Palisades Tahoe, CA, Share Progress Updates on Base-to-Base Gondola and Red Dog Upgrade Palisades Tahoe, CA, shared progress updates yesterday for the base-to-base gondola and the Red Dog upgrade. Both lifts are on target to open in mid-December. With our first snow of the season in the books, it seems like an appropriate time for a little construction update! The Base to Base Gondola is really starting to look like a complete lift. Leitner […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 27, 2022 1 Comment
Palisades Tahoe, CA, to Replace Red Dog Lift with New High Speed, 6-Person Detachable Chair this Summer Palisades Tahoe is replacing its classic Red Dog chairlift next season. The chair was in operation during the 1960 Winter Olympics as a two-seater, was then upgraded to a three-seater in 1989, and now will be upgraded to seat six people this summer. Red Dog’s base terminal will be moved east to a new location that will give skiers direct […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 4, 2022 2 Comments
Safety Bar Talk: Up, Down, When Does it Matter? The never ending debate: bar up or bar down? People insist bar up, others say bar down– some simply ask, “when is the bar open?” Depending on the resort and the terrain, the preference can change. Whatever you do, make sure you call it out before slamming the bar down on someone’s head. Strangely enough, the debate of the bar […] Katy Shipley | May 12, 2021 45 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Fresh Snow and New Terrain Squaw Valley 11/30 Conditions The skiing at Squaw Valley was really, really good on Friday. The recent storm finally came through and dumped on the mountain, and Squaw was able to open up Red Dog, Squaw Creek, and Shirley Lake chairlifts, along with Mountain Run halfway through the day. I headed straight up the Funitel to Shirley Lake. Despite arriving about 15-30 […] Conditions Report Tanner Blake | December 1, 2018 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Scheduled to OPEN this Friday The one and only Squaw Valley USA is scheduled to open for the winter season this Friday the 16th. Despite warm temperatures throughout the day and no help from mother nature in Lake Tahoe, the cold temperatures at night have allowed Squaw’s hard-working snowmaking team the ability to make snow at all elevations of the resort. Artificial snow currently lays […] Conditions Report Alex K | November 15, 2018 2 Comments
Squaw to Remove 5,000 Trees from Red Dog Area = New Lines & Better Skiing: Squaw Valley will be cutting down and removing over 5,000 trees in the Red Dog area this fall. The trees targeted for removal will be dead and dying trees off Red Dog Ridge near Heidi’s Rock. Squaw is saying this will open up 100 acres of quality tree-skiing terrain. We know, we know, removing trees isn’t generally a cool thing in California, but these trees are dead and this tree removal will be great for opening up the skiing off Red Dog Ridge. After these trees are pulled out, there will be space to charge hard in the Red Dog zone. There is no question, Red Dog holds the best tree skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 23, 2014 6 Comments
One Run @ Squaw Valley for Timy Dutton | by Scott Gaffney Scott Gaffney hiked up Red Dog at Squaw Valley on Cinco de Mayo, the day of Timy Dutton’s memorial, to ski one run for Timy. Despite the extremely low tide, the run didn’t disappoint: a 360s, some good turns, a built jump, 7 dirt/grass crossings, a couple featured bonked, a helluva fun. Timy Dutton is greatly missed at Squaw right now and it’s being expressed in the ways we know how to express it. Thanks Timy. SnowBrains | May 8, 2014 0 Comments
Red Dog @ Squaw Valley to OPEN Tomorrow! Squaw Valley just announced that they will be opening the Red Dog chair tomorrow morning. Early December conditions have been awesome and just got better with the addition of new terrain! Red Dog opening tomorrow! – Squaw Valley USA Facebook page This will be a major improvement at Squaw as only one day of exclusively skiing Gold Coast is enough to satisfy anyone’s Gold Coast lust for the season.[…] Industry News SnowBrains | December 5, 2013 1 Comment
Squaw Update: Upper Mt. Only by Next Week, Squaw will likely Close April 22nd Red Dog closed for the season today.  KT-22 and Headwall will most likely follow suit next monday. The entire lower mountain will likely be closed next week and there is a good chance Squaw will completely close on April 22nd. Large dirt patches are all over the Mountain Run and it’s getting less and less realistic to keep things […] Miles Clark | April 1, 2013 3 Comments
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