Break free from routine this Thanksgiving weekend and escape to snowy Truckee! Let chefs prepare your Thanksgiving meals and leave the stressful cooking at home. Dine at your favorite Tahoe Truckee restaurants or feast on a Thanksgiving takeaway meal surrounded by peaceful mountain views in front of the fireplace back at our lodge. Save big on winter apparel and sports equipment at Black Friday sales and let loose on the mountain at your favorite North Tahoe resorts on opening weekend!
Thanksgiving Take-Out Dinners
Granlibakken will be carving up delicious family meals for pick up on Thanksgiving Day! Enjoy their roasted turkey with bread stuffing, Canadian yams, house-made rolls, garlic mash and sautéed green beans and baby carrots with cranberry sauce made from scratch! You can even take a nap after you finish your pumpkin pie as you'll be enjoying it inside the comfort of your own condo.
Indulge in a delicious savory and sweet Thanksgiving feast from The Lodge Restaurant & Pub at Tahoe Donner! Dine on roasted turkey breast and dark meat, truffled whipped potatoes, maple-glazed yams, cornbread stuffing with chorizo and Shitake mushrooms complete with gravy and cranberry relish. Purchase wine with your dinner and relax as you sit back and eat your apple & pear bread pudding with bourbon caramel sauce for dessert. Make sure to pre-order your meals before the turkey runs out!
Dine-In Family Feasts
Gather around the table for a 3-course Thanksgiving dinner at Bar of America in Truckee! Eat early or dine late with their preset menu featuring slow roasted turkey with gravy, sun-dried cranberry & cornbread stuffing, green beans with applewood bacon and apple-cranberry compote. Make room for pumpkin pie and french apple pie a la mode with creamy vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce.
Take the stress out of cooking with a Thanksgiving feast at Lone Eagle Grille in Incline Village! Stuff your bellies with lemon-thyme brined roasted turkey, chestnut and green apple stuffing, garlic and buttermilk mash with chives, yam dauphinoise with marshmallow, cornbread and orange ginger cranberry sauce. Pair with Chardonnay and enjoy pecan pie cheesecake or pumpkin pie crème brulee for dessert. Lone Eagle Grille also offers Thanksgiving To-Go meals in place of their annual Thanksgiving Day brunch for those wanting a cosier option back at their lodge.
Black Friday Sales & Resort Opening Days
Shop local on Black Friday in downtown Truckee and Tahoe City and miss the crowds of bargain hunters heading to Reno! Tahoe Mountain Sports & Tahoe Dave's rule the North Shore with the best Black Friday sales! They have all the gear you need before hitting your favorite resorts on opening weekend! With snow falling across the mountains and snow machines on full blast, Northstar will be the first to open on November 20, followed by Boreal on November 23, Squaw Alpine on November 25 and SugarBowl/Royal Gorge XC in late November.
We know you can't wait to experience the mountain this winter, and Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect time to start! Start booking your Thanksgiving dinners now before the turkey runs out!