Squaw Valley USA Reviews

Squaw Valley USA

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Rated #1 in Lake Tahoe

• Overall Rating 4.4 Reviewed by 37 users
• Family Friendly 4.0
• Downhill Terrain 4.5
• Terrain Park 3.8
• Nightlife 3.9

 

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• • Overall Rating 5
  • Family Friendly 3
  • Downhill Terrain 5
  • Terrain Park 5
  • Nightlife 4

  
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  Squaw Valley USA

  by AA-Shred - Sep 27, 2009

  Pros: Terrian, Powder, Steeps, Cliffs, Parks

  Cons: Crowds, Upper Mtn closed on storm days

  Squaw Valley has some of the best terrain in North America; from long mogul runs to steeps to cliffs, it has it all. There is plenty of terrain at Squaw to play... Full review

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• • Overall Rating 5
  • Family Friendly 4
  • Downhill Terrain 5
  • Terrain Park 4
  • Nightlife 5

  
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  Tahoe's Finest

  by nessasnobunny - Apr 25, 2009

  Pros: Gorgeous, varied terrain, long runs, nightlife, swimming lagoon, it's just huge

  Cons: commercialized, crowded, impersonal service

  Squaw Valley is arguably the best that North Tahoe (some would say all of Tahoe) has to offer. The first time you ride the cable car over that first ridge, you catch... Full review

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• • Overall Rating 5
  • Family Friendly 3
  • Downhill Terrain 5
  • Terrain Park 5
  • Nightlife 5

  Real Terrain for Real Skiers

  by alieber - Apr 15, 2009

  Pros: Steeps, Long Runs, Lots of Variety

  Cons: Heavy, Sticky Sierra Cement

  Squaw Valley boasts the widest assortment of advanced terrain anywhere in the Lake Tahoe area. This is not a mountain for beginners -- to be sure, there's a fair amount of green... Full review

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• • Overall Rating 3
  • Family Friendly 3
  • Downhill Terrain 2
  • Terrain Park 2
  • Nightlife 4

  Not all that it's cracked up to me

  by alvlee01 - Mar 29, 2009

  Pros: Big resort, plenty of open lifts, long trails

  Cons: skiers paradise, not good for boarders

  I've been to this resort several times, and each time I've asked myself why I bothered to come back. The night boarding/skiing is great IF you don't mind waiting 10-30 minutes in... Full review

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• • Overall Rating 4
  • Family Friendly 4
  • Downhill Terrain 4
  • Terrain Park
  • Nightlife 5

  Very shwanky!

  by lkdellatorre - Mar 24, 2009

  Pros: Wicked fast lifts, long blue runs, great apres ski

  Cons: Expensive, windy, lifts often close early

  I'm an intermediate skiier, which this resort is great for. Mountain run is a whopping 3.2 miles, and sports some great terrain. The ski-in, ski-out is fantastic, and store your skis overnight... Full review

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