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Truckee ski rentals, from the depot to Donner Summit

Sixteen places to rent skis, boards, Nordic gear or a ski bike around Truckee, with the day rate wherever a shop prints one. Further down are the highway to each mountain, chain control over Donner Summit, the free TART buses, and the bikes and boats Truckee rents from June.

Compare 16 ways to rent in TruckeeBike park and Donner LakeAll 23 operators
Truckee's yellow depot on Donner Pass Road under deep snow in December 2010, an orange caboose parked in front
206.6 inaverage snowfall in town each year
6,152 ftelevation of downtown Truckee
Nov 25, 2026Palisades Tahoe opening day
$49lowest posted adult ski package in town
36 mito Reno-Tahoe International
$0fare on TART buses to Palisades and Northstar

Do Truckee's ski shops beat the resort rental counters?

In town, if you might ski more than one mountain. Tahoe Sports Hub posts an adult package at $49 and Tahoe Dave's at $54, and Tahoe Dave's lets you collect after 3pm the evening before for no extra cost. A resort counter makes sense only for the mountain it sits on, and Palisades sets its rental prices by demand. If you'd rather not stand in a shop at all, Black Tie and Ski Butlers deliver to your rental house.

What do Truckee shops rent after the ski season?

Mountain bikes and e-bikes from four shops in town, boats and paddle craft on Donner Lake, and rafts, tubes, kayaks and SUPs for the Truckee River from Tahoe Sports Hub on West River Street. Northstar's lift-served bike park opened on June 12 in 2026.

West River Street to the summit

Ski and snowboard rentals around Truckee

Four shops in town rent skis and boards, a fifth rents ski bikes, and two companies deliver. Every resort, from Palisades to the Donner Summit hills, runs its own counter, and two Nordic centers rent cross-country skis. Only three shops print a day rate.

Cheapest adult ski package a day, where a shop prints one

USD at the counter, before Tahoe Dave's $5-a-day damage waiver. Counters that quote at checkout get no bar.

Tahoe Sports Hub $49
Tahoe Dave's $54
The BackCountry $70
In town

Shops in Truckee

Downtown by the river and the depot, out along Donner Pass Road, and off Brockway Road.
ShopAdult alpine package, 1 daySnowboard and boots, 1 dayRentsBook
Tahoe Sports Hub 10095 West River Street, downtown Lowest printed rate in town
$49 Quoted online Alpine and demo packages ($69), backcountry kits, snowshoes; kids' packages from $29 Book online →
Tahoe Dave's Skis & Boards Downtown at 10200 Donner Pass Road, and Truckee West at 12047 Swap or return at any of its six shops
$54 $54 Basic, Performance and Demo skis, Stockli and wide powder skis ($85), Burton Step On boards, cross-country skis, snowshoes, clothing Book online →
The BackCountry 11400 Donner Pass Road, open daily 8am to 6pm
$70 $70 Resort and demo packages, alpine touring and avalanche kits, splitboards ($80), telemark and cross-country gear Call 530-582-0909
Tahoe Mountain Sports 11200 Donner Pass Road, Unit 5E
Price shown when you book Skis, snowboards and snowshoes, plus camping, climbing and backpacking gear; boot fitting Book online →
Stealth Tahoe 11253 Brockway Road, Suite 103A The only ski-bike rental in town
Price shown when you book Sno-Go ski bikes for a half day, a full day or several days; riders 13 and up, $250 deposit, helmet required Book online →

Fitted at your rental house

Black Tie covers six resorts from Business Park Drive; Ski Butlers works the Northstar side.
ShopAdult alpine package, 1 daySnowboard and boots, 1 dayRentsBook
Black Tie Ski Rentals of North Tahoe Business Park Drive; covers Palisades, Alpine Meadows, Northstar, Sugar Bowl, Boreal and Homewood 20% off when you book early
Price shown when you book Skis or a board brought to your rental house or hotel, boots fitted on the spot Book online →
Ski Butlers (Northstar and Truckee) Serves Northstar and Truckee
Price shown when you book Skis and boards dropped off when you choose; a driver collects them 4 to 8pm on your last rental day Book online →

