When and where do we meet?

At 10:30am on Saturday or Sunday, you’ll meet your guide at the Alpenglow Expeditions offices. Here you’ll go over the plan for the tour and receive your snowshoe gear. Our office is located in The Village at Squaw Valley, located in the breezeway between Starbucks and Fireside, facing the parking lot. Please arrive right at your scheduled time, you do not need to arrive early. The address for the office is 1985 Squaw Valley Rd, Olympic Valley, CA 96146, and we are unit #23.

How do I arrange lunch for my group of snowshoers? What if we have special dietary restrictions?

Alpenglow will provide complementary hot chocolate or coffee. Packed sack lunches are available from Wildflour Bakery for $20/person. If you would like Alpenglow to arrange a sack lunch for you or your group, please contact the office with your request (and any dietary concerns) by the Friday before your tour at 10am. (For example, if your tour is on February 15 or 16th, your lunch order is due before Friday the 14th at 10am. If you have dietary restrictions, please communicate them to us! We will do our best to accommodate with our restaurant partner.

What is included in the price?

The price includes a professional guide for 4-hours, a snowshoe rental, a hot drink (coffee, tea or hot chocolate). The price does not include lunch or gratuity for your guide.

What if my group is larger than 8?

Each guide can take 8 snowshoers, for groups larger than 8, you will be assigned an additional guide.

What safety standards do you have?

At Alpenglow, we have only the highest standards of safety and guide qualifications. All of our local backcountry tours are led by AMGA trained/certified guides. Our guides assess the snow conditions and avalanche hazards every morning to mitigate risk, and are supervised by fully certified IFMGA guides.

Where can I purchase trip insurance?

We strongly recommend that you purchase trip insurance to protect your activity purchase against unforeseeable circumstances. We recommend Spot as a provider of trip insurance. Spot is a 3rd party provider and is not affiliated with Alpenglow Expeditions – please refer to the Spot website or contact Spot directly for all terms and conditions.

What is your local adventures cancellation policy?

Please click here to review our domestic cancellation policy

Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Tours

A client on a guided snowshoe tour in Lake Tahoe with Alpenglow Expeditions.

Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Tours

$75/person

MON – THU
1-4 people: $300 total
Each additional person +$75
Call the office for groups larger than 8

$99/person

FRI – SUN

1-4 people: $395 total
Each additional person +$99
Call the office for groups larger than 8

Introductory Lake Tahoe, California

Snowshoe in beautiful Lake Tahoe with Alpenglow guides! Our Tahoe tours are led by mountain guides who can show you some of the more beautiful parts of North Lake Tahoe. Snowshoeing tours are suitable for anyone over 10 years old, and all levels of experience. Also see Shirley Canyon Snowshoe Tour.

Winter 2023-247 days a week

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North Lake Tahoe snowshoe tour in beautiful Shirley Canyon

Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Tour Overview

Alpenglow offers a diverse amount of terrain available for snowshoeing tours.

Snowshoe Tour Locations:
Olympic Valley – Alpenglow tours in Olympic Valley normally head into Shirley Canyon. This beautiful canyon forms the head of Olympic Valley and the views it provides are stunning. With a rushing creek and beautiful waterfalls, Shirley Canyon is an incredible snowshoe hike not to be missed.

Truckee – Many options exist in Truckee, including snowshoe tours of beautiful Donner Lake, as well as Donner Summit and Castle Peak areas. The peaks surrounding Truckee offer various snowshoe hikes of varying lengths and difficulty.

Snowshoe tours with Alpenglow’s Tahoe guides are typically a couple hours long, allowing your group to get the most out of their adventure. We travel in un-groomed terrain, and normally cover a handful of miles of snowshoeing before heading in for the day. Full-day options are available and can be customized to go as long or as short as needed.

THE ALPENGLOW DIFFERENCE

As a Tahoe guide company with countless expeditions to high-altitude peaks around the world over the last 15 years, we bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our beloved “home mountain”. Our teaching and guiding philosophy has been honed from the flanks of the Himalayan giants to the technical peaks of Peru, and we are beyond excited to be able to bring our program to this fantastic mountain. In addition to our international expedition roots, we are accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), being one of the very few guide services in the region to hold such a high standard. Each of our guides is trained by the AMGA in the terrain in which they operate, and the program is supervised by internationally licensed IFMGA mountain guides. This high standard, along with our many years of experience, translates to a fantastic mountain adventure!

Alpenglow Expeditions operates under special use permit with the Tahoe, Eldorado, Inyo, Humboldt-Toiyable and Shasta-Trinity National Forests. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Preparation

Technical

No previous technical experience required to join Lake Tahoe snowshoe tours!

