Our four-legged hometown heroes are the Squawdogs, or more officially, The Squaw Avalanche Rescue Dogs. This program was founded back in the 1980’s with a single dog and handler. They’ve grown steadily, and now have 6 active, certified dogs on the hills, and another puppy in training. Squaw uses the Canadian CARDA training standard and hosts annual Avalanche Rescue Dog Seminars for dogs and their Continue Reading
Archives for February 2017
Hometown Hero: Travis Ganong
As you drop your child off at the ski school this winter, it’s easy to imagine that someday, their future could hold a ski career like Travis Ganong’s, a Squaw Valley hometown hero! Travis got his start very early, attending the Mighty Mites peewee program deepened his love of the sport while giving him a great outlet to test his skills. He soon followed his older sisters into the race Continue Reading
Ski World Cup at Squaw Valley
2017 Audi FIS Ski World Cup at Squaw Valley After nearly 50 years, the FIS Ski World Cup is back in California at Squaw Valley! Featuring hometown heroes Julia Mancuso and many more of the big names on the Women's World Cup circuit; Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn to name a few. This is a race weekend you don’t want to miss. The Ladies' Slalom on Friday March 10th and the Ladies' Giant Slalom on Continue Reading
North Lake Tahoe Snowfest is Coming!
North Lake Tahoe Snowfest is Coming! The 2017 party and festivities are just around the corner- mark your calendar March 3-12 for our Annual Snowfest. Created in 1981, the theme this year is ‘Through the Years’- recognition and thanks for all the people and places that make Snowfest a great event. Let’s collectively hope for happy snow weather to dump on us all. There’ll be 10 days of Continue Reading