At the three big mountains

Palisades and Sugar Bowl sell rentals in their own online stores.
ShopAdult alpine package, 1 daySnowboard and boots, 1 dayRentsBook
Palisades Tahoe rentals Palisades and Alpine bases, Olympic Valley
Set by demand Set by demand Rentals and demos; overnight storage $20 a day, free with a multi-day rental Book online →
Northstar California Northstar Village, off SR 267
Price shown when you book Ski and snowboard rentals run by the resort Resort website →
Sugar Bowl Resort Sugar Bowl Road, Norden, off Old 40
Price shown when you book Rental packages sold through the resort's web store Book online →

At the small hills

One inside Tahoe Donner, three up on Donner Summit.
ShopAdult alpine package, 1 daySnowboard and boots, 1 dayRentsBook
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort 11603 Slalom Way, inside the Tahoe Donner subdivision
Price shown when you book Ski and snowboard rentals at the Tahoe Donner Association's own hill Hill website →
Donner Ski Ranch 19320 Donner Pass Road, Norden
Price shown when you book Rentals at a family-owned hill skiing since 1937 Hill website →
Boreal Mountain Resort I-80 at the Castle Peak exit
Price shown when you book Rentals for day and night skiing, next to Woodward Tahoe Hill website →
Soda Springs Mountain Resort 10244 Soda Springs Road
Price shown when you book Rentals and lessons for small kids, with Planet Kids and Tube Town on the same hill Hill website →

Cross-country centers

Royal Gorge up on the summit, and Tahoe Donner's center on Alder Creek Road.
ShopAdult alpine package, 1 daySnowboard and boots, 1 dayRentsBook
Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort 9411 Pahatsi Road, Soda Springs
Price shown when you book Skate, classic and snowshoe rentals, pulk sleds for towing a child, lessons Center website →
Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area 15275 Alder Creek Road, open 8:30am to 5pm
Price shown when you book Nordic rentals and lessons, with trails where dogs can come on a dog pass Center website →

Rates copied from the shops' websites on October 31, 2026. Neither Tahoe Dave's nor Tahoe Sports Hub puts a season on its rate card, so confirm the number when you reserve.

Mountain bikes, Donner Lake and the Truckee River

Tahoe Sports Hub trades skis for rafts and bikes, Northstar turns its chairs over to downhill riders, and two miles west of downtown the marina and West End Beach rent boats and paddleboards on Donner Lake.

A kayaker off the beach at China Cove in Donner Memorial State Park, with a green paddleboard on the sand and yellow aspens behind

Bikes, bike parks and singletrack

Start Haus bikes aren't allowed in the Northstar or Boreal bike parks, so rent from the resort for those.

From $89 a day

Cyclepaths Bikeshop

Class 2 cruiser e-bikes and full-suspension mountain bikes at $89 a day, and full-suspension e-MTBs at $109, in the Pioneer Center. Reserve by 3pm the day before.

Bike rentals →
Hwy 89 S

Start Haus

Premium mountain bikes and e-bikes at $145 a day ($115 for a half day), alloy mountain and gravel bikes at $95, and kids' 20 and 24 inch bikes at $45.

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Palisades Drive

Bike Truckee

E-bikes and regular bikes for a day or several, plus demos, with a Bosch-certified mechanic. Its lakeside sister shop, eBIKE TAHOE, is in Tahoe City.

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Lift-served

Northstar Bike Park

Downhill trails served by the Vista Express and Tahoe Zephyr Express chairs, open from June 12 in 2026.

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Singletrack

Tahoe Donner and the Emigrant Trail

More than 70 miles of trail across Tahoe Donner, and the rolling Emigrant Trail heading north from the Donner Camp picnic site off SR 89 toward Stampede Reservoir.

Trail map →

Lake, river and fishing

Donner Lake

Donner Lake Marina

Motor boats and paddle craft by the hour, from the Donner Lake Village Resort dock and a second desk in the state park.

