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Carrig, Wirth join Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition Board of Directors
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:55amAndy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows resorts, and Vail Resorts co-president Blaise T. Carrig have been elected to the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition's Board of Direct...
Carrig, Wirth join Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition Board of Directors
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:55amAndy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows resorts, and Vail Resorts co-president Blaise T. Carrig have been elected to the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition's Board of Direct...
Mancuso places second in downhill
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 3:49pmBy USSA. BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, Austria — Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley stormed to second and led three Americans into the top 10 at the Audi FIS Alpine ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../mancuso-places-second...
Lack of snow not stopping Olympic Heritage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 6:45pmBy Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee. In 1960, with the sports world poised to show up on their doorstep, organizers of the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley grew increasingly nervous through an unus...
Site ranks Heavenly among most popular resorts in North America
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:44pmSkireports.com came out with a ranking today based on Facebook fans and Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, which has 93,887 Facebook followers, ranked second among the most popular resorts in North America. Northstar ranked eighth in the field and Squaw Valley, 14th.
U.S. Forest Service teams up with Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 3:17pm
By John Heil
The U.S. Forest Service and organizers of January's Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month are working together to promote and recognize the event at Lake Tahoe and elsewhere, highlighting the health benefits of winter outdoor activity.
Squaw, Alpine challenge riders to raise the most
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:30amSo Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are engaging in a friendly little competition to raise money for Project MANA, Truckee/North Lake Tahoe's hunger relief organization. To kick things off I will d...
Tahoe Snow Sports Icons Daron Rahlves, Jeremy Jones Partner With Plate for Powder Campaign
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 12:21pm
By Maja Thaler
Two of Lake Tahoe's most popular ski and snowboarding icons, Daron Rahlves and Jeremy Jones, have finished shooting public service ads this week for the nonprofit Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program. Rahlves and Jones donated their time for the California and Nevada Lake Tahoe specialty license plates program, which gives new Tahoe license plate buyers two free Alpine or Nordic ski tickets to their choice of 12 major Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's Messiah
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:00amTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's Messiah with performances in five locations including the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's Messiah
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:00amTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's Messiah with performances in five locations including the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...
Squaw's Sigourney opens Visa Grand Prix tour with halfpipe win
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 9:12amCOPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - A year after barely missing the podium at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix held at Copper Mountain, U.S. Freeskiing Pro Halfpipe Team member Brita Sigourney of Squaw ...
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's Messiah
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:00amTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's Messiah with performances in five locations including the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's Messiah
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:00amTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's Messiah with performances in five locations including the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...
Squaw, Alpine score well on annual environmental review
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows topped the list for California resorts in the Ski Area Citizens Coalition's 11th Annual Ski Area Environmental Report Card. The report...
Squaw, Alpine score well on annual environmental review
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows topped the list for California resorts in the Ski Area Citizens Coalition's 11th Annual Ski Area Environmental Report Card. The report...
LUNAFEST to benefit Girls on the Run - Sierras
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 10:02amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - LUNAFEST, a film festival of diverse shorts from around the globe by, for and about women, is returning to Squaw Valley Dec. 8. Like in past years, attendees will enjoy ins...
Free Ski Lift Tickets as Tahoe Fund Launches 2nd Annual Plate for Powder Program
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:21pm
The Tahoe Fund announced today that 12 major Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are offering two free Alpine or Nordic tickets for every purchase of a California or Nevada Lake Tahoe license plate between December 12 and April 15.
'Sing Christmas' choral performance in Squaw
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:31pmThe Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus of Sierra College, directed by Susan Horst, ... The chorus will be accompanied by a string ensemble comprised of Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sing-christmas-ch...
Squaw, Alpine Meadows offer value-added weekend ski and ride lessons
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 11:24amThis weekend, beginner skiers and riders can take their first turns on the snow at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows for just $30 including a beginner lift ticket, rental equipment and lessons during the 12th Annual Learn to Ski and Board Weekend.
Outdoors with Don Q: Some personal memories from the year 2011
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 2:00am
By Don Quilici
As I look forward to the year of 2012 with high expectations, hopes and dreams, this is a good time to reflect back on some selected personal memories from the rapidly ending year of 2011. Here are my top memories:
Reno-Tahoe International Airport to undergo $40 million in renovations
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 9:53am
Beginning today the Reno-Tahoe International Airport will be undergoing $40 million in renovations, including a Lake Tahoe-themed ticket lobby. The Gateway Project, which will bring about 275 jobs now through April 2013, features an upgrade to the baggage claim area, creating a first floor single security checkpoint, plus new retail and places to eat.
