Last week I posted about the opening day for Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows and this week I can’t stop thinking about getting out onto the runs. One of my favorites is known as The Chief. Granite Chief is a mountain that stands 9010 feet high and is considered the north eastern boundary at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. The top of the chair lift is on the western shoulder of the mountain approximately Continue Reading
Archives for October 2016
Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Ski Season Opening Day
Who else has started to count down to Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Ski Season Opening Day? I have! Did you know they are planning for an early opening to the 2016-2017 season? If the weather is cool enough Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows is preparing to open sometime during the week of November 11th! They will put a 1-million-dollar investment into snow making enhancements to good use by Continue Reading
Hometown Hero: Julia Mancuso
For those of you who are new to skiing at Squaw Valley, you may not realize that run that brings you front and center to the Squaw Valley Lodge, was renamed Julia’s Gold in honor of local Hometown Hero Julia Mancuso. Julia earned gold in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy for the Giant Slalom. She’s since taken home three other Olympic medals, the most in history for a female alpine skier. Born Continue Reading
Skiing Extreme III at Squaw Valley
Thought I’d share this old school “Skiing Extreme III at Squaw Valley” video I came across. Enjoy! This video was posted by Rob DesLauriers who is one of our extreme skiing pioneers. He starred in over 20 ski films working as a professional extreme skier between 1988 and 2000. In 2000, he worked on the development of Teton Mountain Lodge and a condo resort in Jackson Hole. Continue Reading
Athletes & Films at Squaw Valley in November
One of the best non-powder activities at Squaw Valley is watching other people enjoy extreme sports in the off season. It gets our hearts racing and our blood pumping as we think about hitting the slopes again as soon as the base is set. You’ll see some impressive athletes and interesting films at Sqauw Valley this November! The Alpenglow Winter Film Festival returns with the first Continue Reading