Recounting the Late Season Radness @ Squaw Valley, CA From skiing the Chimney Sweep in early May, closing out KT-22 over Memorial Day weekend, skiing Siberia with the family on Father’s Day, to a closing date of July 15th, the 16/17 season was quite memorable at Squaw Valley, California Trip Report Casey Cane | September 12, 2017 1 Comment
Sierra Watch Claims Placer County Board Violated Law During Squaw Valley Development Approval | Court Date Set What you need to know about Sierra Watch’s Lawsuit against Placer County Board of Supervisors regarding its approval of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings plans for development at Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA: The Lawsuit, brought by Sierra Watch, alleges that Placer County officials gave documents, pertaining to the development, to the Board of Supervisors less than 72 hours […] Industry News LadyBrains | September 12, 2017 2 Comments
VIDEO: Squaw Valley, CA | Winter 2017 Stoke Was High Winter 2017 at Squaw Valley, CA was one for the record books. A massive amount of snow fell and the stoke factor was extremely high for skiers and riders all around Lake Tahoe. “Winter is Coming”, Stoke Film from SnowBrains fan Leonard Veare Riders: Gino Picardo, Keith Wegener, Neal Margulis, and Len Veare Location: Squaw Valley, CAÂ Winter 2017 Why: Because […] SnowBrains | September 11, 2017 1 Comment
Ski Season Is Rapidly Approaching | Here’s When Your Favorite California Ski Resort Opens: After one of the deepest and longest ski seasons on record in California, it’s time to start getting excited for the 2017/18 season. Cooler temperatures and snowfall are right around the corner, so here’s when your favorite California ski resorts open up for the season. Opening Dates For CA Ski Resorts: Bear Mountain, CA: 11/24/2017 Bear Valley, CA: 11/25/2017 Boreal Mountain Resort, CA: 10/31/2017 […] Industry News Chris Wallner | September 5, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows Sees Opportunity in Chinese Outdoor Retailer In a bid to attract more Chinese skiers and snowboarders Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows has partnered with Toread, one of the leading Chinese outdoor retailers. Toread is responsible for the design, development, production, and sale of all sorts of outdoor equipment. Their products range from shoes, clothing, tents and sleeping bags to hardware, office equipment, electrical and more. The Squaw partnership […] Industry News Jake Rubnitz | August 30, 2017 3 Comments
Squaw Valley Appeals OSHA Citations Following Ski Patroller’s Death Squaw Valley has appealed two citations that have stemmed from the January 24th death of ski patroller Joe Zuiche. Both of the accidents are non-incident related but were discovered during the investigation of Zuiche’s death. Cal-Osha was unable to make any accident related citations because of a lack of evidence and witnesses for the incident. “Squaw Valley was issued two citations classified […] Industry News Jake Rubnitz | August 17, 2017 0 Comments
Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About the Squaw/Alpine Base-To-Base Gondola SQUAW-ALPINE BASE-TO-BASE GONDOLA UPDATE: updated on August 4th, 2017 8-passenger gondola Large spaces between cars 1,400 persons per hour (half the rate of a typical six-pack chairlift) From Squaw Valley base to Alpine Meadows base Squaw segment would allow skiers to exit at top of KT or continue to Alpine Meadows Squaw segment could operate when wind closes upper mountain […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 13, 2017 3 Comments
Reno-Tahoe-Vegas 2030? Not As Crazy As It Sounds Northern Nevada and Tahoe are looking to put together a strong Olympic bid for 2030. In order to do that they are enlisting the help of Las Vegas. The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition had been working for years to put together a bid for 2026, but with Los Angeles being awarded the 2024 games they are now focusing on 2030. […] Industry News Jake Rubnitz | August 10, 2017 2 Comments
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