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Public beach

West End Beach

The park district's beach at the far end of the lake, with a roped swim area, a snack stand and kayak, paddleboat and SUP rentals.

Their website →
Truckee River

Tahoe Sports Hub

Rafts, tubes, kayaks and SUPs on West River Street, where the Truckee River runs past, plus bikes, e-MTBs and climbing gear.

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Fly fishing

Trout Creek Outfitters

Fly shop on Donner Pass Road with guided days, rental gear and fishing reports updated through late October.

Their website →
20 minutes south

Tahoe City and the lakeshore

Kayaks on the big lake and the raft float down the Truckee from Tahoe City are on our Lake Tahoe page.

Lake Tahoe guide →

Town shop or resort counter

Renting in town versus at Palisades or Northstar

Truckee is where SR 89, SR 267 and Old 40 split off toward three different mountains. Gear from a town shop goes wherever the snow report sends you that morning.

  • What it costs. Tahoe Sports Hub charges $49 for an adult package, Tahoe Dave's $54 for Basic or $65 for Performance, and The BackCountry $70. Palisades prices its rentals by demand, so the rate moves with the weekend.
  • Collect it the evening before. Tahoe Dave's hands gear over after 3pm the night before at no charge, so the morning starts on the road.
  • Swap anywhere. Gear rented at one Tahoe Dave's goes back or gets exchanged at any of the six, including Tahoe City, Kings Beach and the seasonal Olympic Valley shop.
  • Leave it at Palisades. The resort stores rented gear overnight for $20 a day, and for free if your rental runs more than one day.
  • Kids and seniors. Tahoe Sports Hub's smallest kids' package is $29. Tahoe Dave's charges $32.40 for under-7s and takes 10% off at 70, 15% at 75 and 25% at 80.
  • Touring. The BackCountry rents alpine touring packages for $100, or $150 with a beacon, shovel and probe, and splitboards for $80.

Which road goes to which mountain

Palisades and Northstar are also on free TART bus routes.

Palisades Tahoe
Ikon. Two bases, Palisades and Alpine, on one ticket; SR 89 is the only road into Olympic Valley
SR 89 south
Northstar
Epic. Past the airport to the Big Springs Gondola
SR 267 southeast
Sugar Bowl
Its own pass. Along Donner Lake and over the summit, faster than I-80 by the resort's own advice
Old 40 west
Tahoe Donner
The family hill on Slalom Way and the cross-country center on Alder Creek Road, both northwest of downtown
In town

Up Old 40 to Donner Summit

Donner Pass Road leaves downtown, runs the length of Donner Lake and climbs past 7,000 ft to five ski areas. Sugar Bowl averages 500 inches of snow a winter against 206.6 in town, which is why chains can be up on the pass while Commercial Row is bare.

  • Sugar Bowl. 1,650 acres over Mt. Judah, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Disney and Crow's Nest, with 1,500 ft of vertical and 12 lifts. It opened in December 1939 with California's first chairlift, and Mt. Disney carries the name of an early shareholder, Walt Disney. The target for opening day is Friday, November 27, 2026.
  • Parking there. The Main Lodge lots are free and fill first come. The Upper Lot costs $35 on weekends and holidays unless four or more of you share a car, the Village Gondola lot is for passholders, and nobody may park overnight.
  • Royal Gorge. Sugar Bowl's Nordic area grooms 140 km of trail at Soda Springs, and an adult day pass is $55.
  • Donner Ski Ranch. Family owned and skiing since 1937, on the Indy Pass with 800 ft of vertical and 8 lifts. The OLD 40 Bar & Grill in the lodge calls itself the summit's favorite dive bar and opens 7am to 9pm.
  • Boreal and Soda Springs. Boreal sells a Night Pass and shares its hill with the Woodward Tahoe action-sports center. Soda Springs is built around small children, with Planet Kids and Tube Town.
  • The free summit shuttle. Last winter it ran daily from town, stopping at the West End of Donner Lake, Donner Ski Ranch and Mt. Judah Lodge, with a timed link to the Truckee Local at Coldstream. It doesn't run when Old 40 is closed, and 2026/27 dates aren't out yet.
Skiers' cars in a Sugar Bowl parking lot below snowy peaks on a clear February day in 2018

