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Description
Squaw Valley resort information
In the Western United States, the Squaw Valley ski resort is a fantastic spot to spend the winter season, nestled up in the mountains near Lake Tahoe. The resort has retained its fame since hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics, maintaining a vibrant ski and snowboarding culture that has lasted until the present day. With over 100km of slopes available for locals and tourists, with an additional 50km of ski routes. There are 24 lifts that ferry passengers to slopes within elevations of 1,890m and 2,760m.
With the Sierra Mountains as an awe-inspiring backdrop, visitors and residents can enjoy the most wonderful fresh slopes. The resort is divided into two parts: Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley. The former has 5 zones including Blue Room, Lakeview, Promised Land, Pacific Crest North Bowls and Pacific Crest South Bowls featuring many different classifications of slopes. The Squaw Valley area has 9 zones, from the Snoventures zone ideal for children, to the KT-22 zone with 2000 vertical feet of black slopes.
They include 25km of easy blue slopes, 45km of intermediate red slopes and 30km of difficult black slopes. The best slope here is at 5km in length, with an elevation difference of 868m and in total there are 3,600 skiable acres. There is also a Gold Coast terrain park, ideal for freestyle skiers, with a waterfall rail, flat up rail and lift tower tube to name a few. Lastly, there is night skiing available for those guests who just need to stay that little bit longer on the slopes.
Location
Location
Duration
Distance
Nearest Airport
27 mins
26.1 km
Nearest Hospital
6 mins
1.3 km
Nearest School
3 mins
0.7 km
Snow History
Key: Lower Depth / Upper Depth
Month\Year
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
Nov
15.64cm/60cm
2cm/21cm
22.75cm/22.75cm
54.88cm/61.63cm
28.33cm/41.67cm
N/A
Dec
37.11cm/187.11cm
37.55cm/50.15cm
77.95cm/77.95cm
83.67cm/108.62cm
46.15cm/76.1cm
N/A
Feb
63.3cm/245.75cm
45.25cm/144.45cm
100.3cm/100.3cm
167cm/312.14cm
N/A
N/A
Mar
45.25cm/252.1cm
46cm/181.81cm
53.18cm/116.68cm
174.67cm/376.76cm
N/A
171.5cm/369.67cm
Apr
25cm/221.33cm
66.19cm/202.53cm
45.25cm/78.38cm
103.67cm/348.67cm
N/A
73.6cm/273.6cm
May
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
30cm/259cm
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