Show the one you love an amazing night that starts with dinner in Six Peaks Grille.  Savor this three-course menu paired with wine!  It's only $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity.  Call 530.581.6621 for reservations. 

Love at First Sight

 Beet Salad

Goat Cheese Mousse, Grapefruit, Crispy Shallots,

 Mustard Vinaigrette

Wine - Sterling, Sauvignon Blanc

 True Love

 Pan Seared Muscovy Duck Breast

Potato Rosti, Wilted Arugula, Camembert Cream Sauce

Wine - Rodney Strong, Cabernet Sauvignon 

 OR

 Crispy Skin Branzini Sea Bass

Truffle Asparagus Risotto, Wild Mushroom Ragout

Wine - Chateau Ste. Michelle, Chardonnay  

Happily Ever After

 Sugared Brioche

Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream, Chocolate Sauce

 Paired with Domain St. Michelle, Brut

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows have merged so, for the first time in history, skiers and riders can ski both mountains with one lift ticket.  A ten-minute shuttle ride takes skiers and boarders between the two resorts.  The combined terrain at both resorts adds up to over 6,000 acres of skiable terrain, 270+ trails, 8 peaks and 44 lifts.  So, what does that mean?  It’s the biggest skiing on the U.S. with one lift ticket.  Recent snows have allowed both resorts to open more terrain.  Hopefully, one more big storm will give the resorts the opportunity to open all terrain.  Resort at Squaw Creek, with ski-in, ski-out access to the Squaw Valley, is ideally situated between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. 

On Saturday afternoons the Resort at Squaw Creek’s Sun Deck is the place to be!  The Chuckwagon Bar offers drink specials and as always on Saturdays, a coupon for every beverage purchased enters you into the drawing for a free snowboard at 5pm.    Come for lunch at the Chuckwagon, alfresco dining with fabulous mountain views and yummy burgers, hot pastrami sandwiches, Teriyaki noodle bowls, pizza slices and more.  Snow dance to the live music from 1-5pm too!

Recipe Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups packed pitted dates (about 14 ounces)
1/2 cup Armagnac
1 1/4 cups water
6 kumquats
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups kumquats

Method:

1. Place kumquats and dates in pan with water cover. Bring to boil. Strain and chill. When cool pit and peel. Chop then return to pan add water bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
2. While cooking, cream together sugar, butter in mixer slowly add eggs one at a time.
3. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients 
4. When boil returns from dates and kumquats remove from heat, add baking soda and vanilla it will foam a little. Then add to all ingredients.
5. Fill aluminum cups, leaving about ¼ inch of room
6. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes

From The Chef:
I have chosen to share a Kumquat recipe because it is a fruit which symbolizes good luck in China and other Asian countries; it is sometimes given as a gift during the New Year. I hope it is a great year ahead for Resort at Squaw Creek, the resort owner (Ting Family) and our guests.

CHEF BIO:

JASON C. FRIENDY
Executive Chef at Six Peaks Grille at Resort at Squaw Creek

Executive Chef Jason C. Friendy combines copious culinary training and years of development to create exceptional dining experiences. Born in a small ski resort town in Pennsylvania’s Poconos, Chef Jason was raised in a Hungarian and Italian family where good was an integral part of everyday life. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Food Service Management, Chef Jason has over 20 years’ experience working for numerous top tier resort and restaurants.

Jason strives to source and acquire regional and exotic wild game selections and combine them with enticing presentations. His current focus is creating refined dishes using local organic farms and seafood sourced from sustainable fisheries to create menus that are at the forefront of current culinary industry trends. These efforts present themselves in everything Resort at Squaw Creek offers.