and Ward Creek

Recreation:
Great trails for hiking and mountain biking in the summer and snowshoeing, skiing, snowmobiling and amazing back country adventuring in the winter.

Ski Areas:
Alpine Meadows
(530)581-8225

Homewood Mountain Resort
5145 West Lake Blvd.
(530) 525-2992

Points of Interest:
The original idea for this area was for it to be an expansive resort community. Picture a five mile gondola ride up the canyon from the lake to a secluded luxurious resort with world class skiing access to Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and 6 additional chairlifts extending to the some of the most sought after and coveted terrain in Blackwood Canyon, only accessible now by back country means.

With the introduction of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, this development plan was never able to be realized due to the environmental impact it inevitably would have on one of the largest watershed areas feeding into Lake Tahoe.

Now, one can only imagine, while riding up the Sherwood Chairlift, how this area might have been, good, bad or otherwise.