Dream Home 2014: Lake Tahoe

Already picturing yourself living the dream? Explore Lake Tahoe.

HGTV's annual Dream Home giveaway is here -- and this year it's a luxurious Lake Tahoe Retreat! Enter twice a day online until Feb. 14, 2014 for your chance to win this modern, mountain-style getaway in the community of Schaffer's Mill in Truckee, CA!

Already picturing yourself living the dream in Lake Tahoe? If you're still feeling lucky visit a casino in South Tahoe, enjoy world-class skiing on the North Shore and more.

1. 12 Hot Resorts in Lake Tahoe

Alpine Meadows

Alpine Meadows

Guests at Alpine Meadows have the option of skiing on the resort’s 2,400-acre estate with 13 different lifts and a vertical drop of 1,800 feet. Alpine Meadows is known for its quality and variety of terrain, ranging from beginner to advanced trails. And with 402 inches of annual snowfall, this resort often has the longest snow season among the Lake Tahoe ski resorts.

Photo by: Jeff Engerbretson

Jeff Engerbretson

Alpine Meadows, Village at Squaw Valley and Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort are just 3 of 12 hot resorts we recommend staying when visiting Lake Tahoe, CA, or Lake Tahoe, NV, for fun winter getaway.

2. Things to Do in Lake Tahoe

Resort at Squaw Creek

Resort at Squaw Creek

The kids will love the Resort at Squaw Creek. This luxury ski resort in Lake Tahoe offers a host of family activities, from snowshoeing and sledding to ice skating in the resort’s outdoor exhibition rink, where you’ll find the Sierra Nevada mountain range just beyond. Ask about Mountain Buddies, a supervised outdoors program for kids 4 to 12.

Photo by: Resort at Squaw Creek

Resort at Squaw Creek

Tucked between California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe has it all. On the North Shore enjoy world-class skiing; in South Tahoe try your luck at a casino. By the time this trips over, everyones happy.

3. Year Round in Lake Tahoe

Its lakes and slopes make Lake Tahoe a winter and summer vacation paradise.

4. More Lake Tahoe

Sand Harbor

Sand Harbor

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Photo by: Justin Bailie / Aurora Photos

Justin Bailie / Aurora Photos

See all of Travel Channel's best articles, photos, and videos about Lake Tahoe including Sand Harbor and a heavenly mountain resort.

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