Wonderful
thing about travel is you can be surrounded by snow and mountain one week in Tahoe and the
sun and surf in Mau`i the next and I was lucky enough to say that was exactly what I had experienced recently.
With
enough rain this winter to finally get California out of the 8-year drought,
this translated to a snowpack that should keep skiers happy through most of the
Spring. This year, my husband had skied in 3 different states, Bear
Valley in the Central Sierras of CA with co-workers, Stevens Pass in the
Cascade Mountains in Washington while I surrounded myself with the sights of
Leavenworth and finally got to put his new ski rack to use with an overnight to
Tahoe in Nevada. South and North Tahoe
definitely has its share of ski resorts to choose from but for a non-downhill skier
like myself who is less incline to want to lose control to gravity, prefers
snowshoeing and cross country. However,
I would take a pool over all of that any day.
With
that in mind, Incline Village on the north eastern shores of Tahoe seemed like
a good option with Hyatt - https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/nevada/hyatt-regency-lake-tahoe-resort-spa-and-casino/tvllt
as
our home base.
Diamond Peak - https://www.diamondpeak.com/ lift
tickets available to purchase right at the Hyatt and a complimentary ski
shuttle included with the resort fee that takes you up to the entrance bypassing
the parking lot and tram, you are on the slopes before you know it.
In
the meantime, I can walk across the road to Mountain High Sandwiches for a hot tri-tip
sammie
before coming back to the resort to lounge by the pool as I am waiting to
check in.
Luckily my room was ready early
so I was able to don my swimsuit and jump into the heated pool from the inside
where
it is still warm and swim out to the view of the snowcapped mountains, even leaving
me with enough time to shower and walk down to their private beach
sitting on their swing bench
by the firepit.
My hour there was so quiet and serene on a
Sunday afternoon with only a handful of other guests
that I even contemplated
getting another sandwich and just having dinner down there watching the sun set.
But
the Hula Pie won out and we ventured to Jake’s at Tahoe City for happy hour and
that Hula Pie.
With
the s’mores kit that was included in the $37 resort fee, we could not resist venturing
down to the fire pit for dessert #2 later on in the evening.
Although
skies were overcast with a slight drizzle the next morning, we still walked
down to the beach for another hour before checking out. Being Monday, it was even quieter than the
day before, enabling us to snag one of the few Adirondack chairs placed on the
sand overlooking the glassy lake, giving us the best of both worlds.
