Excerpt from Snowball’s Chance by David C. Antonucci Photo Credits 01 Rendering prepared for the hosting bid, courtesy Wendall Broomhall. 02 Jo Marillac, courtesy Squaw Valley. 03 Squaw Valley Ski Area base in the mid-1950s. Photo by Bill Briner. Reno had done it; why...
Excerpt from Snowball’s Chance by David C. Antonucci Photo Credits 01 – Aerial view of Squaw Valley Ski Area in winter, Courtesy Squaw Valley USA, photo by Nathan Kendall. 02 – Wayne Poulsen 1930s, Courtesy Poulsen Family Collection 03 – Alexander...
Ashworth, an Olympic medalist speedskater, died October 4. WILMINGTON – This area, the world of winter sports and friends and family, lost an important person this month. Jeanne Chesley Ashworth, an Olympic medalist speedskater and former Wilmington town supervisor,...
Babette Haueisen, Alpine Meadows’ first full-time female ski instructor, died August 24. Babette Haueisen was known to many as a skiing legend. To Holley Schooley-Calvo and her family she was a mother and grandmother, despite Haueisen having no kids of her own....
Article from the Tahoe Daily Tribune Photo Credits 01 This section is for image credit lists Read the Full Article at the Tahoe Daily Tribune When the Winter Olympics commence in PyeongChang, South Korea, Carson Valley will have its own tie to the Games. Maddie...
Olympian Jean Vuarnet, 83, passed away on January 2, 2017 More About the Life of Jean Jean’s downhill victory at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley was significant for many reasons. A ski pioneer, he captured the gold medal on non-wooden skis and...
