New Squaw Valley App! Available now on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, and featured as “Best New Ski App” in WIRED Magazine, this new Squaw Valley and Alpine meadows app is a must have on the mountain for both family and friends. With a built in GPS system to track yourself and others, updated lift queues in real time, a stat tracker, real time webcams and snow conditions, this is the Continue Reading
Any Given Sunday: Squaw Valley – GoPro Video
From the powder filled backcountry slopes to the freshly groomed park, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are a great time no matter how you like to ski. Carving through the snow has never looked like more fun from a skier’s perspective. Entirely made up of Go-Pro clips, this awesome edit will have you itching to be on the mountain ASAP. Continue Reading
Tour of Squaw Valley’s KT-22 by Shane McConkey [Video]
Squaw Valley’s KT-22 is a legendary mountain run that is on every good skier and snowboarder’s bucket list. It was named for a 22 kick-turn descent in 1948 by Sandy Poulson, who was also known as the First Lady of Squaw Valley. Sandy was nervous to ski straight down the slope, so her husband Wayne Poulson, the founder of Squaw Valley, named the mountain to tease her about her careful descent. Continue Reading
Hometown Hero: Shane McConkey
Shane McConkey knew how to live life to the fullest. He was a creative person with an extreme propensity for adventure. Those personality traits combined into skills that forged new sports, competitions, and even changed the way we ski today. Shane was born into a skiing family in Vancouver, Canada during a time in which his father, Jim McConkey was establishing the ski school at Whistler, BC. Continue Reading
Fun During the Holidays at Squaw Valley
Gently falling snow, decorated windows, carolers, ice skating and skiing or boarding. If that sounds like a wonderful Christmas to you, then you should spend some time and expect some fun during the holidays at Squaw Valley this December. Take advantage of the many holiday activities scheduled. Here’s a quick list of what’s available in 2016: Holidays at Squaw Creek Squaw Creek unveils Continue Reading
Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Ski Season Opening Day
Who else has started to count down to Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Ski Season Opening Day? I have! Did you know they are planning for an early opening to the 2016-2017 season? If the weather is cool enough Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows is preparing to open sometime during the week of November 11th! They will put a 1-million-dollar investment into snow making enhancements to good use by Continue Reading
Hometown Hero: Julia Mancuso
For those of you who are new to skiing at Squaw Valley, you may not realize that run that brings you front and center to the Squaw Valley Lodge, was renamed Julia’s Gold in honor of local Hometown Hero Julia Mancuso. Julia earned gold in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy for the Giant Slalom. She’s since taken home three other Olympic medals, the most in history for a female alpine skier. Born Continue Reading
Skiing Extreme III at Squaw Valley
Thought I’d share this old school “Skiing Extreme III at Squaw Valley” video I came across. Enjoy! This video was posted by Rob DesLauriers who is one of our extreme skiing pioneers. He starred in over 20 ski films working as a professional extreme skier between 1988 and 2000. In 2000, he worked on the development of Teton Mountain Lodge and a condo resort in Jackson Hole. Continue Reading
Athletes & Films at Squaw Valley in November
One of the best non-powder activities at Squaw Valley is watching other people enjoy extreme sports in the off season. It gets our hearts racing and our blood pumping as we think about hitting the slopes again as soon as the base is set. You’ll see some impressive athletes and interesting films at Sqauw Valley this November! The Alpenglow Winter Film Festival returns with the first Continue Reading
Hometown Hero: Michelle Parker
Michelle Parker was born in Truckee and grew up skiing at Squaw Valley. She strapped on her first skis (with mom and dad’s help) at age one. As she grew older, Michelle started to get into ski racing, but at age 15 decided her passion was freeskiing. A year later she competed in her first US Ski Open. Her advice to newcomers in the skiing world? “Do it because you love it!” A Continue Reading
