Mount Rose
Mount Rose Ski Resort is a ski area located in the state of Nevada in USA. The resort is in the town of Reno, NV.
We recently ranked all of Nevada's ski resorts, so you can see where Mount Rose stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Mount Rose is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Mount Rose Ski Resort. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Mount Rose's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Mount Rose around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Mount Rose Mountain Resort Terrain Overview
Mount Rose has a total of 70 ski trails, which are serviced by 8 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. The amount of skiable area in this park is huge, with a maximum of 1,200 acres available to skiers. This area is equivalent to 486 hectares, 1.9 square miles, or 4.9 square kilometers.
Mount Rose's slopes see on average 350 inches (8.9 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 29 feet every year!
Total Runs
70
Lifts
8
Skiable Acres
1,200(5 km2)
Annual Snowfall
350"(889 cm)
Mount Rose Ski Resort Elevation
Mount Rose Ski Resort has a summit elevation of 9,700 feet, or 2,956 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 8,260 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,800 feet (549 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
The summit of 9,700 feet makes this ski resort one of the highest in the country. The average ski slope summit is around 4,000 feet, so this is extremely high compared to its peers.
Summit Elevation
9,700'(2,956 m)
Vertical Drop
1,800'(549 m)
Base Elevation
8,260'(2,518 m)
Mount Rose Ski Resort Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
60.3out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Mount Rose has 1,200 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Mount Rose's difficulty level is higher than average, which is because 30% of its ski trails are rated as intermediate, and another 50% as expert.
Beginner
20%(240 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
30%(360 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
50%(600 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Mount Rose Ski Resort good for beginners?
Mount Rose is above average in its difficulty level, so... probably not? It will depend on which trails you take since only 50% of its trails rated for either beginner or intermediate skill levels.
Mount Rose Ski Resort Location
Mount Rose Ski Resort is located in the state of Nevada, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Reno, NV.
Address:
Reno, NV 89511 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
skirose.com
GPS Coordinates:
39.34000, -119.92000
Getting to Mount Rose Mountain Resort
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Mount Rose Ski Resort), its coordinates of 39.34000, -119.92000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Reno, NV to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Mount Rose Ski Resort.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno–Tahoe International Airport | RNO | Reno, NV | 14 mi |
| Sacramento International Airport | SMF | Sacramento, CA | 100 mi |
| Oakland International Airport | OAK | Oakland, CA | 167 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Mount Rose.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Mather Airport | MHR | Sacramento, CA | 92 mi |
| Redding Municipal Airport | RDD | Redding, CA | 149 mi |
| Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport | STS | Santa Rosa, CA | 166 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Mount Rose Ski Resort, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Mount Rose Ski Resort.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northstar | Truckee, CA | 8,610 ft | 58% | 12 mi |
| Granlibakken Tahoe | Tahoe City, CA | 6,350 ft | 15% | 18 mi |
| Tahoe Donner | Truckee, CA | 7,350 ft | 26% | 18 mi |
| Palisades Tahoe - Palisades Mountain | Olympic Valley, CA | 9,050 ft | 62% | 20 mi |
| Palisades Tahoe | Olympic Valley, CA | 9,050 ft | 62% | 20 mi |
| Palisades Tahoe - Alpine Meadows | Alpine Meadows, CA | 8,637 ft | 53% | 21 mi |
| Sugar Bowl | Truckee, CA | 8,383 ft | 53% | 21 mi |
| Homewood | Homewood, CA | 7,880 ft | 58% | 22 mi |
| Donner Ski Ranch | Norden, CA | 7,781 ft | 38% | 23 mi |
| Boreal | Soda Springs, CA | 7,700 ft | 30% | 23 mi |
| Soda Springs | Soda Springs, CA | 7,300 ft | 31% | 25 mi |
| Heavenly | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 10,067 ft | 73% | 28 mi |
| Sierra-at-Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 8,852 ft | 53% | 37 mi |
| Kirkwood | Kirkwood, CA | 9,800 ft | 68% | 46 mi |
| Dodge Ridge | Pinecrest, CA | 8,200 ft | 54% | 80 mi |
Mount Rose Ski Resort Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 9,700 ft |
| Base Elevation | 8,260 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,800 ft |
| Trails | 70 (20% Beginner, 30% Intermediate, 50% Expert) |
| Lifts | 8 |
| Skiable Acres | 1,200 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 350 inches |