Friends of Squaw Valley’s Recommendations for Squaw’s Village Plan: The Friends of Squaw Valley’s mission is to advocate for environmental sustainability, economic viability, and development that is aesthetically compatible with our community’s character. – Friends of Squaw Valley The Friends of Squaw Valley just released their recommendations for how they think the village at Squaw Valley should look. They are essentially asking Squaw to build the village less tall and less dense. What do you think of their plan? […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 24, 2014 10 Comments
Two Injured in Avalanche at Sunshine Village Resort Two skiers have been injured in an avalanche at Sunshine Village resort. The avalanche occurred around 2pm on Monday and buried both skiers. At the time of the avalanche there were other skiers nearby who were able to notify the avalanche Rescue personnel of Sunshine Village. Both skiers were located […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 1, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO: Huge Italian Avalanche Mows Down Trees Like Toothpicks & Buries House This huge avalanche could have been a 200-year event. The only reason we feel comfortable saying this is because the trees that the avalanche mows are clearly big and old. Those trees were probably around 200 years old. We watched this footage today with a group of skiers and riders and everyone of us was blown away. This was an […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 8, 2014 3 Comments
KSL’s Revised Squaw Valley Village Plans In 2012, KSL, the owners of Squaw Valley, submitted their proposal for an enormous 101.5-acre, 1000 residence, 132,000-square-foot aquatic center flaunting village. This proposed village was too much, too big, too overwhelming for the […] Featured Article 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
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 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
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