The largest ski resort in North Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley looks and feels like a ski area in the Alps. The high alpine terrain is vast and the village is charming. With so many wide-open bowls and snowfields, Squaw Valley ski area has few named runs. The lifts are named, and skiers and riders pick their own routes down the mountain. What should be called a trail map at Squaw Valley is referred to as a Mountain Guide.
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Squaw Valley USA opened in 1949 but became part of skiing lore in 1960 when the resort hosted the Winter Olympics.
It's hopeless to try to ski the entire resort in one day, and those in-the-know pick an area and do laps on the lift, finding a new line each time down. Squaw Valley isn't only about the steeps. The whole mid-mountain area above High Camp is an absolute dream for beginners and intermediates.
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Additional InformationEnjoy the flexibility of the Ski Tahoe North interchangeable lift ticket and ski/ride any of the North Shore's seven resorts, including Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley USA, Homewood Mt. Resort, Diamond Peak, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Sugar Bowl, or Mt. Rose.
Latest & Greatest:
One of the resort's most popular areas, Shirley Lake, will now be accessed via state-of-the-art high-speed 6 Pack. Also, a new in-ground superpipe was added in Central Park at Riviera. Equipped with lights, the new Riviera Superpipe will be the only night-accessed superpipe in the Tahoe basin.
Snow Report:
Here are some quick facts and stats about the mountain itself:
Season: Winter: Mid-November through Memorial Day; Summer: June 1 - Mid-October
Lift Operations: Weekends/Holidays - 8:30a.m. - 4 p.m., Weekdays - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. & Night Skiing -
4 p.m. - 9 p.m. (generally open mid-Dec - mid-April)
Lift-served acres: 4,000, 16 open bowls, 100+ runs
Terrain: 25% beginner, 45% intermediate, 30% advanced
Six Mountain Peaks: Snow King - 7,550 ft, Broken Arrow - 8,020 ft, KT-22 - 8,200 ft, Emigrant - 8,700 ft, Squaw Peak - 8,900 ft & Granite Chief - 9,050 ft
Vertical rise: 2,850 ft / 869 m
Highest Lift: Aprox 8,700 ft / 2,652 m
Average Annual Snowfall: 450 in / 37.5 ft / 11 m
Parks & Pipes: 3 terrain parks, 1 standard half-pipe, 1 Super-pipe
Uphill Capacity: 49,000 / hour
Snowmaking: 600 acres
Longest run: Mountain Run, 3.2 miles / 8.2 km
Lift System: 34 lifts including: 4 High-Speed Quads, 1 Cable Car, 1 Fixed-Grip Quad, 1 Funitel, 8 Triples, 1 Pulse Gondola, 10 Doubles, 3 Surface, 3 High Speed 6-pacs & 2 Magic Carpet
Location: Squaw Valley USA is just 42 miles from Reno, 96 miles from Sacramento and 196 miles from San Francisco via all weather Interstate 80. Located off Highway 89, between Truckee and Tahoe City on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.
