| Palisades Tahoe | |
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 The Village at Palisades Tahoe, July 2007 | |
  Palisades Tahoe Location in the United States  Palisades Tahoe Location in California | |
| Location | 1960 Olympic Valley Road, Olympic Valley, CA |
| Nearest major city | Truckee, California Reno, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39°11′46″N 120°14′06″W / 39.196°N 120.235°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Owner | Alterra Mountain Company |
| Vertical | 2,850 ft (870 m) |
| Top elevation | 9,050 ft (2,760 m) |
| Base elevation | 6,200 ft (1,890 m) |
| Skiable area | 3,600 acres (1,456.9 ha; 14.6 km2) |
| Trails | 177+ 25% easiest 45% more difficult 30% most difficult |
| Longest run | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) Mountain Run |
| Lift system | 30 |
| Lift capacity | 58,000 per hour |
| Terrain parks | Yes, 2 |
| Snowfall | 400 in (1,020 cm) |
| Snowmaking | Yes |
| Night skiing | No |
| Website | www |
Palisades Tahoe is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Olympic Valley, California, northwest of Tahoe City in the Sierra Nevada range. From its founding in 1949, the resort was known as Squaw Valley, but it changed its name in 2021 due to the derogatory connotations of the word "squaw". It was the host site for the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1]
The Palisades Tahoe resort is the largest skiing complex in the Lake Tahoe region,[2] and is known for its challenging terrain.[3] Palisades Tahoe (not including Alpine Meadows) has a base elevation of 6,200 feet (1,890 meters) and a skiable 3,600 acres (1,500 hectares) across six peaks, employing 23 chairlifts, four carpet lifts, a tramway, a gondola connecting it to Alpine Meadows, and the only funitel in the United States. It tops out at 9,010 ft (2,750 m) at Granite Chief,[4][5] and averages 400 inches (33.3 feet; 10.2 meters) of annual snowfall.[6] The resort attracts approximately 600,000 skiers a year,[7] and is also home to several annual summer events.
The spotlight of the 1960 Olympics raised the resort's profile, and it went through several ownership changes beginning in the 1970s. In 2012, it merged with nearby Alpine Meadows, and became Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, to offer joint access to 6,000 acres (2,400 ha), 43 lifts, and over 270 runs. However, a constructed gondola connection between the resorts, as well as a proposed development at its base,[8] has met with controversy from environmentalists.[9]
- ^ "Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics". Olympics. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Patel, Vimal (14 September 2021). "Squaw Valley Resort, Acknowledging 'Racist and Sexist' Name, Changes It". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Curtin, Irwin (21 January 2018). "At Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, it's all about the terrain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Granite Chief, CA". TopoQuest. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "About Us". Palisades Tahoe Resort. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "About Squaw Valley". The Wanderlust Festival. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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