After a blockbuster winter, the skiing and snowboarding seasons are winding down, with only a few chances left to get on the mountain. Powdr Corporation, which operates Boreal Mountain Resort and ...

Too soon? Not for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. The sister Lake Tahoe ski resorts fired up the snow guns this week to test snow-making systems on the slopes in anticipation of opening. Squaw Valley ...

Squaw Valley's launch is the stuff of legend. In the 1940s, a local star skier with an eye for good slopes, Wayne Poulsen, bought 640 acres of what is now Olympic Valley from Southern Pacific Railroad ...

The resort in the Sierra Nevada, known for its challenging terrain, has cool, swagger and a long history. A first-timer is tested by its slopes and its weather. By Elisabeth Vincentelli The Palisades ...

Skuaw Valley Ski Resort, shown on Dec. 23, 2008, is now Palisades Tahoe. In 2025, all 30 geographic formations and locales in California no longer will include the word "squaw" due to its offensive ...