Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley
Lake Tahoe, California: Today, February 18th, 2020 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Winter Olympics held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, an event hailed by Project SNOW and Olympic historians for raising the bar to make the whole experience more accessible and...
Opening Day to Olympic Dreams
Excerpt from Tales of Two Valleys by Eddy Starr Ancinas The Opening Ceremony took place on 18 February 1960. A day that began with a blizzard and delayed the arrival of US Vice President Richard Nixon. No sooner did the delegations of the participating nations...
The “Miracle of Squaw Valley” – The Olympics Hires Walt Disney
Excerpt from Snowball’s Chance by David C. Antonucci Photo Credits 01 – Walt Disney (front right) confers with Willy Schaeffler on pageantry and decorations at Squaw Valley. Photo by Bill Briner. 02 – Official Disney Flag Decorators truck in action. Photo by Bill...