Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley

Squaw Valley USA, site of the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, is a legendary vacation destination plunked down squarely at the end of a gorgeous Sierra valley. Squaw's terrain may seem endless to those trying to conquer it, with 33 lifts, including North America’s only Funitel and an aerial Cable Car, access six peaks, 4,000 acres and 2,850 vertical feet of terrain.The Village was built with the inviting ambiance of a European style mountain village and features the sort of restaurants, shops, and support services skiers expect to find when visiting such a venerable area.ActivitiesSnowboarding: Three terrain parks including Belmont Park for smaller kids, a Super Pipe, and halfpipe. Cross Country Profile: Cross country and touring at area. Also offering ice skating, snowtubing, swimming, jacuzzi, indoor climbing wall, sleigh rides, a health and fitness spa, dog sled tours and snowshoeing. Ice fishing and mountaineering nearby. Coin-op race course.LodgingSki in-out condo-hotel luxury accommodations. Forty hotels within eight miles of Squaw Valley. Overnight facilities in Tahoe City six miles, Truckee nine miles; RVs welcome at resort but no hookups. Winter RecreationCross country and touring at area. Also offering ice skating, movie theater, sleigh riding, snowtubing, swimming, jacuzzi and tennis. Ice fishing and mountaineering nearby. Coin-op race courses and family fun park. Night skiing (free with all day and afternoon lift tickets) and night riding.