Explore the glade zones
Diamond Peak offers 655 skiable acres, and almost 500 acres of that is gladed tree runs. These glade zones, the areas of tree skiing off the main trails, are the place to be on storm days and when you want to escape into your own winter world. We think Diamond Peak has some of the best glade skiing in the area and our customers agree! So this season, see how many of the following zones you can explore and let us know which is your favorite...
- G1 - The Crown Jewels (formerly The Glades)
- G2 - Bonanza
- G3 - Promised Land
- G4 - Rollerglades
- G5 - Glade Runner
- G6 - Elevator Shaft
- G7 - Area del Fuego
- G8 - Boarder Line
- G9 - Gnarnia
- G10 - Nirvana
- G11 - Outer Limits
- G12 - Cappy's Corner
- G13 - Zig Zag
Stay tuned throughout the season as we drop photos and interviews with the folks who helped us name all of these zones on our social media feeds!
More than you were expecting
We know what some skiers and riders (mostly who've never been here) think about Diamond Peak...
- "It's so small."
- "Beautiful view, but not that many runs."
- "It's just a family ski resort - great for kids but no 'real' skier would be able to spend a whole day there and have fun."
Before you make up your mind, check out a few statistics:
Vertical Drop: 
1,840 feet (561 meters) - those are big-mountain numbers! In fact, the independent website MountainVertical.com ranks Diamond Peak 4th in the Tahoe region for "True-Up Vertical" (their measure of a resort's actual skiable/ridable vertical drop). So yeah, we may be small (655 acres), but we're tall and skinny.
Runs per Hour: You want to spend more time making laps and less time waiting in lift lines? The Crystal Express chair might just be your ticket to heaven. Responsible for 1,475ft (450m) of that 1,840 vertical feet total, the high-speed Crystal Express quad offers access to steep groomers like Lightning, Diamondback, Battleborn and Luggi's, gladed tree runs off Crystal Ridge, and the chance to explore Solitude Canyon. And even on the busiest days, you'll never find more than a short lineup at the bottom.
Snowflake Lodge early happy hour: Starts at 2 p.m. daily... Great discounts on beers, glasses of wine, and cocktails, with a million-dollare view to boot. Need we say more?
Don't just take our word for it
Get a quick preview of some of the fun spots you'll find on the mountain with our Steeps & Stashes video sereis.
And of course you can go check out what folks are saying about us on Yelp, TripAdvisor or other websites, but just take it with a grain of salt knowing that not a lot of folks spend the time really exploring this mountain to find all the fun spots you can get in to.
So now you that you know... shhhhhhhh! Don't tell just anyone. 