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows plan cross country link study
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 3:30pmSquaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are announcing a new pilot study to determine the possibility of creating backcountry access gates permitting on-snow travel between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
'Sing Christmas' at Squaw
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 12:38pmThe Truckee Tahoe Community Chorus of Sierra College, directed by Susan Horst, Chris Nelson and Tom Acord, will present its holiday concert “Sing ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/11/sing-christmas-at-squ...
Squaw Valley ready to revamp its reputation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:33pmAt a meeting last month put on by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, CEO Andy Wirth talked a bit about the changes coming to Squaw. He was not shy in admitting improvements beyond on-mountain up...
Squaw Valley ready to revamp its reputation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:15pmAt a meeting last month put on by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, CEO Andy Wirth talked a bit about the changes coming to Squaw. He was not shy in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../squaw-valley-re...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:28amSquaw Valley Ski Holdings LLC is pledging $25000 to the Community House, a new community center and a service delivery program spearheaded by the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation. • The USGA announc...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 6:03pmSarah Hussong-Johnson has been appointed director of engineering for South Lake Tahoe. • Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Northstar offer ski lessons ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-l...
Scoot over: Zimride announces public route to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 1:21pm
Zimride, the largest online ride-sharing service in North America, today announced that a new route between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe will open to the public beginning Thanksgiving day, bringing Bay Area residents convenient, inexpensive access to one of the country’s top winter destinations. To celebrate the route’s launch, Zimride is giving away $20,000 worth of free gas to riders on the route.
Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows merger complete
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 11:26am
The previously announced transaction between KSL Capital Partners and JMA Ventures which joins Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows under one operating company has officially closed. This announcement affirms that skiers and riders can access Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows’ 6,000 acres, 44 lifts and over 270 trails on one lift ticket or season pass. The two resorts will be connected by convenient, complimentary shuttles that will provide transportation between the two resorts.
“Since announcing the merger, the Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley joint pass products –the Tahoe Super Pass and Tahoe Super Six, and Squaw Valley’s $50 million Renaissance, the response from our guests has been overwhelmingly positive” said Andy Wirth, Squaw Valley’s president and CEO.“The opportunity to experience these two incredible mountains, each with their own unique spirit and character, through one pass and one ticket has resonated deeply with our guests,” said Wirth. Wirth will take the helm as the president and CEO of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC, the newly formed parent company of both Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
Forest Service welcomes more California jobs under new ski legislation
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 1:30pmBy John Heil
California is expected to see a boost in its local mountain economies as a result of a new legislation that now permits year-long recreation opportunities on U.S. Forest Service ski areas. The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which was signed by President Barack Obama on Nov. 7, is estimated to create and annually sustain up to 600 extra jobs nationwide.
Tahoe symphony orchestra and chorus presents 'Messiah'
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 2:19pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus announces its sixth annual production of Handel's "Messiah" with performances in five locations, including the Resort at Squaw Cree...
Winter seasons filled with Granlibakken ski lodging packages
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 4:04pmTahoe's original ski resort, Granlibakken, near Tahoe City, is lodging central in 2012 with various ski and stay packages for seven area resorts.
“How much more warm weather and sunshine can we take,” laughed Kay Williams, deadpanning over last season’s epic seven-month winter and 700+ inches of snow. “Sure, various ski resorts like to be the first to open or last to close, but we want folks to know that we’re ready with early-season offerings.”
Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts: Season Pass Roundup
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 4:40pmWith so many ski resorts at Lake Tahoe, it's hard to choose where to ski. Each resort has its own claim to fame, and it really comes down to personal preference. If you ski more than a few days a year, the best bargain is to go for a season pass. Even if you are only skiing for a week, a season pass might be cheaper than buying a ticket each day.
Jessica Richitelli named Squaw Valley terrain park manager
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:56amSquaw Valley welcomes Jessica Richitelli as the resort’s new terrain park manager. Richitelli joins the Squaw Valley team with more than nine years of terrain park experience, including a background in park construction and maintenance, event execution, sponsorship relations, hiring, training and marketing. Most recently Richitelli served as the terrain park manager at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH.
