Squaw Valley Resort has abandoned the idea of the California Express gondola, which would connect Squaw Valley’s main resort with Alpine Meadows. In an 11th-hour reversal of plans, Squaw Valley has decided that Alpine Meadows would be better suited as a premium private members-only resort.
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Squaw Valley Resort has abandoned the idea of the California Express gondola, which would connect Squaw Valley’s main resort with Alpine Meadows. In an 11th-hour reversal of plans, Squaw Valley has decided that Alpine Meadows would be better suited as a premium private members-only resort...
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With posts on Pugski and from a friend on FB, I am reminded of the massive avalanche at Alpine Meadows which took out several buildings, the Summit Chairlift Terminal building, and buried 12 people.
This avalanche has always seems like a big deal to me, but more recently Ziggy's vet came to us...
Back in April the Base to Base Gondola Project Draft was released with a 45 day period for comments, with meetings scheduled for "on record" comments.
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Our first day skiing on our trip at the end of March will be a Sunday and I was wondering which might be the least crowded? Also, is there a shuttle between the two? We are staying at The Resort at Squaw Creek.
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With Killington, Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, and a few others open for the season, along with the few resorts with soft openings like Mt Rose, the temperatures are dropping and we're seeing more ski hills firing up the guns.
This is stoke worthy...
I'll kick it off with Alpine Meadows
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In preparation for winter I created this comparison of Ikon resorts. I didn’t include every resort, only those I might be interested in visiting (most of them). The data was culled from www.skiresort.info . Decisions, decisions...
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So this season required a trigger to start the thread.
What prompted me to do it?
Was it the 96 degree temperatures here in Placer County, home to Squaw Valley USA?
Was it me sitting in my swimsuit typing this next to the pool?
Was it the tent sales this weekend and the anticipated new ski...
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The recent storms have brought enough snow that Squaw Valley has announced that they will be extending their season to Memorial Day
From their press release:
5+ Foot Storm at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Makes Miracle March Official and Sets Up for 2.5 More Months of Skiing & Riding at the...
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Im thinking about going to Squaw after April 9th with the IKON pass. Ill be traveling from NY. Whats the historic temperature in Tahoe during April? and will the Miracle March extend to April?
Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Eyes 2019-20 Winter Season for Opening of California Express Gondola
Guests and Community can Help Realize Long-Held Dream of Connecting Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows
[Olympic Valley, Calif.] Oct. 25, 2017 – Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows formally announced its...
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So this season required a trigger to start the thread.
What prompted me to do it?
Was it the 109 degree temperatures here in Placer County?
Was it the tent sales this weekend and the anticipated new ski gear? (Maybe)
Was it the new issue of Powder next to my toilet? (Print is dead though...
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I was waiting to open this up for some "trigger". Is it the first ski movie trailers and premiers? Is it the Labor Day ski sales? How about the new magazines?
Nope.
This photo from the webcam this morning at Kirkwood is that trigger.
We spent some time with Andy Wirth over the summer, talking about Squaw Valley and its future. We discussed not only the very important upcoming redevelopment plans that include connecting Squaw and Alpine Meadows via a gondola, but also the return of World Cup skiing to Lake Tahoe and Squaw’s...
There is talk of a three lane system for HWY 89 going to Squaw.
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The program, he said, routes two lanes of traffic inbound to Squaw Valley during the morning hours and two lanes outbound in the afternoon.
“That’s worked quite well,” Livak said. However, he added: “We did...
Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows has announced a $25 Silver Season Pass for Active Military. 100% of the proceeds from the pass go to Military to the Mountains, which is a program run by High Fives to get veterans who are disabled back on snow...
This winter I have 6 tickets with the choice of either mountain.
Past visits to Lake Tahoe I have mostly skied Kirkwood. Two times I drove to Squaw to listen to bombs going off and them not being sure when the mountain would open. Both times drove over to Alpine and had a good time skiing...
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