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The Squaw Valley Olympic Flame Will Burn in Beijing
In 1960, SNOW Sports Museum Athlete Ambassador, Starr Walton-Hurley, was one of the Olympic Torch bearers at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley. In fact, she carried the torch through the valley to Blythe Arena, where she passed it along to the Olympic officials…
SNOW Sports Museum Athlete Ambassadors Tapped for 2022 Olympic Teams
The competitors for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing have been announced, and five local Olympians are also SNOW Sports Museum Athlete Ambassador…
Wake Up. Fuel Up. Level Up.
The Sunrise Sierra Summit Maple Pear Quinoa Topped with Toasted Oats Patty Mastracco happens to be a world-class chef and cookbook author who makes frequent appearances on TV show cooking segments to impart her mouth-watering recipes with the world. On Friday,...
SNOW SPORTS MUSEUM AND COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER PROJECT
Shared from Placer.Ca.Gov The proposed project would include construction of a two-story, U-shaped building celebrating the 1960 Winter Olympics and history of winter sports in the Sierra Nevada. The building would consist of up to 20,000 square feet (sf) with a...
October Update: Magic in the Mountains Film Showings
We love October! This month is a turn toward winter, with cooling temps and the onslaught of emails about renewing our mountain passes. This time of year is called “Locals Summer” because the vacation crowds have gone and we can find a good seat at our local watering...
The Squaw Valley Olympic Flame Will Burn in Beijing
In 1960, SNOW Sports Museum Athlete Ambassador, Starr Walton-Hurley, was one of the Olympic Torch bearers at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley. In fact, she carried the torch through the valley to Blythe Arena, where she passed it along to the Olympic officials…
Press Releases
Tahoe-Truckee Skiers Nominated to the 2020-21 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Teams
The 2020 Vision Report is Here!Continuing a long and distinguished Sierra tradition of skiing excellence, the SNOW Sports Museum salutes the athletes from the Truckee-Tahoe region who were nominated by U.S. Ski & Snowboard for the 2020-2021 Team.Joining the ranks...
New Board Members and Advisors – November 2020
Welcome aboard, new members and advisors!Photo Credits 01 This section is for image credit listsThe SNOW Sports Museum is happy to announce the addition of four new people to our distinguished team: Megan Sahnow Ganim (advisor): Megan comes to the SNOW museum with a...
Grand Pacific Resorts comes up big for the SNOW Sports Museum in 2020!
The 2020 Vision Report is Here!To the SNOW Museum Team: We were honored to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the 1960 Winter Olympics with a $5,000 donation to help build the SNOW Sports Museum, which will be located at the entrance of Olympic Valley, California.The...