Luckily we only bought ski passes for Monday and Wednesday. We loved waking up to this site and the snowfall was beautiful, but there were near white-out conditions on the mountain and the wind was howling. We checked the road conditions around Tahoe and they looked pretty good so we ventured out for the afternoon.
Our first stop was the old mining town of Truckee. We stopped in the Visitor's Center
checked out the Truckee River from a few different spots along the drive.
We were only about 10 miles from Squaw, but the weather was much calmer here!
Then it was on to Northstar Ski Resort to check out their village.
It was beautiful, but basically a ghost town this late in the season. The ice rink was shut down already and there was little new snow here.
However, Starbucks was still open and the fire pits were on so we made s'mores for an afternoon snack!
Our last stop was Lake Tahoe in King's Beach.
It was a little chilly along the water
and we could only pretend to actually go in,
but the scene was beautiful!
When we got back to Squaw Valley,
the snow was still falling
and we were ready for a fun day on the mountain tomorrow.
