Diamond Peak riding guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Freeriding

Freeriders who can cut the mustard, will find the longest and most challenging terrain up in the area known as the Solitude Canyon, which is reached off the Crystal Express chair. But note you are not allowed to go past the marked boundary and if you do you will be prosecuted, so study your lift map.

Freestylers

Freestylers head for the terrain park located half way along Spillway. Its a small park with around 4 kickers, but they’re removing the halfpipe for the 2007 season to provide more space for jumps. Its not fenced off so you get a lot of idiot skiers ruining your approach. Up at Lakeview theres a rail park, again nothing too taxing.

Diamond Peak

Pistes

All you speed monsters can pretty much forget it, the pistes aren’t overly wide, and the steep areas fairly short. If you need some speed its best to check out the series of blacks off the Lakeview chair, where you will find a number of slalom runs

Beginners

Beginners, the school yard run the obvious place to start. There is a special lift pass available that only covers the 2 beginner lifts and will save you a lot of money. Some of the other lifts have such as Ridge have a nice steep exit as you leave the lift, so its worth spending a while watching the beginners clatter into each other while you do up your bindings.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 6
Cable cars: 0
Gondolas: 0
Chair lifts: 6
Drag lifts: 0
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 30
Total ride area: 655 acres
Longest run: 2.5miles (4km)

Top lift: 2603
Vertical drop: 560
First lift: 2042

Piste suitability

Green runs: 18%
Red runs: 46%
Black runs: 36%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Half day $35
$46 adult day,
$535 adult season,
$58 family day ticket
Lift times:Open 9am to 4pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 7.6m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 75%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Private lessons from $75ph, groups from $55 - $72 for 1.45hrs. Children between 4-7 prices $95 per day.
Snowboard Hire: All boards have Rossignol step-in bindings. 34$ per day for full kit
Night Riding: : No

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.diamondpeak.com/
Email:info@diamondpeak.com

Quiet, great views of the lake, and reasonable lift prices, but you'll be board after a day unless you're a complete beginner.

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ON THE SLOPES: Quiet but nothing too hair-raising
OFF THE SLOPES: You're in Tahoe baby
MONEY WISE: Cheaper than most resorts, but also smaller

HALFPIPE: Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:none
TREE RUNS:Yes

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