California/Nevada Welcome to Palisades Tahoe The Name is New. The Legend Continues.

[James]

Some portion of the casual visitors was coming to Squaw Valley because they saw the resort in ski movies,

I find it hard to believe that many won’t come due to the name. First, if they actually saw it in a movie and want to come because of that, a name change won’t affect that. If it does, so what. They’ll get over it. Or not.
Second, the number of people who watch ski movies is tiny. I can believe that many of thise would ski Squaw, but I really think it’s a non issue for numbers.

Third, with passes driving visits, they could call it Turdsville and people will still come.

Short for the new name could be “Palita”, but will probably be “Pali-Tahoe”

“The name is new. The legend continues.”
Will they use this tagline? ABasin already uses ‘The Legend’.

 

[David Chaus]

Hmmmm....Turdsville. I like it!

 

[DocGKR]

Yes, I will still ski there.

And yes, it is not the most inspiring name choice.

Olympic Valley would definitely be better and technically more correct. It is also much easier to say: I am skiing "Oly" today than "Palisades Tahoe"....

 

[Philpug]

While I don't think the new name is the best, it will not stop skier one from coming.

 

[David Chaus]

It is Olympic Valley though. It's part of Palisades Tahoe. In the past I'm willing to bet most people didn't say "I'm skiing Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows, on the Squaw side." So go ahead and say you're skiing Oly, or Olympic Valley, or the Valley, or whatever people get used to.

At the Gathering will we say we're skiing at Aspen Snowmass on a day we're at Highlands? Probably not.

 

[dbostedo]

At the Gathering will we say we're skiing at Aspen Snowmass on a day we're at Highlands? Probably not.

For that one, when you're not there yet, I think people just say "Aspen". I know I do, and people seem to get that it includes Snowmass.

 

[scott43]

While I don't think the new name is the best, it will not stop skier one from coming.

I mean..you may get the odd person..you know.. But I agree.

 

[Chris V.]

OK, what I mostly object to is naming a whole resort, or pair of resorts, after one gnarly, legendary piece of terrain. Now there will be millions of skiers saying, "I skied the Palisades," when not one in a thousand actually did.

 

[Chris V.]

The only reason it's called Olympic Valley is they needed a name for the post office, and there already was (and still is) another Squaw Valley post office in California.

 

[4ster]

What would a guest to the Tahoe region think? That its a ski area full of unwelcoming fences?

Haha, that was my first thought when looked at the definition. Not very flattering, Don’t fence me in!

Palisades (California Sierra) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

so I guess generic for bluff or mountain......

We climbed North Palisade years ago & even though I’ve skied the Squa... err Olympic Valley Palisades for decades, I think of that part of the Sierra mountains above Big Pine when I hear the word Palisades. Other ski resorts & ranges also have areas called Palisades.


This is just another corporate branding effort just like Alterra or Ikon. I don’t care what they call it, I’ll still ski there. Big waste of resources if you ask me & I’m sure some marketing outfit had a team of Madison avenue kids who never skied a day doing a lot of very costly research to come up with this. I’d rather have higher quality grooming on Red Dog or No Traversing signs . Eventually there will be groups of people who call it Palisades but I think that it won’t happen for those who have spent time there in the past. It will always be what it has always been. I do agree a name change was inevitable as soon as someone pointed out the (unknown to most) derogatory nature of the term. I think Olympic Valley was the right call all along & I get the idea of Alterra wanting to combine the two resorts but to me Palisades Tahoe just doesn't do it

BTW, are they changing the name of Squaw Peak? Palisade Peak actually has a decent ring to it.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

While I don't think the new name is the best, it will not stop skier one from coming.

This. People who want to ski “Squaw” will do a google search and Alterra executives are smart enough to make sure that search re-directs to Palisades Tahoe.

 

[Andy Mink]

“Pali-Tahoe”

Palta. Rhymes with Alta. No confusion there.

 

[dbostedo]

Short for the new name could be “Palita”, but will probably be “Pali-Tahoe”

Just Pali seems good... though I kind of like Palita.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Pali works for me.

 

[TheArchitect]

Short for the new name could be “Palita”, but will probably be “Pali-Tahoe”

Umm, it's kind of a bad thing that I could go so quickly from that to Pali-hoe. Hoe. Isn't that what started the name change in the first place? And I'm not trying to be funny.

 

[DocGKR]

Already the nick name for Palo Alto High School, but I digress.

"Palisades Tahoe Ski Team" just does not have the same ring as "Olympic Valley Ski Team"; heck even "Granite Peak Ski Team" is better....

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Already the nick name for Palo Alto High School, but I digress.

"Palisades Tahoe Ski Team" just does not have the same ring as "Olympic Valley Ski Team"; heck even "Granite Peak Ski Team" is better....

Truth!

 

[fatbob]

So what mashup can we invent to replace Squalpine?




The release is vague about whether Alpine is included. if so, how do we distinguish the two base areas?

Personally I like to keep it simple so an anagram provides

I Loathed Ape Ass - seems snappy enough

though - Hopeless AI Data - is the true origin story of the Blandy Mcblandface corporate origin.

Maybe Blandy McMehface might stick as a protest name.


I mean what was so wrong with Gnarnia? It was there on a plate for them plus could have added a lion and a closet to the logo which would be cool....

 

[scott43]

This is just another corporate branding effort just like Alterra or Ikon.

My first thought was they were trying to move it up-market. That's what it sounds like to me. But..hey, it's a business, go for it.

 

[James]

Umm, it's kind a bad thing that I could go so quickly from that to Pali-hoe. Hoe. Isn't that what started the name change in the first place? And I'm not trying to be funny.

Or “Pali-Ho!” So what?
Are we going to change “Tahoe” now because it has ‘hoe’ in it?

I don’t really get where the palisade name came ftom though. Palisades are sheer cliffs.