Incorporate Olympic [Squaw] Valley Submits Formal Application to Become a Town Incorporate Olympic Valley has taken a big step towards making Squaw Valley (Olympic Valley) its own town last Friday. One of their big goals is to make sure the local community has a voice in village developments that KSL/Squaw has proposed. INCORPORATE SQUAW VALLEY PRESS RELEASE: OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA – December 13 […] SnowBrains | December 16, 2013 3 Comments
San Francisco Chronicle Article on Squaw Valley’s Proposed 101.5-Acre Village Plan The San Francisco Chronicle has written an article about Squaw Valley/KSL’s proposed 101.5-acre village plan. They point out some other large projects that did not come to fruition in the Lake Tahoe area including: 1. 1860s Proposal: A tunnel from Lake Tahoe to Sacramento to drain Lake Tahoe for Sacramento’s water needs in the 1860s 2. 1960s Proposal: A concrete […] SnowBrains | October 16, 2013 5 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
Squaw Valley Could Become Town | Placer Country Approves Petition to Become Town Placer County, CA has just officially accepted the Petition for Incorporation of the Town of Olympic (Squaw) Valley. This means that Squaw Valley very well may end up becoming it’s own town. The organization Incorporate Olympic Valley is attempting to make Squaw it’s own town to assist residents in choosing what they […] SnowBrains | September 27, 2013 7 Comments
Dr. Robb Gaffney on Squaw Valley “Speaking Up to Protect Squaw Valley: What Would Muir Do?” Dr. Robb Gaffney (author of Squallywood the Book) has written a poignant piece for our friends at Moonshine Inc. about the changes going on at Squaw Valley, California. It’s a powerful read from a man that knows Squaw Valley and it’s many faces well. Speaking Up to Protect Squaw Valley: What […] SnowBrains | September 12, 2013 4 Comments
Squaw Valley Reveals New & Bigger Village Model The Squaw Valley village model that has been on display for the past 5 months didn’t show everything that KSL owns. The new model shows exactly what they have planned for Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows and exactly how much land they are in control of. The new model shows all 8,000 acres that KSL owns and the full village that they plan to build in Squaw Valley. The old model only showed the the village area of Squaw Valley. “The purpose of the old model was to show the orientation of the new village with the entire skiable terrain of Squaw and Alpine. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 22, 2013 8 Comments
Squaw Valley Listens to Community & Modifies Village Plans “Many groups in the Tahoe region have shown their willingness to engage in a community dialogue, and their voices will be reflected in the revisions of our plans. We are very thankful for their feedback and hope more groups will join our conversation.” – Chevis Hosea, vice president of development for Squaw Valley/Sierra Sun. Squaw Valley officials have held over 200 […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2013 11 Comments
Wall Street Journal: Squaw (KSL) Sells 5 Luxury Resorts for $900 Million | What Does This Mean for Squaw & Alpine? KSL, the owners of Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows (soon to be connected and create the largest ski resort in the USA) have just sold 5 of their luxury resorts to Omni Hotels & Resorts for an estimated $900 million. “Omni is buying the resorts from KSL Capital Partners LLC, a Denver based real-estate investment firm that is profiting […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2013 2 Comments
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