Reno is within two hours of an incredible number of ski resorts. Here is a short list.
Mt Rose Mount Rose Highway. This resort is at elevation 8200 and has a great layout and an impressive array of terrain for its no more than 1500 of rise off the base. Good powder here.
Heavenly The Mountains above the Carson Valley, up Highway 207. Lake Views on one side (you’re literally skiing above the casinos at the south end of the lake) and the desert valleys and pow pow on the other side. Huge amount of terrain and claims to have the West's largest snowmaking system for those dry years.
Sugar Bowl I-80 to just above Donner Lake. Two base areas with a little village in between and an extensive network of terrain.
Diamond Peak Incline Village, North Lake Tahoe. Ski right above Lake Tahoe on a well laid-out network of runs. They have carpetloader lifts, so be prepared for a strange boarding experience. Small resort, family-friendly.
Squaw Valley I-80 West to Truckee, then Highway 89 South. This legendary resort is home of the legendary KT22 and hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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