Another of my favorite views is to take the lift to the top of the California side and then ski across to the Nevada side of the mountain. Midway across, you can look to your left and see the blue lake and white mountains, while to your right is a view of the brown desert of Nevada. You can usually get a good deal. The very low tour package airfares are usually only available for the upcoming two or three weeks. I d recommend getting airfare only through the tour group and then booking a ski package directly with one of the casinos in Lake Tahoe.
Kids also stay free.
I recommend staying on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, which is divided into South Lake Tahoe, California, and Stateline, Nevada. Heavenly Ski Resort is a huge mountain and the lifts are literally only about a 5 minute shuttle bus ride from the casinos. Heavenly buses circulate continuously between the south shore casinos and the lifts. The north shore resorts are about 45-80 minutes away depending on weather and road conditions. If you fly into Reno, take the convenient Tahoe Casino Express to the south shore.