I live 35-40 minutes from Sierra so I ski their 30+ days a season, its a great mountain as long as theirs fresh powder because then the tree skiing comes into play, if it hasn't snowed in a while its gets pretty boring real fast, also it can get real dangerous at times because of the large amount of beginners that go their because its the closes resort to the valley, and as they get more confident they tend to spread out onto areas that they shoudnt be in, keeping you on your toes looking out for them. Staff is always great and friendly, but a common theme lately is on big snow days they choose not to turn the upper lifts, leaving very little terrain open.