High Fives Awards Squaw CEO & President Andy Wirth with “Community Five” Award [Truckee, Calif.] May 6, 2014 – The High Fives Non-Profit Foundation emphasizes a strong sense of community through its continued effort to realize its vision of becoming the safety net for the winter action sports community. Beginning in April 2014, the Foundation will annually recognize five shining examples of community leaders with the Community Five Award. Co-Founder and Executive Director, Roy Tuscany has witnessed firsthand how important a community can be in the recovery process from a life-altering injury. Since his skiing accident in 2006, Tuscany has enjoyed seeing […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 7, 2014 1 Comment
Squaw CEO, Andy Wirth, Is Lucky To Be Alive | Graphic Skydiving Injury Details & Interview: 50-year-old Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth had a near death experience on October 13th, 2013 when he crash landed skydiving with JT Holmes in Lodi, CA. He has since spent 50 days in the hospital in Davis, CA had 21 surgeries on his right arm and will always be missing his right biceps muscle. Moonshine Ink just interviewed Andy Wirth about his arm injury and his life since his accident. Below in an excerpt from their interview with Andy. Moonshine Ink: Did you ever think this was the end? Andy Wirth: The [vineyard] posts created substantial trauma. I realized I was very close […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2014 7 Comments
Squaw CEO Andy Wirth: “Your Voices Will Be Heard on New Squaw Village Project” President & CEO of Squaw Valley, Andy Wirth, has just written a piece in the Tahoe Tribune in response to all the feedback Squaw has gotten about their 101.5 acre Village proposal. Squaw has gotten a lot of feedback from the community about this project and its large size. Here is what Andy has to say about that feedback: “Most recently, we have been thinking about how to enhance the Village and make it more contemporary for the next generation of families and residents of […] SnowBrains | October 11, 2013 7 Comments
Troy Caldwell Proposes New Chairlift & 38 Homes for White Wolf, CA Over the Labor Day weekend, Troy Caldwell & Andy Wirth met up with Alpine Meadows homeowners to talk about White Wolf and the proposed Squaw Alpine Base to Base gondola. Troy revealed his proposed plans to build 38 new homes in White Wolf as well as a private chairlift for the owners of these 38 new homes. SnowBrains | September 8, 2015 6 Comments
Tahoe’s Resorts Suffer Due to Decreased Air Service Lake Tahoes acclaimed ski resorts have suffered a 40 percent drop in domestic visits over the last decade, compared to only a 4 percent decline for other Western ski resorts. Resort executives suspect the drop is a result of decreased air service to nearby airports. “There is one certainty, and that is if you’re inaccessible, no matter how much snow you have, you’re just not going to be desirable,” CEO of Squaw Valley Andy Wirth said. A sustained drop in domestic travel to resorts could be crippling for Tahoes economy, but many are confident that through increased marketing efforts and a push to improve air service, theyll be able to bounce back. ameliatraynor | November 3, 2014 0 Comments
LAFCO Letter Says “No” To Squaw Being Excluded From Future Town of Olympic [Squaw] Valley The Local Agency Formation Commision (LAFCO) has said no to Squaw Valley CEO/President Andy Wirth’s request that Squaw Valley ski resort be left out of the potential new town of Olympic Valley. What LAFCO states here is that they are unable to address Wirth’s request before a hearing. “LAFCO may not significantly amend the boundaries of an incorporation prior to the hearing on the proposal, particularly if the amendment might not have been supported by the voters signing the petition.” – Kristina Berry, Executive Officer at LAFCO […] SnowBrains | May 19, 2014 1 Comment
“City House, Country House” | Can Mountain People Really Run Squaw Valley? In their most recent advertisement the ironically named, Squaw financed coalition, Save Olympic Valley (SOV) enlisted a pair of second home owners, San Francisco couple Terry and Heidi Deveau, to share their concerns with the incorporation efforts. “We’re concerned that Squaw does not have enough qualified people to run a town…” Yes, they decided to go there, It seems Andy Wirth and his friends don’t think that you are smart […] Featured Article Andy Hays | April 23, 2014 22 Comments
Robb Gaffney Responds to Squaw CEO’s Tough Talk on NPR Against Creating Town of Olympic Valley Andy Wirth has come out strongly against the incorporation of Olympic (Squaw) Valley in an NPR interview saying that: “there are so many mistruths and mischaracterizations being made that we had to step up.” “They are suggesting that they can improve services. They have yet to even prove that they can sustain existing services. In fact, we […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2014 47 Comments