Thanks to a snowy month of March, Squaw Valley ski resort has announced it has plans of staying open until Memorial Day. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has received 12 feet (144 inches) of snow so far this month, making it already the third biggest March in the last 20 years. March 1 ushered in a […]
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Rocklin snowboarder dies at Squaw Valley
Rocklin snowboarder Wenyu Zhang was found dead Friday morning in the Squaw Creek area of the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe. The 42-year old Zhang was reported missing Thursday night by friends, according to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows spokesperson Liesl Hepburn. The Squaw Creek area is a popular intermediate area for skiers […]
Mikaela Shiffrin new Ikon Pass Ambassador
U.S. Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin has joined forces with Alterra Mountain Company as an investor and is helping launch the Ikon Pass as an Ambassador. The Ikon Pass will debut in the Winter 2018-2019 and offers skiers and snowboarders access to 23 iconic destinations. The California resorts include Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain […]
Julia Mancuso trades in skis for NBC microphone
Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley will trade in her skis for an NBC microphone at this year’s Olympics. One of the most decorated skiers to call Squaw Valley her home, the 33-year-old Mancuso retired Friday. She departs an 18-year career as the most successful female American skier at major championships, with nine medals spread between […]
Jonny Moseley enjoys long history with Squaw Valley
Spending the holidays at Squaw Valley are special times for Jonny Moseley and his family. A freestyle skiing gold medal winner in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Moseley has always called Squaw Valley his home mountain. Winter weekends in his youth were spent at Squaw, honing his skills for what would eventually become […]
Good early-season skiing at Squaw Valley
The wind was howling Saturday and lifts on the upper mountain of Squaw Valley were shut down. However, that didn’t stop many skiers and snowboarders, who were anxious to make some early-season turns despite the challenging conditions. Ray Johnston made the three-hour-plus drive from Sausalito for a half day of skiing. Even though the terrain […]
Squaw Valley renames first Shirley Zone tree run
Squaw Valley christened the first Shirley Zone tree run this week. The new trail has been renamed “Mac & Ernie’s.” The first tree run was renamed to honor and thank Ryan McInerney, a President at Visa. The McInerney family provided a generous donation to Waterkeeper Alliance. The Waterkeeper Alliance is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit […]
Coming off record season, Squaw Valley adds some new wrinkles
Squaw Valley enjoyed its longest season in resort history, running lifts nearly two weeks after the Fourth of July, before finally closing for the 2016-17 season. Winter and summer blended together at Squaw Valley, resulting in an historic winter with operations until July 15. The 200 days of operations is nearly a month more than […]
Squaw Valley wins third straight Best of Ski Resort award
For the third consecutive year, Squaw Valley has been named the winner of the 2018 Readers’ Choice Poll for “Best Ski Resort.” Out of the 20 resorts nominated by a panel of pro skiers and snowboarders, USA Today and 10Best announced that their readers again selected Squaw Valley as the winner. “To be recognized as […]
Alpine Meadows ski resort opens for season
A gorgeous bluebird day greeted skiers and snowboarders this morning at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, which staged its season opener Saturday (Nov. 18). Following snowy, wet days in the Lake Tahoe area earlier in the week, Squaw Valley had its opener Friday and one day later it was neighboring Alpine Meadows igniting its 2017-18 season. […]