How you Can Help Our Environment

We need to make a commitment.  To each other, to our children and to this giant, spinning ball we all call home.  The time to start minimizing our individual impacts on our environment is now.  Here are a few things we can all do to be part of the solution. 

Drive a hybrid vehicle

Any guest who arrives at Sierra Resort in a hybrid vehicle is welcome to drive right up to Preferred Parking and park for free.  That’s like having instant good karma for doing something tangible to reduce your carbon footprint.  Better yet, fill the car with all your friends before you head up the mountain.

Take the shuttle

As good as driving a hybrid full of people, Sierra Resort offers complimentary shuttles daily from over 20 locations in South Lake Tahoe. Not only is it better for the environment to use public transportation, but you can enjoy a few beers in the Pub after the lifts close without worrying about getting home responsibly.

Pack Your Trash

Cigarette butts, plastic water and soda bottles, energy bar wrappers, AA batteries and receipts are the most common items that find their way out of our guests hands and onto the slopes, into the parking lots and generally not where litter is supposed to go.  Please be conscious of your material waste and put it in the proper receptacle.  It only takes a minute.  We will even recycle batteries for you– just drop them off at the reception office next to Wild Mountain Children’s Center.

Litter can find its way into storm drains and pollute waterways and the environment.  Untreated storm drain water can soak into groundwater, flow into canals and streams, and into recreational areas such as lakes, rivers and the ocean.  The number one litter item found along highways is cigarette butts. 

• Don't Trash California statistics (PDF, 45KB)
• Don't Trash California top tips  (PDF, 52KB)

Buy a Sierra coffee mug

Not only will you make a difference by not using so many paper cups, but you get a deal on coffee and hot chocolate all season long. 

Help Offset the Polluting Effects of Your Energy Use

Support the ski area's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases by purchasing a Mini-Green Tag.  Green Tags help reduce the harmful environmental effects of burning coal and natural gas. 100% of your contribution will be forwarded to the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation to offset vehicle emissions associated with your ski trips to Sierra Resort.  Choose  from denominations of $1, $5 or $10.

improve the surrounding Lake Tahoe National Forest 

Help support conservation projects on the National Forests of Lake Tahoe Basin. These projects include trail and forest recreation improvements, wildlife habitat and watershed restoration, and community-based forestry programs.  For every dollar, your gift will be matched with 50-cents. 100% of your contribution will be forwarded to the National Forest Foundation. Choose from denominations of $1, $5 or $10.
 
 

Take a look around the house

What do you see?  Fluorescent light bulbs?  Water heaters turned all the way up while you are away on vacation or, if your Tahoe home is your second home, while you are at your primary residence?  Computers, lights, stereos, televisions left on when no one is using them?  Phone charges constantly plugged in?  There are a hundred small things we can all do to minimize our own energy usage no matter where we are staying.  Replace your bulbs with CFLs, turn down your water heater, turn off and unplug whatever you can, especially your computer monitor which is a huge energy drain.