Tag: Truckee

Road Trips: Truckee!

A couple of weekends ago, I celebrated my birthday with a ski trip to Squaw and stayed at the Welk Resorts at Northstar. I went up a day early with a friend and on the drive up spent the afternoon in Truckee! Anytime you head up to ski or go to Tahoe it should be on your list to stop and have lunch and meander into all the cute stores. I had such a great time, I wonder why I don’t make the time more often. We had lunch at 50-50 Brewery (which I’ve written about before) and watched a playoff game and drank a beer.

We also browsed many of the local stores, which included my favorite shop (Riverside Studios). Truckee just has some really cool, fun places to shop and we took full advantage of it!

I ended up buying a few items on sale at Dressed and loved all the home items especially focused on dogs at Mountain Home Collection. There is even some cool artwork. One of the big surprises was, when looking for a bathing suit forgotten at home, everyone re-directed to Ace Hardware. This is not in the Old Town part of Truckee, but only a few miles away by a Hwy 89 off-ramp. Ace also had tons of home decor, artwork, and Tahoe/cabin stuff all at a very reasonable price. I will be stopping there next fall for Christmas gift ideas!

Road Trip: Fifty Fifty Brewery in Truckee

As you well know by now, I love to go up to Truckee and Tahoe to ski in the winters. Especially when we have snow like we have this winter! But there are a lot of other places to check out that are off the mountain.

For example, there’s Fifty-Fifty Brewery in Truckee. It’s bound to be packed these days since everyone should be going up to take advantage of all the snow we’ve been getting. I recently was recommended to try it out on a stay at Northstar with my son and a family friend, who are in these photos with me.

My son got an Eclipse which is a whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout that was over 11% and cost a whopping $22 for a big bottle (he purchased one after the glass I bought), ohhh but it was really smooth and tasty! They also have burgers and other food there, and it’s a really great place to stop on your way home from skiing or to enjoy while staying at Squaw or Northstar.

It has a cozy atmosphere with twinkle lights tucked off the main road in Old Town Truckee at 1197 Brockway Rd. It gives another option for an quick meal and a good beer other than Bar America or some of the more touristy places on the main street of Old Town Truckee! Enjoy!

The Ultimate Guide to Tahoe

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! You know what all this Bay Area rain has meant for Tahoe, right? Take a look:

Diablo Magazine has written an “Ultimate Guide to Tahoe” for those who are planning trips to the area for some winter fun. And given all the fresh snow over the last couple weeks, who wouldn’t want to take a weekend to Tahoe? I know I will!

I grew up in Reno and two of my favorite ski resorts are Mt. Rose and Kirkwood – both get more snow than the rest of Tahoe, and Mt. Rose has some really challenging runs with the development and opening of the chutes.

If you want to stay at a great resort with short walks from the lift to the lodge, Sugar Bowl is your spot (and it doesn’t hurt that it’s one of the easiest resorts to get to from the Bay Area). If you’re not much of a skier or snowboarder, head to Old Town Truckee for some shopping.

No matter what you do, get up to Tahoe this winter and take advantage of the epic snowfall. It’s a beautiful place to spend a few days! 2017 is shaping up to be a stellar ski season, and I am off to Mammoth soon to celebrate my birthday!