Best Price Hotel Near Boreal Ski Resort

A cheap hotel near Boreal Ski Resort with Beautiful Rooms, the Foothills Motel Has You Covered

The Foothills Motel in Auburn, CA, is a cheap hotel near Boreal Ski Resort where the rooms are anything but cheap and boring. The rooms are beautiful, comfortable, and have a fun retro style. At anywhere from one-third to one-tenth of the price of a room in Truckee, the Foothills Motel is the cheapest hotel near Boreal Mountain on the West side of the mountains. For less than the cost of staying in Truckee one night, you can stay at the Foothills Motel the night before skiing or snowboarding AND the night after skiing or snowboarding.

Next to Highway 80, a drive from the Foothills Motel to Boreal Ski Resort is 50 minutes which makes the Foothills Motel an excellent hotel for your skiing or snowboarding trip to Boreal. You can drive up after work, get a restful sleep and launch to winter fun in the morning. We even have Tesla Superchargers at the hotel if you need a charge.

Boreal Ski Resort is right next to Highway 80 — Close to Boreal Ski Resort without staying in the snow

A Place For You to Relax in Comfort

The Foothills Motel is a historic 1959 motel with fully remodeled rooms, upgraded amenities, the most comfortable beds, new bathrooms, the fastest Wi-Fi, and 55-inch LED screens (with HDMI game port!) We have king and queen bedrooms as well as 2x double beds rooms you can share. Check out the remodeled rooms!

Truckee Hotels Near Boreal

Truckee hotels are closer to Boreal, about a 15-minute drive, but for 35 more minutes of driving, you save a bundle, stay in a nicer room, and are closer to home. And if you still have the energy, bowling at the Foothills is fun for everyone.

Reno Hotels Near Boreal

Reno hotels are about the same in drive time to Boreal at nearly the exact cost as the Foothills Motel, but put you hours further from home, and you will need to drive over the pass to get home (which might require chains or sometimes be closed).

Out of the Snow and Into the Fun

The Foothills Motel is out of the snow so you don’t have the stress about getting stuck by road closures or chain controls on Highway 80. We have award-winning breweries nearby, great restaurants, and on-site bowling! Winter weather in Auburn is typically mild, so you can explore the town and the miles of local trails without worrying about snow and ice.

Seeking Fresh Powder

For experienced skiers and snowboarders, chasing a storm to get fresh powder or to get the first chair at Boreal Mountain, staying at the Foothills Motel puts you in a prime position to get up the mountain early and searching the resort for fresh tracks.

Snowboarding the backside of Boreal Ski Resort on the Sunrise Boulevard run. — Snowboarding the backside of Boreal Ski Resort on the Sunrise Boulevard run

Three Days on the Slopes in Two Days

For the hard charger, check this one out. You can get three days of snowboarding or skiing at Boreal Mountain in two days, but you’ll have to work for it. Drive to the Foothills Motel after work (or leave work early) and check-in, then launch to hit Boreal that evening. The slopes are open until 8pm! Come back to the Foothills for a good sleep, and launch to Boreal again in the morning and get a full day in. Return again to the Foothills for a deep rest and hit the slopes again in the morning, then head all the way home. You might need a coffee or Redbull for the drive home as you will have had a FULL weekend of fun! All for just two nights of staying a the Foothills Motel and Boreal has a three-pack lift ticket deal!