Compare Lessons Choices
1hr Privates
Starting at $85
- Most popular
- Dedicated private instructor
- Flexible start times:
845am, 10am, 11:15am, 12:30pm, or 1:45pm - Lift ticket included for first student
- Add up to 4 friends or family members for an additional $55/pp or $95/pp with rentals.
Half-Day Privates
Starting at $280
- Best value
- Dedicated private instructor
- Morning slot: 10am - 12:45pm
- Afternoon slot: 1:15pm - 4pm
- Lift ticket included for first student
- Add up to 4 friends or family members for an additional $55/pp or $95/pp with rentals.
Full-day Privates
Starting at $420
- Most convenient
- Lesson time: 10am - 4pm
- Split up the full day as you wish (lunch & hot cocoa breaks, splits by ages or abilities, etc.)
- Lift ticket included for first student
- Add up to 4 friends or family members for an additional $55/pp or $95/pp with rentals.
Note that all private lessons can include up to 5 people. Pricing will adjust to reflect an additional cost per person for tickets and rentals.
GRANLIBAKKEN - what you need to know
- Considered the best spot in Tahoe for first time skiers and snowboarders.
- Much smaller than nearby resorts (such as Palisades Tahoe or Northstar), but great for families looking for an authentic introduction to winter sports.
- The most affordable skiing & sledding option in Tahoe. Lift tickets range from $32 to $48 and private lessons start at just $85!
- Granlibakken is often described as a "small and intimate" lodge with all the core amenities your family needs, including a lunch restaurant (open holidays and Friday through Monday all season) and daily snack bar with beer and wine. There is indoor and outdoor deck seating.
- In addition to skiing & snowboarding, Granlibakken has an incredible sled hill as well, which is great for all ages and requires no special training or equipment. It is one of the only fully managed sledding operations in Tahoe controlled by trained staff during busy times. To purchase tickets visit https://www.granlibakken.com/winter.
- Lastly, Granlibakken is the oldest continuously operating ski & sled hill in Tahoe, founded in the 1920s!
More info at Granlibakken.com
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PRIVATE LESSON PRICES |
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| holidays Rates apply to Christmas (Dec 21-Jan5), MLK (Jan 18-20), and President's Week (Feb 15-22) for all locations, as well as Spring Break (Mar 10-22nd) in Colorado.
The final price of private lessons is based on the number of students in your party. The prices below reflect rates for a single student. For additional students in your private party, there is an additonal $55.00 fee per student without rentals, or $95.00 with rentals. |
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Lesson packages WITHOUT rental equipment (lift ticket included): |
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| Daily Rate |
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| 1hr Early-bird (845am) | $85 | $100 | ||
| 1hr Privates (10am, 1115am, 1230pm) | $140 | $160 | ||
| Half-days (10am or 115pm start) | $280 | $330 | ||
| Full-days (10am start) | $420 | $500 | ||
Packages WITH rental equipment (lift ticket included): |
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| Daily Rate |
holiday |
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| 1hr Early-bird (845am) | $125 | $150 | ||
| 1hr Privates (10am, 1115am, 1230pm) | $180 | $200 | ||
| Half-days (10am or 115pm start) | $320 | $380 | ||
| Full-days (10am start) | $460 | $550 | ||
GROUP LESSONS |
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Group lessons are again available only in the afternoon slot 2-4pm |
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| Daily Rate |
holiday |
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| WITHOUT rental equipment | $110 | $130 | ||
| WITH rental equipment | $150 | $180 | ||
Where is Granlibakken?
Address
- 53010 Donner Pass Rd, Soda Springs, CA 95728 (Google Maps Directions)
How to Get Here
- By Car
- From Reno: 1hr 15min from Reno International Airport (RNO). Take I-80 West to Truckee, then highway 89 South to Tahoe City.
- From Sacramento: 2hrs from Sacramento International Airport (SAC). I-80 East to Truckee, then highway 89 South to Tahoe City.
- From San Francisco: 3hrs 40min from downtown San Francisco. I-80 East to Truckee, then highway 89 South to Tahoe City.
- Rideshare (Uber or Lyft)
- From Tahoe City: <10min from downtown Tahoe City
- From Truckee: 25min (with no traffic, expect up to 1hr on busy Saturday mornings or snow days)
- From Kings Beach: 22min (with no traffic, expect 45min on busy days)
- From South Lake Tahoe: 55min (no traffic). *Note* that after storms 89-North is often closed and only way is to go countert-clockwise around the lake, which takes at least 1hr 20min.
- Best Airports
- Reno (RNO) - closest option with direct flights from most major US airports (LAX, Chicago, Salt Lake, Denver, Seattle, Dallas, New York, etc.)
- San Francisco (SFO) - service to/from any major international airports.
Mountain Stats
- Hours of Operation: 8:30am-4pm daily
- Ski hill closed midweek Tues-Thurs except for holidays.
- Ski hill open 7 days/week during holidays.
- Sledding open 7 days/week all winter round.
- Surface Lifts: 2 (one rope tow, one poma)
- Vertical feet: 300
- Skiable terrain: 74 acres
- Beginner terrain: 2 trails
- Intermediate terrain: 3 trails
- Advanced terrain: 0 trails
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