It’s been an interesting few years at Alpine Meadows since Squaw Valley Ski Holdings and KSL Capital bought the mountain in 2011. We’ve survived what… Read More »The New Stickers Are Here: Keep Tahoe KSL Free
It’s that time again. The Lost Sierra Hoedown kicks off tomorrow evening at the Johnsville Ski Bowl. Johnsville is the birthplace of lift served skiing… Read More »Headin’ For A Hoedown
We’ve probably been remiss in our failure to mention that the Siberia chair lift replacement project is underway over ay Squaw. The marketing team at… Read More »More Snow Making Improvements At Alpine Meadows
We have known it for a long time. There’s a loyal breed of Alpine Meadows skiers and riders that have grown up at the mountain… Read More »Sharing Some Alpine Meadows Love
Another round of salvos was fired this week regarding the proposed gondola connection between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. As we have already reported, the… Read More »The Gondola Squawble Continues
We’ve spent some time at UnofficialAlpine.com looking at the trend towards mega-resorts in the snow industry, and our position is clear, it’s not what the… Read More »Will The Mega Resort Trend Ever Stop?
We thought the news might be coming sometime soon. After a dismal series of snow seasons, Squaw Valley Ski Holdings needed to do something to maintain interest… Read More »The SquAlpine Gondola Connection: A Community Divided
Hello Skiers and Riders, I did not ski today, so I decided to look back at the history of Alpine Meadows (prior name Bear Valley)… Read More »Andy Wertheim: Pre-Alpine Meadows History Lesson
Hello Skiers and Riders, Skiing today was a carbon copy of yesterday. Sunny with a little breeze on top and smooth groomed runs on Alpine… Read More »Andy Wertheim: More On The History Of Alpine Meadows
Hello Skiers and Riders, Snow conditions remain about the same. Â Packed powder with chaotic moguls off the groom and super wonderful conditions on the groomed… Read More »Andy Wertheim: History of Alpine?
We’ve been able to avoid Squaw Valley politics for awhile at UnofficialAlpine.com. It’s been awfully quiet over the ridge, leading many to speculate on exactly… Read More »Squaw Valley: Can We Really Trust What Is Going On?
Crisp white corduroy Bright with shade mesmerizing Thank you snow makers – Haiku submitted by Jennie Or one of three possible alternate haiku endings… Read More »A Winter Haiku
We actually have no idea who won the Banzai yet. But we are ready to announce the winners of the “Keeping It Alpine Meadows” sticker… Read More »And The Winners Are…
The Friends Of Alpine Meadows group did an admirable job sharing their agenda with a small crowd at their first public meeting yesterday. Roughly 30… Read More »Friends Of Alpine Meadows: Taking The High Road
No matter what the forecasters and the wanna-be-forecasters say this season, there is only one forecast you can trust. It’s the one that says it’s… Read More »There’s Only One Forecast You Can Trust In Tahoe This Season…