Ritz-Carlton Hotels has announced a new luxury hotel at the Northstar at Tahoe ski resort. The new luxury lodge will be part of a $300 million resort with ski-in, ski-out town homes, condominiums, restaurants, swimming pools and a spa. The lodge will feature 172 rooms modeled after the upscale mountain lodges complete with luxury facilities and amenities. The hotel will also include 75 Ritz Carlton residences available for full and fractional ownership.14940