8AM-12PM: Meet Your Guide and Hit the Trail
Private Snowshoe Tours are flexible! We can start as early as 8am and as late as 1pm, depending on the time of year and when the sun goes down. Tahoe tours typically last around 4 hours, but can be shortened to accommodate your group as needed. This is one of our most laidback adventures, perfect for families, groups, or anyone who wants to enjoy a leisurely stroll through the beautiful Shirley Canyon or Donner Lake areas.

Our Tahoe Guides

Meet Your Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Guides.

FAQ’s

Lake Tahoe Snowshoe Tour Questions

The answers to our most commonly asked questions about snowshoeing in Lake Tahoe.

: At 10:30am on Saturday or Sunday, you’ll meet your guide at the Alpenglow Expeditions offices. Here you’ll go over the plan for the tour and receive your snowshoe gear.
Our office is located in The Village at Squaw Valley, located in the breezeway between Starbucks and Fireside, facing the parking lot.
Please arrive right at your scheduled time, you do not need to arrive early. The address for the office is 1985 Squaw Valley Rd, Olympic Valley, CA 96146, and we are unit #23.
: Alpenglow will provide complementary hot chocolate or coffee. Packed sack lunches are available from Wildflour Bakery for $20/person. If you would like Alpenglow to arrange a sack lunch for you or your group, please contact the office with your request (and any dietary concerns) by the Friday before your tour at 10am. (For example, if your tour is on February 15 or 16th, your lunch order is due before Friday the 14th at 10am.
If you have dietary restrictions, please communicate them to us! We will do our best to accommodate with our restaurant partner.
: The price includes a professional guide for 4-hours, a snowshoe rental, a hot drink (coffee, tea or hot chocolate). The price does not include lunch or gratuity for your guide.
: Each guide can take 8 snowshoers, for groups larger than 8, you will be assigned an additional guide.
: At Alpenglow, we have only the highest standards of safety and guide qualifications. All of our local backcountry tours are led by AMGA trained/certified guides. Our guides assess the snow conditions and avalanche hazards every morning to mitigate risk, and are supervised by fully certified IFMGA guides.
: We strongly recommend that you purchase trip insurance to protect your activity purchase against unforeseeable circumstances. We recommend Spot as a provider of trip insurance. Spot is a 3rd party provider and is not affiliated with Alpenglow Expeditions – please refer to the Spot website or contact Spot directly for all terms and conditions.
: Please click here to review our domestic cancellation policy

Equipment

Tahoe Tours Equipment List

Here’s what you’ll need for a Lake Tahoe snowshoe tour.

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Lightweight Baselayer Top
A long sleeve base layer that is fitted, lightweight and quick drying. Make sure it is long enough to tuck in.
Recommended Men’s: Black Diamond Men’s Solution 150 Merino Crew
Recommended Women’s: Black Diamond Women’s Solution 150 Merino Crew
Liner Gloves
These gloves keep the inside of your mitts or other gloves from accumulating sweat on the inside and turning inside out when you take them off, as well as provide additional insulation.
Recommended: Black Diamond Lightweight Screentap Liners
Mid-Weight Warm Layer Top
This mid-layer will be worn over your base layer most of the trip.
Recommended Men’s: Black Diamond Men’s Coefficient LT Quarter Zip Pullover
Recommended Women’s: Black Diamond Women’s Coefficient LT Quarter Zip Pullover
Synthetic Top
A simple, lightweight synthetic jacket. This item is good for layering systems to stay warm in cold, wet conditions.
Recommended: Black Diamond First Light Stretch Hoodie
Hiking Boots
Light to mid- weight boots for everyday use. The ideal boot is comfortable enough to wear for days and scrambles decently on rock. A Gore-tex lined boot often stays drier when hiking in rain or snow.
Recommended: La Sportiva Trango TRK GTX
Warm Socks
A wool synthetic blend. Pure rag wool socks are not nearly as effective in wicking moisture or retaining their shape and reducing blisters. Bring a few pairs of these socks. NO COTTON.
Recommended: Darn Tough Mountaineering Sock
Beanie
A comfortable, warm well-fitting hat that covers your ears. Make sure that one of your hats fits under a helmet.
Recommended: Black Diamond Levels Beanie
Sunglasses
Must have dark lenses. Minimal light should come in below, above, or around the sides of the lenses.“Wrap” style is best. Ventilation is important and a retainer strap is very useful (Chums or Croakies).
Recommended: Vuarnet Ice Rounds

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