Friday, January 27, 2012

The Anti-Ski Guide to North Lake Tahoe

 

The Anti-Ski Guide to North Lake Tahoe

* everyone knows where to ski but do you know where to party, play, and pig out...

 

 *Best Sushi place ever....Mamasake in the Squaw village is a musthttp://www.mamasake.com/ 

 

 *Best bar for love music...Dubliner in the squaw villagehttp://www.aulddubliner.com/SV/ 

 

 *Best bars for shuffle board....Sandys Pub at the Resort at Squaw Creek (nice)or Pete n Peters in Tahoe City (fun dive bar always busy on wknds) 

 

 * Wine tasting...Wine Bar at the Village at Squawhttp://www.uncorkedsquaw.com/ 

 

 *Best bar for view/food/people...Sunnyside Bar Restauranthttp://www.sunnysidetahoe.com/or the new one West Shore Cafe and Inn (amazing and my friend works here his name is Connor tell him i say hi. Lots of boats dock here for dinner and drinks)http://www.westshorecafe.com/ 

 

 *Other bars....Chambershttp://www.chamberslandingbarandrestaurant.com/Bridgetender is good too gets crowdedhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bridgetender-tahoe-city 

 

 *Mexican food...Blue Agave in Tahoe Cityhttp://www.tahoeblueagave.com/ 

 

 *Snowshoeing or Cross Country Skiing...The Resort at Squaw Creekthey have a whole shop there with equipment and the trail starts there and goes all the way through the valley. Its gorgeous ive done ithttp://www.squawcreek.com/squaw-valley-group-activities.php 

 

 *Hot tubbing at High Camp....Take the cable car up the mountain to the hot tub and barSquaw Valley. They have parties on the weekends check the calendarhttp://www.squaw.com/things-to-do/high-camp/pool-and-hot-tub 

 

 *Go to the sled park at Boreal...its huge and you can rent tubes and everythinghttp://www.rideboreal.com/winter/rates/playland-tubing 

 

 *Dog Sledding in Squaw Valleynever done this but ive heard its awesomeHours: 10am–5pm daily (weather and conditions permitting)Cost: $45 for children under 60 lbs and $95 for adults and children over 60 lbs. (minimum $120 per sled). Sleds can accommodate two adults and two children (max weight 450 lbs). Reservations are required.Call 530-583-6300 for reservations or more information. 

 

 *Go to Old Truckee...railroad down from the 1800's. 

First hotel in california or something like thathttp://www.downtowntruckee.com/ 

they have Donner Party history too this is where they came throughhttp://truckeehistory.org/history.htm 

Cool old school diner, good places for wine and food, and neat shops to check outOld railroad tracks and homes still there 

 

*Cool dog store at the Village...Squaw Dogs...they let you have dogs in the Village too!!!! 

 

 *Spa time maybe...ive gotten a massage herehttp://www.trilogyspa.com/ 

 

 ok i think thats good for now  

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