Sierra-at-Tahoe is a ski and

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resort in

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south of

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. Sierra-at-Tahoe is approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of

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and south of South Lake Tahoe on

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and is contained within the Eldorado National Forest. Sierra-at-Tahoe (often shortened to "Sierra") is a medium-sized

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in the Lake Tahoe region, and is well known for being a more family oriented resort and also having a high annual snowfall. Sierra-at-Tahoe's terrain is 25 percent beginner, 50 percent Intermediate, and 25 percent advanced. The majority of the ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe region are on the northern end of the lake, near

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and

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. Sierra-at-Tahoe, Kirkwood and Heavenly are located south of the lake, approximately 75 miles (120 km) from Reno.

History

Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort was started in 1946 by brothers Ray and Floyd Barrett as Sierra Ski Ranch, further down

. It was sold to Vern Sprock in 1953. In 1968, the "Ranch" was moved to its present location when the

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began widening

. The Sprock family operated the resort until 1993 when the resort was sold to Fibreboard Corporation. Fibreboard updated many areas of the resort, including changing the name to Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort. Booth Creek Ski Resorts purchased Sierra-at-Tahoe in 1996. CNL Lifestyle acquired Sierra-at-Tahoe and

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from Booth Creek in 2007. Sierra-at-Tahoe was among 15 resorts sold by CNL to Och-Ziff Capital Management in 2016.

References

External links

Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort official web siteBooth Creek Ski Resorts, Inc.Vern Sprock Obituary, Lake Tahoe News
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