Heavenly resort, lake tahoe

                    This place was so awesome.http://www.skiheavenly.com/ I fell in love with tree skiing here. Tahoe is one of the gorgeous places in the world to snowboard. Sun was shining. Views of the lake from almost every trail, water was sparkling like diamonds.It is truly paradise. Every single morning like clockwork I rushed to the Red Hut Cafe for strawberry pancakes (the way strawberry compote should be an is so hard to find)and an egg white omelet with tomatoes, cheese, and avocado.There's two locations. They are very close to each other. The older one looks like a shoebox trailer but once you enter the service is friendly, the menu is fantastic and the food will make you sad you ever have to go home to the options for breakfast back there.http://www.redhutcafe.com/contact.html. The New Red Hut Cafe is down the street from chairlifts at Heavenly that will drop you off at a fun little terrain park. The New Red Hut has two chair lifts hanging from the ceiling and looks like a log cabin with high ceilings and lots of natural light coming in  from huge windows.

                    For lunch take a short drive to Riva Grill for their pizzas. It's right on the lake and if you sit at the bar maybe you'll meet one of the local bartenders who has lived in Tahoe for 25 years and is happy about it. They know all the secrets and the must-sees, must-do's.
                    One place we frequented was the Naked Fish. A very unique sushi joint. When you walk in you won't see much but a fish tank and two small rooms. The wait is long at this place and has plenty of regulars.Two guys work the bar and the extravagant rolls are entertainment. I will never see the kinds of rolls they have anywhere else. For example a pesto vegetarian roll with sun-dried tomato. it's so yummy.http://www.thenakedfish.com/
                    For something new and different, a quick lunch go to Fire and Ice right near the base at Heavenly by the gondolas.http://www.fire-ice.com/ It's a trendy looking stir fry/wok place. You pick your treats from the bar and watch a skillful guy sauce it all together and saute it up.
                    We stayed at a timeshare from a relative so unfortunately I cannot review a hotel. There were so many new ones near the base. After a full day of boarding and stuffing my face I didn't have enough energy to go to any clubs or casinos. I'll go to Vegas for that specific type of trip. All I wanted to do was bury myself in a hot jacuzzi tub and do it all over again the very next day.