Alpine Meadows, California
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Alpine Meadows is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.<ref name=gnis /> The community is located on Bear Creek, a tributary of the Truckee River Template:Convert west of Tahoe City,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> at an elevation of Template:Convert.<ref name=gnis />
Community
Alpine Meadows encompasses approximately five square miles and serves a permanent population of approximately 500 residents. This includes four commercial centers, a 30-unit apartment complex, 462 single-family homes, and 130 condominiums.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Public services
Alpine Meadows is served by the Alpine Springs County Water District since 1962. Fire services are contracted to the North Tahoe Fire Protection District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community is governed by Homeowner association rules set by the HOA's in the area, including: Bear Creek HOA, Alpine Meadows Condos, Alpine Manor, and Alpine Place. Due to the fire danger in the area, the Bear Creek Association created a set of mandatory Defensible space (fire control) requirements for all homeowners and vacant land owners inside the Bear Creek HOA to follow.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Garbage services are contracted to Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Inc. Electricity is provided by Liberty Energy.
Ski resort
Template:Main The Alpine Meadows ski resort in the North Lake Tahoe California area, near Squaw Valley. The resort has 11 chairlifts and two surface lifts covering Template:Convert of terrain. Alpine has a vertical drop of Template:Convert with a top elevation of Template:Convert. Minimal accommodations are available at the resort itself, so most people opt for a hotel at Tahoe City, Squaw Valley, Donner Pass, or Truckee.
Film location
Alpine Meadows played the part of the fictional "Alpine College" in the 1966 Universal Pictures comedy film, Wild Wild Winter, with all of the exterior sequences being shot on location.<ref>Template:Cite video</ref>
Climate
The Köppen Climate System classifies Long Barn as having a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated as "Csb".<ref>Climate Summary for Alpine Meadows, CA</ref>
References
External links
- Liberty Energy official website
- Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Inc official website
- North Tahoe Fire Department official website
- Alpine Springs County Water and Sewer District official website
- Bear Creek Homeowners Association official website
- Alpine Meadows Ski Resort official website
- Alpine Meadows GPS/Mapping data and photographs at Trailspotting