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Where to stay in Truckee for skiing

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Places to stay in Truckee

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About Truckee

Truckee is an old railroad town that grew into a mountain town for locals. Downtown is brick storefronts and very good restaurants, and plenty of people live here year-round, so it feels lived-in. It sits right on I-80, which puts more resorts within a short drive than any other base.

Northstar (polished, family-friendly) is about 15 minutes south, and Sugar Bowl and Boreal (the area's only night skiing) sit 15–25 minutes west along the Donner Summit corridor. Even Palisades is only about 20 minutes down Hwy 89. The food in downtown Truckee is much better than you'd expect for a town this size, and there's history everywhere, from the transcontinental railroad to the Donner Party. It's a little off the lake, so you give up lake views in exchange for the best resort access and a town with a life of its own. At around 5,800 ft in a valley below Donner Summit, it also gets very cold.

Skiing nearby

Northstar is about 15 min out. Sugar Bowl and Boreal are 15–25 min via I-80, and Palisades is about 20 min down Hwy 89. No other base puts this many resorts this close.

Where to stay in Truckee

A few places to start with, bookable through our partners.

More places in Truckee

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Vacation homes in Truckee

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Truckee on the map

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Staying in Truckee

A real mountain town rather than a resort strip, with fast access to the north-shore mountains and the I-80 corridor.

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