CTC considering 40-year agreement with ski company
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 6:34pmCalifornia Tahoe Conservancy and Squaw Valley Ski Holdings Inc. are expected to enter a 40-year lease on Friday so the resort can continue to operate on 402 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ctc-considerin...
North Shore ski resorts putting Tahoe on the map
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 2:59pmKINGS BEACH – “It is finally Lake Tahoe's time.” Those are the words of Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth. His peers Bill Rock, COO of Northstar, and Art Chapman, president and chairman of JMA Ventures,...
Far West Nordic Auction/Raffle Party -
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 2:09pm
The 26th annual Far West Nordic Auction/Raffle Party will be held on Saturday, November 5 from 6:00pm-10:00pm at the Olympic Village Lodge in Squaw Valley.
This is Far West Nordic Ski Education Association's largest fundraiser for its Junior Nordic Programs. Admission is $25 for 12 and over and $5 for 11 and under. Raffle tickets will be available at $5 each. Check for updates on our Auction page. Tickets are now available from your favorite Far West Nordic junior or at our website.
Squaw Valley Job fair Nov. 11
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 5:31am
Squaw Valley will host the resort’s seasonal job interview fair on Friday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking place in the Palisades Conference Room adjacent to the lobby of The Village at Squaw Valley, the interview fair will include interviews for a wide range of positions including snowsports instructors, ski patrol, lift operations, grooming, terrain parks, culinary services, rental services, retail, security, parking, product sales and services, and transportation.
Heavenly reacts to the Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 8:00amAfter a season where it seemed no mountain could touch the size and value of the Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe partnership, the region's biggest ski area duo is now facing new ...
Heavenly reacts to the Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 8:00amAfter a season where it seemed no mountain could touch the size and value of the Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe partnership, the region's biggest ski area duo is now facing new ...
Harassment suit filed against Resort at Squaw Creek's management company
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:21pmOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - A federal lawsuit filed Thursday against Destination Resorts & Hotels alleges a former female employee at The Resort at Squaw Creek was sexually harassed and that the natio...
Resort at Squaw Creek operators face federal lawsuit
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:49pmA property management company in Lake Tahoe violated federal law when it improperly handled a sexual harassment claim of a Resort at Squaw Creek employee, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equa...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:49pmSouth Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole's state of the city address has been moved to Oct. 18 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Julia Mancuso left Chile for her home at Squaw Valley to shoot a profile piece...
10th Annual Village Oktoberfest at Squaw Valley
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 3:27pmBreak out the dirndls and scrub your knees before donning a pair of lederhosen.The 10th annual Village Oktoberfest at Squaw Valley happens Saturday, Oct. 1.The Bavarian-style action begins at 2 p.m...
Squaw-Alpine join forces to become one ski company
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 4:19amWith the Tahoe-Reno area going after the 2022 Winter Olympics, this combined force could add to the region's solid foundation to prove it is worthy of hosting the Games again. Looking toward Squaw...
Squaw/Alpine deal: Olympian Julia Mancuso, North Tahoe ski community react
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 7:17pmTAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Asking Tahoe-area skiers and snowboarders if they heard the big news Tuesday was a waste of breath. Of course they had. The alliance of Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows s...
Tahoe resorts Squaw Valley USA, Alpine Meadows to complete historic merger
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:38amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Two of the largest and most-revered ski areas nestled near the shores of Lake Tahoe are merging, officials have confirmed, ending years of rumors of a partnership that figu...
Tahoe resorts Squaw Valley USA, Alpine Meadows to complete historic merger
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:38amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Two of the largest and most-revered ski areas nestled near the shores of Lake Tahoe are merging, officials have confirmed, ending years of rumors of a partnership that figu...
Confirmed: Squaw Valley and Alpine deal official
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:38amSquaw Valley USA, the iconic Lake Tahoe-area resort that has been home to some of the country’s top downhill skiers, is joining operations with neighboring Alpine Meadows. See story here. Here is the official press release dated today:
Unconfirmed: Squaw Valley buys Alpine
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:09amSkier and snowboarder renegade website unofficialnetwork.com, an insider favorite among snow enthusiasts, ski pass holders and resort visitors (and disliked by ski corporations) reports that its sources tell them that a merger of Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley USA is "done and Alpine Meadows employees already know (about it.)
