Most of the winter activities that you can do in a top winter sports centre are available at Heavenly or in the South Lake Tahoe area. These include hot air ballooning, bowling, dog sledding, horse riding, bowling, cinemas, swimming pools and toboganning.
There are plenty of things to do in the area that you can't do anywhere else, as well as most of the things you can. In the former category, a ride on a paddle steamer on Lake Tahoe shouldn't be missed, and a visit to Friday's Station, one of the original Pony Express stops may also be on your agenda as well as perhaps an authentic wild west town - Virginia City. There are also numerous natural hot springs in the area where you can take a dip.
On the Nevada side of the Stateline you'll find that the gambling casinos have given birth to a major entertainment centre which brings in top headliner acts and shows alongside the thousands of slot machines.
