Schallenberger Ridge
Credit: Phil Schermeister
Looming above Donner Lake, just off Interstate 80 in the central Sierra Nevada, Schallenberger Ridge would make a spectacular ski resort in this popular year-round tourist area. The ridge is named for Moses Schallenberger, who wintered there in 1844, two winters before the Donner Party of emigrants got trapped nearby to begin a legendary episode of pioneer hardship. Development on Schallenberger Ridge would dramatically alter the atmosphere of Donner Lake Memorial State Park, which commemorates that event, and protection of the ridge has been a conservation priority for years.
Working with the Truckee Donner Land Trust, TPL completed the protection of the entire 1,923-acre Ridge in April 2003. The addition of the ridge to an existing state park will triple its size and provide a magnificent keystone to the new 25-mile Donner Lake Rim Trail, a popular hiking and biking route.
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