page_title: Northstar California
hierarchical_section_title: Northstar California
caption_attribution_description: English: The Summit Smokehouse, at the peak of Mt. Pluto, nearly snowed in, at Northstar California, in 2017
context_page_description: Northstar California is a mountain resort in the western United States, located in Placer County, California, near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe.
  Approximately 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area, the 3,170-acre resort features 2,280 ft vertical drop of alpine terrain accessed by 19 lifts, a snowmaking system, a cross-country center, a village, on-site lodging and summer activities including an 18-hole golf course and a lift-served mountain bike park.
context_section_description: Northstar California (previously Northstar-at-Tahoe) is a mountain resort in the western United States, located in Placer County, California, near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe.
  Approximately 200 miles (320 km) from the San Francisco Bay Area, the 3,170-acre (12.8 km²) resort features 2,280 ft (690 m) vertical drop of alpine terrain accessed by 19 lifts, a snowmaking system, a cross-country center, a village, on-site lodging and summer activities including an 18-hole golf course and a lift-served mountain bike park.
caption: The Summit Smokehouse, at the peak of Mt. Pluto, nearly snowed in, in 2017.
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