Truckee to Sugar Bowl on Old 40

  1. StartDowntown Truckee Head west on Donner Pass Road past the Truckee West shops
  2. LakeDonner Memorial State Park East end of Donner Lake, $10 a car for snowshoe and ski trails
  3. West end of Donner Lake A summit shuttle stop, with West End Beach and Little Truckee Ice Creamery
  4. SummitDonner Ski Ranch The OLD 40 Bar & Grill, then Sugar Bowl Road on the left

Coming from the Bay Area instead, leave I-80 at exit 174 (Norden/Soda Springs) and drive 3.5 miles east on Highway 40.

Getting to Truckee by road, rail or bus

Reno-Tahoe International is about 36 miles east on I-80, and Sacramento's airport about 120 miles west, over Donner Summit. Amtrak's California Zephyr stops at the depot on Donner Pass Road once a day each way.

The Truckee station and visitor center seen through the window of a westbound California Zephyr, December 2006

TART buses cost nothing

Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit runs free routes to Olympic Valley on SR 89 and to Northstar and the airport on SR 267, and the Truckee Local runs from the depot along Donner Pass Road to Coldstream. TART Connect comes to the curb on demand inside the Truckee zone, until 10pm in fall and midnight in winter, and most vans carry ski racks.

Caltrans chain control

At R-1, cars and light trucks with snow tires on both drive wheels may skip chains but must carry them. At R-2, only 4WD or AWD with snow-tread tires on all four wheels gets an exemption, still with chains aboard. At R-3, everyone chains up. Installers on the shoulder work for themselves: get a receipt and their badge number. Chain controls →

I-80 over the summit

Spinouts and truck crashes shut the interstate, sometimes for hours. Call CHIN on 800-427-7623 or check QuickMap before leaving Sacramento or Reno.

Palisades parking

From December 5 to April 11, every lot needs a reservation on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Free ones go live on Tuesdays, half at noon and half at 7pm, starting December 16; a paid one is $30 a car. Without one, you can park free after 1pm. You book a base, Village or Alpine Lodge, and parking at the other one costs you. Parking program →

Winter parking ban

From November 1 to April 30 you can't leave a car on any Town road or right-of-way. Tucking it behind the snow poles still gets it ticketed or towed.

Downtown meters

Donner Pass Road, Bridge Street and Church Street cost $1.50 an hour; Jibboom Street, West River Street and the Railyard lots $1. The easternmost Railyard lot is free for the first 2 hours. Pay by text or in the Flowbird app.

Weekend ski shuttles

Last season the Town ran free weekend buses to Palisades every 20 minutes from the school lot at 11603 Donner Pass Road, and to Northstar hourly from 10266 Truckee Airport Road. The 2026/27 schedule isn't published yet.

From Reno airport

North Lake Tahoe Express runs a shuttle all year between Reno-Tahoe and the Truckee and north shore area.

Palisades, Northstar and the hill in Tahoe Donner

Palisades Tahoe sits south of town on SR 89 and opens November 25, 2026. Northstar is southeast on SR 267 and hasn't confirmed its date. One is on Ikon and the other on Epic, so the pass in your wallet usually decides the morning.

Palisades side

3,600 acres, 2,850 ft of vertical below a 9,050 ft summit, and 26 lifts including the Aerial Tram and the Funitel. It hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, 30% of it is rated advanced or expert, and Mountain Run stretches 3.2 miles.

Alpine side

Another 2,400 acres and 13 lifts under Ward Peak, linked by the Base-to-Base Gondola since 2022. It has its own lots, and a parking reservation is good at one base only.

Northstar

3,170 acres, 20 lifts and 10 terrain parks, with 60% of the trails rated intermediate. You load the Big Springs Gondola from the village, which has a skating rink in winter. Vail Resorts has run it since 2010.

Tahoe Donner Downhill

A small hill for families inside the subdivision, run by the Tahoe Donner Association, with plenty of beginner terrain, lessons from age 3 and a lodge rebuilt for 2025/26. Its season pass prices go up on December 1.

