Zephyr Cove Snowmobile Center

What a great experience! If you are in Tahoe and feeling like you want to try something other than skiing /​snowboarding, snowmobiling is a great choice. The tour offered by Zephyr takes you out on a predesignated trail that offers some fantastic views offering an opportunity to stop and take pictures. Towards the end of the tour they provide one last stop with a nice hot cocoa waiting. The staff is very nice and they run a smooth ship.
The major issue I had here was when calling in the reservations and with the website. There was no clear indication of the different options you can take when booking your reservations. After we booked and arrived for the tour is when we found out we could have booked private tours and/​or off trail tours (which included upgraded snowmobiles) and at that point it was too late to upgrade.

Used this place several times, have also tried most of their competitors in Tahoe — this company is easily the best.

My friend and I who was visiting from out of town took the two hour ride with our guide «Jade». She was a great tour guide. We had a blast.
The snowmobile tour included a couple stops which were breath takeing. Niether of us had any experience on snowmobiles, but our guide quickly informed us about everything we needed to know.
Next time I think I will go with the «lets ride» package which is only $ 10 more and gives you a little more freedom out there.
Overall, I will defiantly go again. Next time I have friends visiting in town I will take them again. It was a great time.

This year my family and I experienced the best snowmobiling tour ever, hands down!!! It was SUPER fun! Make sure you ask for «WEST» he’s the BEST tour guide we’ve encountered in four years…

Great Experience! Sarah and Kevin were our guides and they were awesome! Amazing views and lots of fun. A must do if you are in the area. We were originally scheduled for the moonlight tour, but that didn’t work out. Daytime gave us better views of the lake and surrounding mountains. Will definitely bring the family if we go back to Tahoe.

The best part of my vacation was snowmobiling with our guides Kevin and Sarah! They guided us through beautiful scenic routes that twisted and turned and went up, down, and around. They volunteered to be our photographers, and towards the end of our ride, we enjoyed a pit stop with delectable hot chocolate.

I don’t know how to begin. Had the best time ever, I took my husband for his birthday. We got a double, he drove cause I was scared. Lol. Great tour and they even give hot chocolate to warm you up. The best in Lake Tahoe. Worth the money.

Great time, excellent instructions and awasome group leaders. Trails groomed and maintained great for a beginner, extreme tours offered for those wihh experience. Some of the best photo opportunities of the lake on the noon trip. If you can make the time this will be an awesome experience.

Amazing people
Amazing tour and guide and very reasonable prices considering everything is so expensive here in south Lake Tahoe

We loved our tour with Sean and Brian! They were great — very clear, patient, friendly, helpful, energetic. We were first timers and felt safe the whole time, and had a lot of fun. Beautiful stopping points, just the right length of time @ 2 hours. Gear was great.
Tip for visiting: the check-​in point is inside the restaurant building right by the road. Park in the lot by the boats (there’s a snowmobiling sign for that). Zephyr: you should put up one more sign to guide people after they park to the check-​in desk.

Amazing tour worth every penny. Was my first time and the tour guides are amazing and extremely helpful, my wife was a bit scared at first but the tour guide was really helpful and patience with her at the end of the tour she was a all pro.. The snowmobiles are really fast and easy to get and hang to drive. The veiws threw the mountain nature was breathtaking. It is about 2 hours long with 2 stops on the way. Highly recommended and for sure will be doing this again.

It was an amazing experience and worth every$.
tour guy **Matt and (((sorry I forgot his partner))) were great if you want enjoy your drive and trip make sure go with them, almost 2h with couple stop on the way. I really recommend and for sure will do it again.

Jaime and Mike were great! My family and I had a great experience snowmobiling for being our first time. We will be coming back again on good weather and we would like to do the off trail experience with the same crew.
Thanks!

This was an awesome experience! We had so much fun!
I’ve been wanting to go snowmobiling for a while now. Finally had the chance to go this year due to the nice winter season we’ve been having.
Make sure to plan your trip! I called to reserve our snowmobile about 3 weeks in advance. 2 weeks before our reservation date, I wanted to change the reservation time. That was an easy process!
They’ve got a single rider & a double rider. I chose the double for us: $ 190 + $ 30 for insurance (which is pretty much a $ 600 deductible on your part for any damages to their snowmobiles, they cover the rest). If you choose not to go with the $ 30 insurance, you’d be responsible to cover all damage costs. $ 30 for a security blanket isn’t too bad, in my opinion.
Check in is recommended at least 45 minutes before your scheduled time. Checking in early was no problem. We checked in about an hour and a half before our tour time with no problem. Just had to come back 30 – 45 minutes before to pick up our helmets that come with the snowmobile charge. They also have jackets, snow pants, gloves, & boots that you can rent. We had our own gear, but I thought that was a neat idea for those who don’t come prepared… IT GETS COLD UP THERE!
You get transported to the actual snow trail in a complimentary shuttle/​bus. The ride to the trail is about 10 minutes. The 2:00 PM tour was a pretty big group. However, you are divided into smaller groups (total of 10 single/​double snowmobiles) which was great. Each group has two tour guides with them: one in the front to guide the group and the other behind to make sure no one gets left behind. Their tour process from start to finish is very organized.
Our tour guides were great! They gave us a few opportunities to take some pictures. THE VIEWS WERE AMAZING! We also stopped for some hot chocolate!
I would totally recommend this place to friends & family. You get to see the mountains & trees covered beautifully with snow. A sight to truly see!

