Squaw Valley Ski Resort Guide
Squaw Valley Ski Resort Guide
Squaw Valley in the USA, is the site of the VIII Winter Olympic Games held in 1960. Squaw Valley is one of the most legendary and sought after vacation destinations for those who love winter sports. This is one of America's premiere destination ski resorts and no skier or rider will ever be bored on the seemingly endless terrain, spanning 4,000 skiable acres. Guests will also delight in Squaw Valley as it has a stylish pedestrian village. The buildings and their carefully connected walkways add the warm and inviting ambiance of a European style mountain village with new restaurants, shops and experiences to share with friends and families. Squaw Valley has invested heavily in environmental improvements: a day use locker room, grooming equipment, terrain park enhancements and expanded beginner terrain. Ski in/out condo-hotel luxury accommodations are available. 40 hotels are within 8 miles of Squaw Valley. Overnight facilities are in Tahoe City, 6 miles away and Truckee,9 miles. RVs are welcome at the resort but there are no hookups.
Resorts close to Squaw Valley include:
Alpine Meadows (4 km),
Granlibakken (9 km),
Homewood Mountain Resort (14 km),
Sugar Bowl (14 km),
Donner Ski Ranch (16 km),
Select Squaw Valley Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Squaw Valley, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 100 |
Halfpipes: 2 |
| Summit: 2743 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 25% Int: 45% Adv: 30% |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 869 m |
X-Country: 16 km |
| Lifts: 30 (25 chair lifts, 2 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 10% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 3 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 30 |
Acres of ski: 4000 |
| Bars: 10 |
Nearest Airport: Reno |
| Nearest Train: Truckee |
Tourist Info Phone:: +5305836955,
Squaw Valley Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Squaw Valley
coldsmoker from Australia writes:
Amazing terrain at Squaw, and consistently large snow falls (save for January 2011!!).
Problem is though when they do get the snow, the mountain is slow getting terrain open, or the upper mountain will be on wind hold, often leaving 30 min+ waits at the bottom of the select few lifts that do open. This leaves you stuck in line with a bunch of rude, and aggressive locals who'll ski right over your skis or board to get one precious chair ahead of you in the line. When they finally do get Granite Chief/Headwall/ KT22 or whatever open on a powder day you will get a pretty sweet run in.....before you have to spend the rest of your morning in line again. If you can be bothered lining up again, by the time you get back to the top most of the decent lines will be tracked out.
Also due to the generally mild conditions the snow usually turns to crud within a day or two of a snow fall. What is not mentioned when they are broadcasting 10 feet of new snow is that several inches of rain also accompanied the storm.
We had season passes this season but I wouldn't bother going back to this place. Plenty of other places with great terrain if you are prepared to hunt it out, and without the crowds, hype and aggro....and where you can actually ski powder all day.
On a different note, can someone tell the 'Squaw Valley USA' marketing that no-one really cares any more that they hosted the Olympics way back when. It was over 50 years ago, get over it!
2011-03-28 |
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- Season opens: 23 Nov 2011
- Season closes: 1 May 2012
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