To sum it up, there is enough variety at Alpine to satisfy riders of all skills and abilities.

Alpine is a fairly large mountain just south of Squaw Valley. When the winds pick up and Squaw closes the upper mountain, Alpine is probably the better bet because it is more sheltered and usually has more lifts running.

 When we rode there Alpine had just won an award for doing the best job of keeping their terrain park maintained; fittingly, I really enjoyed their terrain park. It had a lift of its own, and numerous tabletops of all sizes. There were a few spines, some rollers, and a rail slide.