A Remarkable Reinvention Blending History + Innovative Green Design
The goal of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan is to revitalize the West Shore with a resort that blends Homewood’s rich historic past while showcasing state-of-the-art environmental redevelopment practices.
By improving the ski area and recreating a community center with shops, walking paths and a hotel, visitors will stay longer, locals will connect more, people will drive less and the West Shore will once again be the vibrant neighborhood it once was.
Community Benefits: Revitalizing a beloved neighborhood and ski area
The new master plan will bring back the community center and update the ski area through the redevelopment of the following elements:
Community Center Amenities for Visitors and Locals
- Shops for locals and visitors (grocery store, ice cream parlor, hardware store)
- Summer farmer’s market
- Public art displays
- 13 on-site, quality workforce housing units
- On-site childcare program for employees
- Walking paths and gathering spaces throughout resort
- Ice skating pond with outside seating areas for hanging out
- Summer swimming pool at mid-mountain lodge
- Community art and education events in partnership with local organizations
- Amphitheater for summer concerts
Recreational Enhancements for Visitors and Locals
- Ski area improvements (new lift, lodge improvements, hotel for longer stays)
- Special rates for local skier passes (20% discount for first five years)
- Public/private partnership on bike trail to Tahoe City
- Ice skating rink and swimming pool
- Boat parking facilities
- Better skiing experience through cap on weekend and holiday ticket sales
Economy: Boosting jobs and supporting local business
Boosting Local Business and Property Values
- Balancing day skier facilities with year-round, bed-based destination resort
- Estimate annual visitor spend in the local community to be between $16 and $20 million1
- Expect increase in local property values
Creating Jobs
- Approximately 180 new full-time positions
- Estimated 500 construction jobs
Support Local tax Base and Business
- Expect up to a $7 million annual contribution to local public services
- Creating new lodging options to attract visitors for longer stays
- Creating an all-season destination resort
- Offering attractions for regional and local community
1 Based on average occupancy rate of 50% and average daily expenditure as estimated by North Lake Tahoe Resort Association.
Environment: Building Tahoe’s greenest resort
Improving Lake Clarity
- Keeping over 80,000 pounds of harmful sediment from entering Lake Tahoe each year through aggressive erosion control program on the approximately 1,000-acre watershed area of the Homewood Ski Area
Improving Air Quality
- Replacing inefficient old buildings with highest standards of energy and water efficiency
- Entire resort designed to highest standard (Gold) of Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Neighborhood Development Program
Improve Forest Health and Reduce Fire Danger
- Preventing forest fires through fuels management program on 1,000 acres
Alternative Transportation
Implementing robust transportation program to keep guests, employees, and locals out of their cars such as:
- Dial-a-ride service
- Shuttle service to local hot spots and airports
- Water taxi program
- Offering bikes and electric car rental on-site
- Creating several miles of trails for walking and biking