Passes

Ikon covers Palisades, which also sells its own Midweek Pass. The 2026/27 Epic Pass starts at $1,089, and the $809 Epic Local blocks Northstar on peak dates. Sugar Bowl sells its own, with half-price tickets at Mountain Collective resorts.

Looking down from a chairlift on the Palisades Tahoe village, its learning slopes and full parking lots, January 2024

Our ratings

Steep terrain

Palisades has 16 bowls, the Aerial Tram and 30% of its terrain rated advanced or expert.

Cruising

Northstar rates 60% of its 100 trails intermediate.

First days

Tahoe Donner's small hill teaches from age 3, and a quarter of Palisades is beginner terrain.

By train and bus

A daily train, free TART routes to both resorts and on-demand rides in town.

Value

The Epic Local costs $809 and blocks Northstar on peak dates, and a Saturday at Palisades can add $30 for parking.

Rated 1 to 5 for a skier sleeping in Truckee and driving out to Palisades, Northstar or Sugar Bowl.

Guides, snowmobiles and snowshoe tours

Mountain guides work out of Olympic Valley, snowmobile tours leave from Cabin Creek Road and from Little Truckee Summit, and the state park at Donner Lake leads free history walks on snowshoes.

Olympic Valley

Alpenglow Expeditions

IFMGA-certified guides for ski touring and avalanche courses, from an office on Squaw Valley Road. In summer they run the Tahoe Via Ferrata at Palisades.

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From $260

Coldstream Adventures

Two-hour guided snowmobile tours from Cabin Creek Road: $260 for one rider on a weekday, $270 on a weekend, $300 to $310 for two on a sled, plus 6% tax. A full gear package is $35.

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Little Truckee Summit

Lake Tahoe Snowmobile Tours

Guided rides from the Eagle Ridge base 17 miles north of Truckee. A 2-hour group ride is $255 single or $295 double, and private tours run 3 or 4 hours.

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From age 3

Tahoe Donner Downhill lessons

Lessons on a gentle hill that suits a family's first winter, at 11603 Slalom Way.

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Free tours

Donner Memorial State Park

Open all winter for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at $10 a car. Rangers lead free snowshoe tours on the Donner Party story on December 5, 12 and 19, and dogs stay off the ski trails.

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Eating in Truckee, from Commercial Row to the summit

Downtown clusters around the depot and Bridge Street. Donner Pass Road heads west past the pizza and burger places toward the lake, and Truckee Brewing Company pours out by the airport.

Downtown, by the depot

Squeeze In

Breakfast and lunch on Donner Pass Road since 1974, known for its omelets. Join the online waitlist before you walk over.

Moody's Bistro, Bar & Beats

Supper-club dinners and live music in the old Truckee Hotel on Bridge Street.

Bar of America

A bar and grill on Donner Pass Road; book through OpenTable.

Pianeta

Italian at 10096 Donner Pass Road.

Old Town Tap

Pizza, craft beer and cocktails, with happy hour 4 to 6 on weekdays.

Beers and dinner off the main street

FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

Brewery and restaurant at 10242 Church Street.

Alibi Ale Works Truckee Public House

The brewery's public house on Bridge Street.

Cottonwood Restaurant

Dinner from 4pm, Sunday to Thursday, up at Hilltop Lodge on the south side of the tracks.

Truckee Brewing Company

The brewery out on Soaring Way by the airport.

Quick stops west and south of downtown

Full Belly Deli

Sandwiches, bread and espresso in the Pioneer Center, the same building as Cyclepaths.

Buoy & Trap

Seafood market and raw bar, also in the Pioneer Center.

Zano's Family Italian & Pizzeria

Pizza, a full bar and an arcade at 11401 Donner Pass Road, on the same stretch as The BackCountry.

Burger Me!

Burgers and shakes at 10418 Donner Pass Road.

Donner Lake and the summit

Little Truckee Ice Creamery

Ice cream churned on site at the west end of Donner Lake; open Thursday to Sunday in fall.

