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Placer County Rescinds All Approvals for Massive Development at Palisades Tahoe, CA

The Placer County Board of Supervisors rescinded its approval of a massive development proposed for Tahoe’s Olympic Valley at a public hearing yesterday. The vote was unanimous, and the action was compulsory. Conservation non-profit Sierra Watch had secured a court order commanding the County to “vacate and set aside its approval” of Alterra Mountain Company’s proposal to remake Tahoe with development […]
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Sierra Watch Wins 11-Year Battle to Prevent Massive Palisades Tahoe, CA, Redevelopment

A California court last week issued its Final Judgment in the long-running fight against massive development in Tahoe’s Olympic Valley. Related: Alterra Mountain Co. Remains Committed to Stalled Development of Palisades Tahoe, CA The court ordered all approvals of the project be rescinded, closing out a sweeping victory for Sierra Watch and the grassroots movement to protect the alpine valley […]
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Alterra Mountain Co. Remains Committed to Stalled Development of Palisades Tahoe, CA

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At a Town Hall meeting in Olympic Valley Saturday, Alterra Mountain Company doubled down on its stalled development project, promising to seek a new round of approvals for its massive Tahoe proposal in 2023. Alterra owns the resort now known as Palisades Tahoe, formerly Squaw Valley, including most of the land at the mountain base. Their massive Olympic Valley development […]
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Alterra Mountain Co. Weighing Up Options For Palisades Tahoe, CA Resort Development

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Alterra Mountain Company is “weighing its options” for the Palisades Tahoe, CA development following last month’s setback. Related: Tahoe Conservationists Win Lawsuit Against Squaw Valley, CA Resort Development Four weeks ago Sierra Watch, a conservation advocacy group, won a legal battle against Alterra Mountain Company and its plans to extensively develop the area surrounding Squaw Valley, California. Three judges ruled […]
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Tahoe Conservationists Win Lawsuit Against Squaw Valley, CA Resort Development

Conservationists with the Sierra Watch, a conservation advocacy group, won a legal battle yesterday against Alterra Mountain Company, which had plans to extensively develop the area surrounding Squaw Valley, California. Three judges ruled that Alterra will not be able to continue its expansion plans for Squaw Valley because of the impacts the project would have on the area’s fire danger, […]
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Judge Rules Against Squaw Valley Resort, CA Efforts to Collect $226,893 Fees from Sierra Watch after Development Lawsuit

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A Placer County judge ruled against Squaw Valley Resort, CA after the company attempted to sanction Sierra Watch to collect $226,893 in attorney fees from the environmental nonprofit organization, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. “We thought their case was frivolous,” said Ron Cohen, president of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, said this week. “The judge said twice in the ruling that […]
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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 […]
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Public Speaks Out Against Squaw Valley Village Expansion

125 people showed up to the Placer County Planning Commission meeting held in Kings Beach, CA yesterday at 10am to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Report (dEIR) for Squaw Valley ski resorts proposed village expansion project. During the public comment period 19 people got up and spoke to the Placer County Planning Commission and all 19 of them spoke against the village expansion development project. Most of the public speakers were […]
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Sierra Watch Claims 25% of Squaw/Alpine Gondola Crosses Protected Lands

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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. – 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 […]
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