Sledding:
Echo Summit Sno-Park on U.S. Highway 50
The State of California Department of Parks and Recreation runs two sno-parks at Echo Summit on land leased from the U.S. Forest Service.
Jim Ussery operates a concession at one of the sno-parks, on the east side of Highway 50, where Jim and other family members sell snacks and equipment and rent sleds and saucers at the park. They also sell sno-park permits on site. The winter of 1998-1999 is the first year that Parks and Recreation has allowed a concession to operate in the sno-park.
The fee is just $5 for the whole family. Bring your own tube, snowboard or garbage can lid, if you like!
Sledding: Other Lake Tahoe area sledding hills...
South Shore Sledding: Across from the South Lake Tahoe airport on Highway 50 south of the "Y". You can't miss it. However, parking is limited, and you can't park on the highway. Bring your own sled, since this is not a commercial hill.
North Shore Sledding: At Spooner Summit, sledding is popular on the southwest corner of Highways 50 and 28. Bring your own sled, since this is not a commercial hill. (A Few Warnings: Do not park on the highway interchange, where you will get a ticket! And, please be especially careful when driving in this area, which is the scene of many high-speed accidents.) Access to parking is from Highway 28.
View of Mt. Tallac from Taylor Creek
Lower Meadow at Spring Creek