Anticipating more skiers and snowboarders visiting for the Fourth of July holiday, Squaw Valley ski resort has extended its hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Squaw Valley is the only ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region to remain open. The resort, located in Truckee off Highway 89, also extended its hours this weekend to 2 p.m. The hours will be in effect for Squaw’s Freedom Fest, which takes place July 1 through July 4.
The festival holiday atmosphere will be complimented by free live music, parties, fireworks and more. For a complete schedule of events, click here.
Part of the fun skiing this time of year is skiing for several hours and then visiting the High Camp area at 8200 feet, where swimming, a hot tub, and poolside bar are available.
Squaw Valley will remain open after July 4. It plans to operate on Saturdays, as long as the snow lasts. Weather and conditions permitting, the resort will run lifts from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Squaw plans to operate the Shirley Lake Express chair on Saturdays for 2017-18 Tahoe Super Passholders. Discounted daily lift tickets will also be available.
The only other California ski resort still running lifts is Mammoth Mountain.
The last snowfall at Squaw took place June 11 when the resort received 2-4 inches during a low-pressure system where it snowed pretty heavy on a Sunday evening.
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has received more than 725 inches of snow this season, second only to 810 inches in 2010-11, when the KT-22 lift at Squaw operated through May 8.
“We are in the business of skiing and engaging creative solutions to take advantage of this historic snow year. It’s an irresistible proposition,” said Andy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. “To many of our guests, the idea of summer skiing and riding is a novelty. But with the season we’ve had we can provide a surface for skiing and riding that guests will want to enjoy not just once, but weekend after weekend.”
Winter and summer are blending together as Squaw Valley emerges from a historic winter. There were 10 Atmospheric River weather events that hit Squaw this season. The average season sees two to four.
For more information, visit www.squawalpine.com or call 800 403-0206.
