At Boreal Mountain Resort, we found at least 1 place to stay about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift. The closest we found is Boreal Inn, about 5 minutes on foot from Cedar Ridge chairlift.
In summer Boreal Mountain Resort has 36 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts, 1 trailhead within about 4 miles, West Lakes 0.6 miles from the main base. Schull Lodge is 0.7 mi from a trailhead as the crow flies.
- 6lifts on the map
- 30mapped runs
- 530 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 7,700 fthighest point mapped
- 36bike trail sections nearby
- 1trailhead within 4 mi
- 0.6 mito the nearest named lake
Ski-in/ski-out or a short walk?
Among the places to stay we found at Boreal Mountain Resort, 1 place to stay is about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift. “Ski-in/ski-out” and “slopeside” are labels each property gives itself, and they can mean a run past the door or a groomed path to the nearest chair. We don't repeat the label; we measure the walk to a lift's bottom station and how close a mapped run passes. Before you book, ask the property which run reaches the door and whether it is groomed all season.
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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6 places to stay
- 5min walk5min walk
Boreal Inn
Motel- To Cedar Ridge chairlift: about 5 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To Cedar Ridge chairlift: about 5 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- 0.8mi to a lift1.4mi to a trail
Hutchinson Lodge
Hostel- To Flying Dutchman chairlift: about 40 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 1.4 mi as the crow flies
- 0.9mi to a lift1.3mi to a trail
Clair Tappaan Lodge, Sierra Club
Hostel · 19940 Donner Pass Road, Norden, CA- To Flying Dutchman chairlift: about 42 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 1.3 mi as the crow flies
- 1.4mi to a lift0.7mi to a trail
Schull Lodge
Hotel- To Flying Dutchman chairlift: 1.4 mi as the crow flies
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 0.7 mi as the crow flies
- 0.9mi to a lift1.2mi to a trail
Heidelmann Lodge, The Nature Friends
Hostel · 19880 Donner Pass Road, CA- To Flying Dutchman chairlift: about 44 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 1.2 mi as the crow flies
- 3.3mi to a lift3.3mi to a lift
Donner Lake Village Resort
Hotel- To Cedar Ridge chairlift: 3.3 mi as the crow flies
- To Cedar Ridge chairlift: 3.3 mi as the crow flies
Food: The Pub at Donner Lake, 0.3 mi
Summer at Boreal Mountain Resort
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Nearest trailheadsDonner Peak Trailhead (1.9 mi)
- Mountain bike trails36 mapped sections within about 2.5 miles of the lifts; difficulty is tagged on 36 of them
- Lakes nearbyWest Lakes (0.6 mi), Crater Lake (0.8 mi), Azalea Lake (1.2 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map7 easier, 9 more difficult, 10 most difficult, 1 expert
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyChristmas Tree Homesites (2 mi, 67 mi of trails), Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area (5 mi, 43 mi of trails)
Other mountains close by
- Donner Ski Ranch2 mi away · California
- Soda Springs2 mi away · Soda Springs, California
- Sugar Bowl Resort2 mi away · California
- Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area5 mi away · Truckee, California
- Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley11 mi away · Tahoe City, California
- Northstar at Tahoe Resort13 mi away · Truckee, California
Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Boreal Mountain Resort?
We measured 6 places to stay around Boreal Mountain Resort in open map data. 1 is about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift, 1 within about 10 minutes and 1 within about 20. The rest are farther out.
Is there ski-in/ski-out lodging at Boreal Mountain Resort?
No place to stay we found sits right beside a mapped run here, but 1 place to stay is about a 5-minute walk or less from the bottom of a lift. Any ski-in/ski-out claim is the property's own: ask how the run reaches the door.
Which lift has the most lodging close by?
Cedar Ridge chairlift: 1 of the places to stay we list are within about 10 minutes on foot of its bottom station.
Is Boreal Mountain Resort worth a summer trip?
The map shows 36 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts; 1 trailhead within about 4 miles; West Lakes 0.6 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Boreal Mountain Resort go?
The highest point on our map is about 7,700 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 7,170 feet, a drop of about 530 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.