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Squaw Valley USA Ski Resort
California, USA


Resort Statistics
vertical drop:2,850 feet
summit:9,050 feet
base:6,200 feet
lifts:33
trails:177
longest run:16,896 feet

Snowboarding
permitted:Yes
terrain park:Yes
half-pipe:Yes
Snow and Terrain
annual snowfall:450 inches
snowmaking:10%
skiable area:4,000 acres
easiest: 25%
more difficult: 45%
most difficult: 30%

Other Activities
x-country:18 km
snow tubing:Yes
Contact Information
information:(530) 583-6985
conditions:(530)583-6955
web site:squaw.com
e-mail:squaw@squaw.com
location:California, USA


Squaw Valley Usa Ski Resort News

Squaw Valley USA offering discounted season passes for 2010-11 (Truckee Times)
March 23, 2010 - Squaw Valley USA ski resort will again offer discounted season passes for the upcoming winter season. Last season, Squaw Valley USA slashed season pass prices by $1,000 for the 50/60 anniversary season, and this year, they are doing it again.  read more

Go big at Squaw Valley (San Jose Mercury News)
March 15, 2010 - Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area's premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season.  read more

Squaw Valley USA to host 2010 Vertical Express for Multiple Sclerosis (Sierra Sun)
March 03, 2010 - SQUAW VALLEY USA - For the past two decades a dedicated group of enthusiastic skiers have gathered at Squaw Valley USA each winter to ski, spend a weekend with friends and raise money for The Heuga Center (now re-named The Can Do MS Center). The 2010 Vertical Express for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), presented by The Alger Family of Funds, EMD Serono, Inc./Pfizer Inc and Rolex Watch USA, hits the ...  read more

Squaw Valley Among Top Ski Destinations (CBS 5 Bay Area)
March 03, 2010 - Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area's premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season.  read more

Skier's death returns spotlight to Squaw Valley (Reno Gazette-Journal)
February 28, 2010 - OLYMPIC VALLEY -- The first signal that Squaw Valley USA is a different kind of ski resort is at the entrance from the highway, a massive structure announcing its place in history as the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics.  read more

Freeskier C.R. Johnson killed at Squaw Valley (The Record-Courier)
February 26, 2010 - TRUCKEE, Calif. - Truckee's C.R. Johnson, who made a name for himself as a teenager as one of the most progressive freeskiers in the industry, died Wednesday at Squaw Valley USA. He was 26. According to a Squaw press release, witnesses reported Johnson was skiing the Light Towers area near Headwall when he caught an edge on some exposed rock as he initiated a turn. He impacted several rocks ...  read more

Skier C.R. Johnson killed in Squaw Valley crash (Vail Daily)
February 25, 2010 - TRUCKEE, Calif. - Truckee's C.R. Johnson, who made a name for himself as a teenager as one of the most progressive freeskiers in the industry, died Wednesday at Squaw Valley USA. He was 26. According to a Squaw press release, witnesses reported Johnson was skiing the Light Towers area near Headwall when he caught an edge on some exposed rock as he initiated a turn. He impacted several rocks ...  read more

Truckee skier C.R. Johnson killed at Squaw Valley (The Grass Valley Union)
February 25, 2010 - Truckee's C.R. Johnson, who made a name for himself as a teenager as one of the most progressive freeskiers in the industry, died Wednesday at Squaw Valley USA. According to a Squaw press release, witnesses reported Johnson was skiing the Light Towers area near Headwall when he caught an edge on some exposed rock as he initiated a turn. He impacted several rocks before coming to rest several ...  read more

Truckee skier C.R. Johnson killed in ski accident at Squaw Valley (Sierra Sun)
February 25, 2010 - TRUCKEE, Calif. - Truckee's C.R. Johnson, who made a name for himself as a teenager as one of the most progressive freeskiers in the industry, died Wednesday at Squaw Valley USA, resort officials confirmed. According to a Squaw Valley press release, witnesses reported Johnson was skiing the Light Towers area near Headwall when he caught an edge on some exposed rock as he initiated a turn and ...  read more

X-Games skier dies at Squaw (Reno Gazette-Journal)
February 25, 2010 - A professional free skier who competed in the Winter X Games died Wednesday after he fell and hit his head on a rock outcropping while taking a run down a steep chute at Squaw Valley USA.  read more



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