Slide Mountain is just past the summit on highway 43, heading from Lake Tahoe to Reno/Carson City.
Slide is a HG and PG site. It is a very technical site with strong thermals, turbulent air, a big rotor on launch and a freeway to cross to get to the LZ. We highly recommend a site intro before flying there and please think twice before flying alone. Slide is as east facing, leeside site. The prevailing wind blows over the back, and down launch, everyday. If the wind is blowing from the west, you may want to think about heading to another site. You need to get there early enough to launch before the prevailing wind overcomes the thermal flows that track up the eastern face. You should be ready to launch between 10:00 - 12:00. If there are no locals there, it's probably a good idea to refrain from flying.
Daydreams is an evening ridge soaring site, with beautiful lake views. Plan to launch at about 6:00. It also can be good during the day, when Slide isn't.
Directions to Mt. Rose
The launch is from the back-bowl ski lift of the Mt. Rose ski area. Take the second Mt. Rose Ski Area entrance (as you head to Reno). Take highway 431 from Tahoe heading to Reno, go past the main Mt. Rose entrance (you will see a sign and the lodge) to the second entrance and continue until the road dead ends.
Camping
There is plenty of camping in Truckee and north Lake Tahoe, including a campground on Mt. Rose (near Slide).
North Shore Campgrounds
Lake Forest 2 mi Northeast of Tahoe City off Hwy. 28 (530) 583-3795 Fee, 21 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Mt. Rose 7 mi. Northeast on Hwy. 431 (702) 882-2766 Fee, 24 sites (9 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK
Sandy Beach Campground Tahoe Vista (530) 546-7682 Fee, 40 sites (20 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Tahoe State Recreation Area .25 mi. East of Tahoe City (530) 583-3074 Fee, 39 sites (23 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
North of Lake Tahoe (Truckee Area) Campgrounds
Boca Boca Reservoir off I-80 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 20 sites (10 RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Boca Rest 9.5 mi. East of Truckee off I-80 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 25 sites (all RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Boyington Mill 10 mi Northeast of Truckee off I-80 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 10 sites (no RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Donner Memorial State Park 3 mi. West of Truckee off I-80 (530) 587-3841 Fee, 252 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming Emigrant Trail Museum
Goose Meadows 5 mi. Southwest of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 25 sites (all RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Granite Flat 3 mi. Southwest of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 75 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Lakeside at Prosser Lake off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 30 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Logger 10 mi. East of Truckee off I-80 at Hirshdale (530) 587-3558 Fee, 252 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Martis Creek 5 mi. Southeast of Truckee off Hwy. 267 (530) 639-2342 Fee, 29 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Prosser at Prosser Lake off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 29 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Sage Hen 11 mi. North of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 9 sites (no RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Pets OK
Silver Creek 9 mi. South of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 26 sites (19 RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
East Shore Campgrounds Zephyr Cove at Zephyr Cove on Hwy. 50 (702) 588-6644 Year-Round, Fee, 181 sites (107 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Slide Mountain Weather Station
Slide is a HG and PG site. It is a very technical site with strong thermals, turbulent air, a big rotor on launch and a freeway to cross to get to the LZ. We highly recommend a site intro before flying there and please think twice before flying alone. Slide is as east facing, leeside site. The prevailing wind blows over the back, and down launch, everyday. If the wind is blowing from the west, you may want to think about heading to another site. You need to get there early enough to launch before the prevailing wind overcomes the thermal flows that track up the eastern face. You should be ready to launch between 10:00 - 12:00. If there are no locals there, it's probably a good idea to refrain from flying.
Daydreams is an evening ridge soaring site, with beautiful lake views. Plan to launch at about 6:00. It also can be good during the day, when Slide isn't.
Directions to Mt. Rose
The launch is from the back-bowl ski lift of the Mt. Rose ski area. Take the second Mt. Rose Ski Area entrance (as you head to Reno). Take highway 431 from Tahoe heading to Reno, go past the main Mt. Rose entrance (you will see a sign and the lodge) to the second entrance and continue until the road dead ends.
Camping
There is plenty of camping in Truckee and north Lake Tahoe, including a campground on Mt. Rose (near Slide).
North Shore Campgrounds
Lake Forest 2 mi Northeast of Tahoe City off Hwy. 28 (530) 583-3795 Fee, 21 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Mt. Rose 7 mi. Northeast on Hwy. 431 (702) 882-2766 Fee, 24 sites (9 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK
Sandy Beach Campground Tahoe Vista (530) 546-7682 Fee, 40 sites (20 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Tahoe State Recreation Area .25 mi. East of Tahoe City (530) 583-3074 Fee, 39 sites (23 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
North of Lake Tahoe (Truckee Area) Campgrounds
Boca Boca Reservoir off I-80 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 20 sites (10 RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Boca Rest 9.5 mi. East of Truckee off I-80 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 25 sites (all RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Boyington Mill 10 mi Northeast of Truckee off I-80 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 10 sites (no RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Donner Memorial State Park 3 mi. West of Truckee off I-80 (530) 587-3841 Fee, 252 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming Emigrant Trail Museum
Goose Meadows 5 mi. Southwest of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 25 sites (all RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Granite Flat 3 mi. Southwest of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 75 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Lakeside at Prosser Lake off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 30 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Logger 10 mi. East of Truckee off I-80 at Hirshdale (530) 587-3558 Fee, 252 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Martis Creek 5 mi. Southeast of Truckee off Hwy. 267 (530) 639-2342 Fee, 29 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Prosser at Prosser Lake off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 29 sites (all RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Sage Hen 11 mi. North of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 9 sites (no RV sites), Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Pets OK
Silver Creek 9 mi. South of Truckee off Hwy. 89 (530) 587-3558 Fee, 26 sites (19 RV sites), Piped Water, Chem. Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
East Shore Campgrounds Zephyr Cove at Zephyr Cove on Hwy. 50 (702) 588-6644 Year-Round, Fee, 181 sites (107 RV sites), Piped Water, Flush Toilets, Firepits, Tables, Pets OK, Swimming
Slide Mountain Weather Station