OLD 40 Bar & Grill

The Donner Ski Ranch bar, open 7am to 9pm daily, on the drive home from Sugar Bowl.

The Truckee Chamber of Commerce, which shares the depot's address at 10065 Donner Pass Road, lists 53 member places to eat and drink.

Local habits

What Truckee regulars plan around

Weekend parking at Palisades, chain control on the summit and the street parking ban cause most of the trouble.

  1. Set an alarm for Tuesday. Free Palisades weekend parking reservations release at noon and 7pm, and the good days go fast.
  2. Check which base your Palisades reservation names before you leave. Village and Alpine Lodge are separate, and the wrong lot draws a penalty.
  3. For Sugar Bowl, stay off I-80. Drive Donner Pass Road past the lake and over the top instead.
  4. Chains can be required on Donner Summit while town is dry, so carry them even with AWD.
  5. At R-2, AWD alone isn't enough. You need snow-tread tires on all four wheels and chains in the trunk.
  6. SR 89 is the only road into Olympic Valley, so one crash backs up every car headed to Palisades. A four-vehicle wreck in February 2026 put the highway under one-way control for hours. Friday nights and Saturday mornings are worst, so leave early or ride the shuttle.
  7. Nothing parks on a Town street between November and April. Use the Railyard lots, where the eastern one is free for 2 hours.
  8. Fill the car. Four or more ride free into Sugar Bowl's paid Upper Lot on weekends, and a Palisades carpool earns the driver a $20 resort credit.
  9. Come by train. The Zephyr stops at the depot daily, and the free Truckee Local and TART Connect both start from there.
  10. The Town plows its nearly 30 miles of paved trail all winter, so the Legacy Trail by the river still makes a walk on a day off the hill.

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Royal Gorge Cross Country Resort Rentals Experiences & tours
Royal Gorge Cross Country Resort Soda Springs, CA
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Stealth Tahoe Rentals
Stealth Tahoe Truckee, CA
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Start Haus Rentals
Start Haus Truckee, CA
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Soda Springs Mountain Resort Rentals Experiences & tours
Soda Springs Mountain Resort Soda Springs, CA
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Boreal Mountain Resort Rentals Experiences & tours
Boreal Mountain Resort Soda Springs, CA
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Donner Ski Ranch Rentals Experiences & tours
Donner Ski Ranch Norden, CA
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Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort Rentals Experiences & tours
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort Truckee, CA
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Palisades Tahoe Rentals Experiences & tours
Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley, CA
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Bike Truckee Rentals
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Ski Butlers North Lake Tahoe Rentals
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Black Tie Ski Rentals of North Tahoe Truckee, CA
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The BackCountry Truckee, CA
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Tahoe Dave's Skis & Boards Rentals
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Sugar Bowl Resort Rentals Experiences & tours
Sugar Bowl Resort Norden, CA
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Northstar California Resort Rentals Experiences & tours
Northstar California Resort Truckee, CA
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Donner Lake Marina Rentals
Donner Lake Marina Truckee, CA
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Coldstream Adventures Experiences & tours
Coldstream Adventures Truckee, CA
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Cyclepaths Bike Shop Rentals
Cyclepaths Bike Shop Truckee, CA
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Tahoe Mountain Sports Rentals Experiences & tours
Tahoe Mountain Sports Truckee, CA
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Trout Creek Outfitters Rentals Experiences & tours
Trout Creek Outfitters Truckee, CA
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Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area Rentals Experiences & tours
Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area Truckee, CA
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Tahoe Sports Hub Rentals
Tahoe Sports Hub Truckee, CA
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Alpenglow Expeditions Experiences & tours
Alpenglow Expeditions Olympic Valley, CA
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Answers checked October 2026. Prices and rules change each season, so confirm with the operator before you go.

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Where is ski rental cheapest in Truckee?

Tahoe Sports Hub on West River Street prints the lowest adult package, $49 a day and $44 for each extra day. Tahoe Dave's Basic package is $54 at both Truckee shops, and The BackCountry charges $70. Palisades prices by demand, so check its rate the week you go.

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