TAHOE XC PROVIDES
YEAR-ROUND TRAIL ACCESS THROUGH COMMITTED STEWARDSHIP
Photo by Scott Rokis
Photo by Daphne Hougard
Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area, located three miles north of Tahoe City on Highway 28, has long been a favorite gathering place for outdoor enthusiasts. With small-town charm and friendly staff, the community-based nonprofit has been in operation since 1999. Over 50 kilometers of groomed multi-use trails see daily use in the winter, and countless runners, hikers, and mountain bikers weave through its winding trails during the summer months. Committed to making outdoor recreation accessible and affordable for all, Tahoe XC offers community events, clinics, and educational youth programs that get kids and adults unplugged and outside, with the goal of connecting them to a rich natural landscape while building physical, mental, and social strength. As trailhead stewards, Tahoe XC offers essential year-round amenities
Photo courtesy of the Schilling Family
such as restrooms, refreshment options, equipment rentals, emergency services support, trail signs and etiquette, and safe access from the parking lot to the trails. Whether snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, nature walking, or mountain biking, users enjoy yearround access to beginner-friendly trails with critical trailhead services that help keep recreationalists safe and Tahoe’s watershed clean. RELOCATION PROJECT MERGES HISTORIC FAMILY LEGACY WITH
West Shore home, built in the ‘Mountain Craftsman’ style using readily available stone and timber, was meticulously deconstructed and donated to Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association. The Tahoe Cross Country Lodge Project (www.tahoexclodgeproject. com) will relocate and adaptively reuse the historic structure as Tahoe XC’s new, year-round, outdoor recreation trailhead and community gathering place. This expanded structure will allow Tahoe XC to continue their important work serving the Lake Tahoe community for generations to come.
FUTURE OF TAHOE XC
In order to serve the Tahoe community, Tahoe XC has embarked on a lodge reconstruction project, giving a second life to the historic Pennoyer/Schilling family home. In 2015, an historic 1930s 15
