If you'd rather be a spectator, cheer runners on from the sidelines as they compete in the third annual Heavenly Mountain Run, racing from the California Base Lodge at 6,565-feet 6,565-feety up to the Tallrack Lodge athe,150-feet.
At the center of this village is the Nelsen Lodge, an glass-and-timber complex that functions as both base lodge and upscale hotel, resembling something Bill Gates might live in with its caramel-colored Nordic architecture, swooping roofline and helipad.
Ms. Cooper pointed out the window toward the base lodge.
I asked where I could find the base lodge.
Earlier, she changed into her ski boots on a crowded bench in the base lodge.
Its 50 trails, for instance, funnel to the same base lodge.
LUCY CRAWFORD'S KITCHEN, at the base lodge of the Bretton Woods ski area.
They lived in an apartment above the one base lodge and raised two daughters there.
It does lead to another trail that returns to the base lodge (and the 21st century).
A fast-moving snow squall and high winds chased them to the base lodge.
The year-old resort is extending its main gondola and opening a base lodge this winter.