Wife and friends went on a tour today. They divided us into smaller groups so you are not in a long line of people putting along. You get to keep a reasonable speed and it truly was fun.
The snowmobiles are big but very easy to use and I think most people shouldn’t have an issue with riding these machines.
We stopped three times. Two for the gorgeious view of Lake Tahoe and once for hot chocolate.
The stops were nice for the tourist I would have liked to travel more. But we still had fun on the trails.
This is forest service land so there are private snowmobiliers on the trail and you got to see some of them powering up the powder hills.
This was a great trip and we will be sure to bring others on a ride once-​in-​a-​while.
Our tour guides Shawn and Owen were great. Keeping us together, maintaining proper speed and making sure everyone was happy.

My husband and teen daughters did a Snowmobile Tour about a week before Christmas.
We got there an hour early and there was a huge line to check in. Once we got to the front I see why, they pushed and pushed and pushed the insurance for the snowmobile. We did not accept because the amount paid was pretty high and it didn’t even cover the whole ski, only $ 600 I think, the ratio of cost to value did not make sense. Plus this was a tour, not a rental.
The guy checking us in was very very rude and pushy about that.
Everyone was dressed in their snowgear, the tried and true stuff they board all day in and the next upsell was for snow equipment. Once again, very pushy.
I bet they wouldn’t have such a long line if they stopped the used car sales tactics.
Buses take you up to where the tour starts. They really enjoyed the tour, the guides were fantastic.

An awesome experience!
Me and my wife went on a double snowmobile for the Lake View tour. This was our first time snowmobiling and both of us loved it. Though it says Lake view tour, I felt the real highlight of the tour was traveling though the woods to get to the top. The untouched beauty of the winter woods and snow covered trees were just too dreamy and surreal.
Tips
— There are many other snowmobile tour operators which take you on a paved and flat land, please do not waste your money on them.
— If you want take videos or pictures while driving the snowmobile, get some sort of wristlet for your phone. The ride is pretty bumpy and phone may fall
— The management tries to sell jacket rentals to you but if you have a decent jacked you should be good

Pretty amazing! Totally worth the price you pay.
One star out from bad management at the check-​in and smelly restroom.
My suggestions:
— Make reservation, do not walk-​in. Call and ask if they have any availability.
— Have your snow gear ready — glove, scarf, jacket, pant, shoes, everything you need to keep you warm. If you don’t have one, you can rent from them ($ 6/​item or $ 18 for the whole set (4 items)) but you might not get the size you want.
— Get there early and check-​in early. The line could be long and totally annoying when the staff let the ones who come after you but have a reservation before you check-​in first.
— Don’t forget to use the restroom before the tour. The tour approximately takes 2 hours.
— Get your camera ready. You will be freezing to death if you forget to have it ready and need to take off your gloves to get it during the trip. I warn you!
This tour is a little more expensive than the other snow mobile tour (my group was divided into two groups — went to two different places) but this one has complimented hot chocolate and take a professional photo for you.
PS. We paid $ 256 for double rider. $ 190 for two seats, $ 30 for insurance, and $ 18×2 for renting jackets, pants, gloves, and shoes

Hosts Jamie and Brian were awesome.
My bf was all about snowboarding everyday on our 4 day trip in Tahoe. I got injured the first day of snowboarding and did not want to go again.
I found this place on Unilocal.My bf loves hiking and being one with nature so I booked us a snowmobile tour.
This was prolly one of the coolest things we’ve ever done together. Jamie and Brian took us to breathtaking spots that would never be able to access boarding or driving. It’s simply in the cut.
My bf enjoyed going 21 mph in snow. He stated snowmobiling was not on his bucket list but he checkmark it anyways bc it was that amazing of an experience.
We were blessed bc apparently they’ve been closed for 4 years.
If you’re in town, take a break from the ski/​snowboarding lifts and book this tour.
Beautiful and Amazing one of a kind experience.

**I guess this tour has been closed the last 3 years because of not enough snow, its now running again as of dec 15,2015**
We had an amazing time! Bus picked us up from harveys and took us to zephyr cove to sign in and rent our snow gear $ 6 an item (pants, jacket, gloves, shoes) helmet is included in rental price. We did a double rider for $ 180 I believe single rider was $ 130.
Heated handlebars!
Tour was 2hours with a little hot coco break
Our guide HUNTER WAS AWESOME! Funny and took pics for us, he also got us up and down the mountain, which was difficult, but fun, and beginner friendly! Sry no jumps pros lol
Remeber cash!!! I felt so bad not having cash and not being able to tip our guides they were so great!