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Mountaineer Operating Schedule

Plan Your Visit Jovanah Mckinney November 15, 2022

Mountaineer makes it easy to get around Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows without a car by offering free, on-demand rides anywhere within the two valleys. With Mountaineer you can expect door-to-door transportation with 7-minute average wait times. Request a ride and leave the driving to Mountaineer - it's free, convenient, and good for the environment!

Why Use Mountaineer?

It's Free.

Seriously. There's no charge. Ever.

It's Convenient.

With 7-minute average wait times, and on-demand door-to-door service, it's easy to get where you want to go.

Safety First.

Don't want to drive in the snow? Planning to have drinks with dinner? Leave the driving to us.

It's Good for The Environment.

Shared rides means fewer vehicles on the road. With more than 50% shared rides, Mountaineer greatly reduces cars on the road and vehicle miles traveled.

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We want to encourage you and your guests to use Mountaineer, the free, convenient winter transportation in Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows.

  • Makes it easy to get around Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows without a car
  • Free, door-to-door, on-demand transportation
  • 7-minute average wait times
  • It's good for the environment
  • Request a ride and leave the driving to Mountaineer

Mountaineer will operate its 9-passenger, dog-friendly vans equipped with ski/snowboard racks as follows:

Mountaineer Operating Schedule: december 9, 2022 - April 9, 2023

Within Olympic Valley: daily 7am - 10:30pm (until 2 A.M. on Dec 31, March 31, April 1-2)

Within Alpine Meadows: friday - Monday 7am - 5pm (daily 7am - 5pm Dec 20-22, Dec 27-29, and Feb 21-23)

Between 2 Valleys: daily 5pm - 10:30pm

Request rides through the Mountaineer app, which is free in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

Inter-valley daytime transportation between the two Palisades Tahoe base areas will be provided by the new Base to Base Gondola, scheduled to operate daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this winter.

Free, on-demand service between Olympic Valley and Tahoe City will also be available Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. with TART Connect. Rides can be requested through the free TART Connect app, with these routes operating between December 15, 2022 and April 9, 2023.

For more, please visit MountaineerTransit.org or email [email protected]

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