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2021 Anniversary Celebration: Weatherman Irving Krick
Join our 1960 Winter Games historical trivia series: Meteorologist Irving P. Krick was named “weather engineer” of the Winter Games…
2021 Anniversary Celebration: Penny Pitou
Join our 1960 Winter Games historical trivia series: Penny Pitou first started skiing at age four, and by the time she was eight, she was racing the boys she grew up with and beating them…
2021 Anniversary Celebration: Olympics on TV
Join our 1960 Winter Games historical trivia series: In addition to many other firsts, it was also the first Olympic Games to be nationally televised…
Give Back Tahoe Donors Support The SNOW Sports Museum in 2020
Tim Bogardus, SNOW Sports Museum Contributor | Thanks to the generous support of a variety of donors, the SNOW Sports Museum raised more than $14,000 during the Give Back Tahoe campaign in December of 2020. We partnered with Grand Pacific Resorts…
Tahoe-Truckee Athletes to Watch at X Games Aspen 2021
Scott Keith, SNOW Sports Museum Contributor | The SNOW Sports Museum recognizes and celebrates winter legends both past and present. Local alpine skiers Travis Ganong and Bryce Bennett have produced strong results in early FIS racing in Europe. But this week…
January Blizzard Warning
Tim Bogardus, SNOW Sports Museum Contributor | When ‘blizzard warnings’ are posted, folks at the SNOW Sports Museum get excited. We’re all about the snow sports, obviously, so piles and piles of incoming snow gets everyone all fired up to ski, ride, skate, and stride!
Press Releases
The SNOW Sports Museum and Grand Pacific Resorts Partner to Commemorate Anniversary of 1960 Winter Olympic Games
It was 61 years ago that the Olympic Games were held at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe. From February 18th to the 28th, California hosted what turned out to be the most innovative and memorable games in modern times. This year, the staff and volunteers for the SNOW...
Grand Pacific Resorts Historical Trivia Contest Feb 18-28, 2021
The 2020 Vision Report is Here!Join along as we learn more about the 1960 Winter Games held at Squaw Valley. Each day is an anniversary celebration with historical look backs and a chance to win an Adult Midweek 2020-2021 Ticket to Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows and an...
Tahoe-Truckee Skiers Nominated to the 2020-21 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Teams
The 2020 Vision Report is Here!Continuing a long and distinguished Sierra tradition of skiing excellence, the SNOW Sports Museum salutes the athletes from the Truckee-Tahoe region who were nominated by U.S. Ski & Snowboard for the 2020-2021 Team.Joining the ranks...