Since 1949, Squaw Valley has hosted visitors and events from around the globe, including the VIII Olympic Winter Games in 1960. The symbolic Tower of Nations and Olympic flame still greet Squaw Valley's guests at the entrance. This ski resort maintains its world-class status year after year because it refuses to stand still. Dedicated to pushing the envelope, Alex Cushing, Founder and Chairman, still provides the vision and character with which Squaw Valley USA became and continues to be internationally famous.
Squaw Valley is legendary for some of the steepest terrain and deepest snowfall in North America.
The base elevation is 6,200 feet and the Granite Chief peak summit is 9,050 feet, making for a vertical drop of 2,850 feet. This allows entry-level enthusiasts the same breathtaking views and full mountain experience that more advanced skiers typically enjoy. Mountain Run is the longest vertical run, measuring three miles and 2,000 vertical feet of groomed intermediate terrain, and extending from High Camp to the Village floor. Snowboarding According to the ski patrol, snowboarding was first allowed during night skiing in the winter of 1986-87. That spring Squaw Valley opened its slopes daily to snowboarders.