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Very Difficult to HIt Par But Fun
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9/10/2011 
10/28/2011
Pros: Elevation challenges from tee to basket were a great change from a lot of my time spent on valley courses. The scenery was amazing this time of year. Dry conditions, very few mosquitoes, everything that could grow and bloom was doing so all at once. Great fun on the par 5 1200' hole near the end. I was surprised that no one else was up there.
Cons: Not to fun in sandals. Wear boots or solid walking shoes. I can imagine it being too wet any earlier in the season and too cold any later. I think we hit it on the perfect weekend. The baskets and tees were not always where indicated. We just played through and made our best guess. Time was spent walking from the tee to where you thought the basket should be, searching around until you found it, and then walking back down to throw.
Other Thoughts: This course appeared daunting but was not so upon reflection. I am out of shape and heavy but I got around by taking little steps and taking my time. It took us almost 4 hours to get through 18 holes. It is very dry no matter the temperature so take lots of water. My six year old caddy thought it was a blast also. He slept all the way home. Bad copilot.
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Stunning Views! 
Pros:
-The views at Kirkwood Mountain Resort probably top any other disc golf course I have played.
-Course design is intuitive and flows quite well.
-Rubber tees are adequate for summer alpine disc golf.
-Innova Discatchers help provide visibility in the high desert/alpine environment.
-Great shot variety between uphill, downhill, traverse, and left/right hooks.
-Holes are challenging, but not as unforgiving as chairlift mountain golf.
-Trails from basket to next tee were helpful, yet unmarked.
-Kirkwood General store open for snacks, drinks, a small amount of discs, and course maps.
-The resorts main entrance sign has a disc golf symbol on it right next to the skiing and hiking signs!
-Restrooms available at General Store. (on the mountain, you're on your own)
-Course maps with scorecard on back help with navigation.
-Course is free to play, which is rare for a private mountain resort course!
-Some really cool basket locations, inside of stumps, on fallen logs, etc.
-Benches on most holes to rest if need be.
-The views at Kirkwood Mountain Resort probably top any other disc golf course I have played.
-Course design is intuitive and flows quite well.
-Rubber tees are adequate for summer alpine disc golf.
-Innova Discatchers help provide visibility in the high desert/alpine environment.
-Great shot variety between uphill, downhill, traverse, and left/right hooks.
-Holes are challenging, but not as unforgiving as chairlift mountain golf.
-Trails from basket to next tee were helpful, yet unmarked.
-Kirkwood General store open for snacks, drinks, a small amount of discs, and course maps.
-The resorts main entrance sign has a disc golf symbol on it right next to the skiing and hiking signs!
-Restrooms available at General Store. (on the mountain, you're on your own)
-Course maps with scorecard on back help with navigation.
-Course is free to play, which is rare for a private mountain resort course!
-Some really cool basket locations, inside of stumps, on fallen logs, etc.
-Benches on most holes to rest if need be.
Cons:
-No tee signs at tee pads. Some holes have little metal plaques with hole number and distance, but at least 1/3 were missing.
-Signage leading to next tee would be helpful. Walking uphill in the wrong direction is a big bummer for mountain golf.
-Hole 11's teepad was pretty iffy, not made of the same material as the rest of the tees.
-No tee signs at tee pads. Some holes have little metal plaques with hole number and distance, but at least 1/3 were missing.
-Signage leading to next tee would be helpful. Walking uphill in the wrong direction is a big bummer for mountain golf.
-Hole 11's teepad was pretty iffy, not made of the same material as the rest of the tees.
Other Thoughts:
Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a fantastic mountain course. Driving through the main entrance and noticing that they acknowledge disc golf with it's own symbol right next to the skiing and hiking gave me a really good feeling. I only wish they had a t-shirt with their disc golf logo on it for me. I asked the lady at the general store and she said they might do t-shirts for next year!
The course itself is definitely all mountain, and starting at just over 7800' things are pretty fun, pretty hard, and pretty rough. Hiking boots and long pants are a good idea, but not 100% necessary. The main selling point for the course is the scenery. The course is set on the the side of the mountain giving you fantastic views of the surrounding mountains, with beautiful rock outcroppings and sheer rock walls.
Other than scenery, the course design is quite good as well. The thing to remember is that this is not Chairlift style mountain golf. You have to climb up, in order to shoot down. This will probably frustrate a lot of people. Some of the holes are steep enough that they should almost be par 4s. But then again, after you're down climbing up, you are rewarded with throwing down. The 1200' par 5 is pretty awesome considering it's actually a placement shot hole. After that you get to throw a +600' hole straight down the mountain with little in the way.
Bring some water, two or three granola bars, and a camera. This is a must play course if you are visiting Tahoe or the surrounding area.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a fantastic mountain course. Driving through the main entrance and noticing that they acknowledge disc golf with it's own symbol right next to the skiing and hiking gave me a really good feeling. I only wish they had a t-shirt with their disc golf logo on it for me. I asked the lady at the general store and she said they might do t-shirts for next year!
The course itself is definitely all mountain, and starting at just over 7800' things are pretty fun, pretty hard, and pretty rough. Hiking boots and long pants are a good idea, but not 100% necessary. The main selling point for the course is the scenery. The course is set on the the side of the mountain giving you fantastic views of the surrounding mountains, with beautiful rock outcroppings and sheer rock walls.
Other than scenery, the course design is quite good as well. The thing to remember is that this is not Chairlift style mountain golf. You have to climb up, in order to shoot down. This will probably frustrate a lot of people. Some of the holes are steep enough that they should almost be par 4s. But then again, after you're down climbing up, you are rewarded with throwing down. The 1200' par 5 is pretty awesome considering it's actually a placement shot hole. After that you get to throw a +600' hole straight down the mountain with little in the way.
Bring some water, two or three granola bars, and a camera. This is a must play course if you are visiting Tahoe or the surrounding area.
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