Squaw Valley Ride Report

I took a nice cruise from Incline Village out to Squaw Valley for lunch yesterday, with the intention of grabbing some lunch at the Auld Dubliner Irish Pub. It was a gorgeous day, sunny and 80 degrees, with no wind. The road traffic was moderate to heavy, being that its the high summer season up here at the Lake. But the scenic views, and great food made for a perfect little road trip.

The Valley is beautiful this time of year, with just a splash of snow left on the peaks.  Its so green, and the golf course the Resort at Squaw Creek is open and plush.  The Village at Squaw was very quiet, which allowed me to walk right in to the Dubliner and get the best table in the house. 

 
It was overlooking the square, and very close the great Irish band that was playing.  They were amazing- obviously great friends, because they would play a tune while seated at their table, then talk and laugh about it once they were done.  Then they would switch instruments, and start another great old ballad or jig.  There were 3 violinists, and 2 guitar players, one of which would switch off to an Irish drum to keep the rhythm on the faster tunes.

 

The best part of the day was the amazing corned beef rueban sandwich my cute waitress Nicole (a lso the name of my scoot) served me up.  The only thing missing was a nice tall Guinness, but alas, I make it a rule not to partake when I'm riding.

All and all it was a a great 2 hour ride, and it will become part of my regular "going out for a bite to eat" routine.  

There are many other restaurants in Squaw Village, along with a few nice bars.  The tram is open on a regular basis to get up to the upper lodge where the pool is.

I highly recommend you add Squaw Valley to your next North Lake Tahoe ride!