VIDEO: Squaw-Alpine “Base to Base Gondola” Connect Update Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are threatening to connect via a Base to Base Gondola This video gives us an update on that project. One thing to remember here is that this Gondola project has not been submitted, has not been approved, and is […] SnowBrains | July 6, 2015 3 Comments
Troy Caldwell Speaks Out About the Squaw/Alpine Base-to-Base Gondola Troy Caldwell, owner of White Wolf (the land between Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows), has spoken out for the first time about the proposed Base-to-Base gondola. To be clear, this “project” so far is only a public statement by Squaw. No proposal has been submitted, no permits granted, no environmental impact reports requested, and no plans at all to move forward. If this project is to move forward, it […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 13, 2015 3 Comments
Sierra Watch Claims 25% of Squaw/Alpine Gondola Crosses Protected Lands The conservation group Sierra Watch has just released a statement claiming that the gondola Squaw/Alpine has proposed to connect the two resorts would cross into protected public lands in the Granite Chief wilderness. It appears that as much as 25% of the proposed gondola would cross public lands. To learn more, please read the detailed press release below. Olympic Valley, Calif. โ When KSL Capital Partners announced plans to connect Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows earlier this week, they put their proposed gondola on a collision course with federally designated […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 17, 2015 4 Comments