Ski Passes-get them while they’re hot!!

Passes are out!  Squaw has released, yet again, an amazing deal on
winter passes.  Starting at $369, you can ski with black out days
holidays and most Saturdays.  For many locals who work mid week and
prefer to avoid the slopes during busy days, this deal can’t be passed
up.  If you are a weekend warrior, there are 3 other levels ranging up
to the full package at $1599.  If Alpine is your spot, you can now
purchase a pass for $339 (similar restrictions) and Mt. Rose for $433.
Below is a more detailed breakdown of some local resorts and their
pricing…don’t miss out, some of these rates are offered for a limited
time!

Alpine-$339-$699

Alpine/Homewood combo-$459

Boreal-$129-$239 (only available through April 4)

Diamond Peak-$363-$454 (plus ski free the rest of this season)

Heavenly-$339-$599

Homewood-not yet available

Kirkwood-not yet available

Mt. Rose-$433 (plus ski free the rest of this season)

Northstar-$259-$699

Northstar/Sierra at Tahoe Combo-$359-$699

Sierra at Tahoe-$199-$279

Squaw Valley-$369-$1599

Sugar Bowl-not yet available

Tahoe Donner-not yet available

Great event for the community coming up-Rotary Club Crab Feed benefits KidZone

COME SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE-KIDZONE
Time:  Saturday, March 20th from 5-9pm
Place:  Truckee Community Recreation Center
Deadline:  Purchase tickets by March 7th

Prices:  Adult $42, Kids (16 and under $22)

If you like crab, cookies and pasta this is the place for you to be on March 20th.  Truckee Rotary is hosting it’s annual crab feed and this year is featuring KidZone to host the live auction and raffle.  100% of proceeds with go to KidZone Museum.  Check out the list of prized below.  I personally would love to win the private dinner party by Chef Billly McCullough from Dragonfly, one of my favorite restaurants in town.  For $5/ticket or 5 for $20, this is money well spent to support a great cause in the community and potentially win some fantastic prizes.  You don’t have to be present to win if you aren’t able to make the event.

The live auction and raffle includes a chance to bid on or win amazing prizes, including a beach cruiser bike, Burton Snowboard, SF Giants tickets, ski passes, Santa Cruz beach house getaway, Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort on Lake Tahoe stay, Squaw Valley get away, scenic plane ride, NorthStar golf, restaurant gift certificates including a private dinner party by Chef Billy McCullough of Dragonfly, and many more prizes.

Pacific Crest Properties Company Party

Last night was our annual Pacific Crest Properties company holiday party. We went to Dragonfly in Downtown Truckee and it was amazing as always!

For anyone out there who has not yet been to Dragonfly, this is one place in town that just can’t be beat.  There are amazing lunches, including a selection of noodle bowls which are my personal favorite (although I heard the Fish and Chips are right up there).  I can never pass up the basa when I have dinner, and lucky for me, that was an option on the party menu.  It is a fabulous piece of fish, with rice, curry, green beans and a plantain chip…yummo!! 

The company party is always my favorite and always reminds me how truly lucky I am to live and work in a place that is so special.   Our 16 agents and their families are really amazing people and on both a professional and personal level, they are just an all around great bunch. 

I will say that our gift exchange can get a bit competitive and tense at times (especially when my friend and our office manager Leah stole the Dutch Oven I had my hands on), but we have a good time and share a lot of laughs.  I ended up walking away with some movie tickets and a serving platter which is great and gives me an excuse for a night out with my husband Erik. 

Lots of laughs, good people and time to reflect on another year at Pacific Crest Properties.  A place that I call home, where friends and family alike reside.  I feel truly blessed this holiday season!

THE SNOW IS HERE!!

Well, looks like today is the day…December 6th, 2009 has brought Truckee’s first “real” storm of the season.  The hopeful locals and optimistic vacationers have been waiting for this day for a while now and the way it looks outside with big fluffy flakes, it could very well be worth the wait. Now I will say that I am home spending my first winter out of Tahoe Donner in Glenshire, also known as the Banana Belt, so things are much more mild and what was once feet in higher elevations is now inches in my neighborhood.

My husband is working up at Donner Summit (for Truckee Fire Department) and says it is nothing less than crazy out there with accidents in every direction and I-80 closed both East and West bound.  I am happy to hunker down by the fire with my babies and watch the beauty through the glass.  Staying off the road is our best bet today and with nothing to do and nowhere to go (other than our friends Cookie Exchange Party that we have to miss) it is good to be safe and warm inside. I guess the fact that I ruined the oatmeal, cranberry, chocolate chip cookies was just natures way of keeping us off the road:0)

With over 20,000 pass holders at Squaw Valley this year and thousands at the numerous surrounding resorts, this could be an epic year for skiers and winter enthusiasts alike. The timing couldn’t be more perfect with the holidays around the corner and many reasons to come to Truckee including great shopping in Old Downtown Truckee, tasty restaurants, comfortable coffee shops and activities that are endless including sledding, ice skating, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and of course, good old shoveling!!!