It seems that KSL Capital Partners has listened to the public response to the original Village at Squaw Valley Expansion plan. When the original development plan was first introduced more than a year ago, it got a strong negative reaction from both local property owners and businesses, long time Squaw Valley skiers and environmentalists. It caused a local grassroots movement resulting in Continue Reading
Incorporate Olympic Valley Has Taken A Big Step Forward
Incorporate Olympic Valley submitted a formal application to Placer County Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO) with a $25,000 deposit on December 19, 2013. With this step the idea of incorporation has moved from an interesting topic of discussion to something that may possibly become a reality. LAFCO will review the application, the proposed boundaries, financial viability of the proposed Continue Reading
Revised Village Expansion Plan Due By Mid December
A revised proposal for Squaw Valley’s village expansion should be submitted to Placer County in mid-December according to an article in the Sierra Sun. Alex Fisch, senior planner for Placer County, believes the revision will be “notable.” In the same article Chevis Hosea, vice president of development for Squaw Valley, said that “the community has been providing valuable input, and we’re Continue Reading
Squaw Valley Village Expansion Update
Since the early 2000s, resort development proposals have made their way into the eastern reaches of Placer County. These proposals have not been without controversy and opposition. It began with “plans for thousands of luxury homes and multiple golf courses in the Martis Valley” according to a recent article in Moonshine Ink titled "The County in the Crossfire." Those development proposals were Continue Reading
New Village at Squaw Valley Expansion Model
Squaw Valley has added a new model of the proposed 101.5 acre Village Expansion to Base Camp, their information office in the existing Village at Squaw Valley. This second model shows the proposed expansion in the context of the entire Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows resort area. It is a 1 inch to 130 ft, scale model, 19 ft. by 22 ft. in size. In a recent article in the Sierra Sun, Chevis Hosea, vice Continue Reading
Olympic Valley Advances Its Petition To Incorporate As A Town Without Alpine Meadows
According to a recent article in Moonshine Ink, after a poll of Alpine Meadows residents indicated that the majority of respondents were not in favor of incorporation, the Squaw Alpine Association has announced it will proceed with its efforts at incorporation without Alpine Meadows. “Lacking the same imminent commercial development pressures as Squaw, some Alpine residents did not feel the need Continue Reading
Squaw Valley Expansion Plan Update
According to a recent article in the Sierra Sun, after conducting more than 200 meetings and receiving comments from approximately 1500 people who have visited the scale model at Base Camp in the Village at Squaw Valley, officials have undertaken an update of the existing plan for expansion. The current plan has drawn criticism for its size and scope, traffic, parking, noise, light pollution and Continue Reading
Squawpine
The combining of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows may be just 2.5 years away. As many of you know KSL Partners (owners of Squaw Valley Ski area) purchased controlling interest in Alpine Meadows several years ago. For the last two ski seasons both Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows season passes and daily tickets allow skiers to ski both resorts and there has been a free shuttle service between both Continue Reading
