Squaw Valley Ski Resort

:For other places with the same name, see Squaw Valley.

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The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California is one of the most famous ski areas in the United States and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Related Topics:
Olympic Valley, California - Ski - United States - 1960 Winter Olympics

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The resort operates year-round, offering various activites in both the winter and the summer, including an ice skating rink, a movie theater, horseback riding, a swimming lagoon and spa, and tennis courts.

Related Topics:
Winter - Summer - Ice skating - Movie theater - Horseback riding - Tennis

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A scenic cable car (aerial tramway) carries visitors up 2000 vertical feet to the High Camp Bath and Tennis Club. The cars are attached to a fixed point on the suspended cable loop. When one car is at the top of the mountain, the other car is at the bottom.

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Squaw Valley is noted for the annual Squaw Valley writer's conference, which attracts authors from all over the world each August.

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