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Famous for having some of the steepest terrain in North America, Squaw also has less widely publicised beginner terrain which, as you would expect from a resort with its reputation, is also world class. Unusually, the beginner slopes are at the top of the mountain so beginners can benefit from the same views and higher-elevation snow conditions as the more experienced. Beginners should take the recently refurbished cable car to High Camp and head through the sliding doors to the top of Bailey's Beach. Nor should intermediates feel too intimidated by Squaw's reputation as 45% of the terrain is geared up to suit them. Siberia Express, Gold Coast and Mainline are all good routes to use to get your first taste of open bowl skiing, whilst Shirley Lake Express gives you a choice of five tree runs. For better skiers, the KT- 22 Peak, accessed by the KT-22/Olympic Lady Express Lift, is legendary. From the top of KT22 the entire spine of the snow covered Sierra Nevada is strung out in bold view for the eye to see. It was the late Wayne Poulsen who whimsically christened the peak by counting how many kick-turns it took his wife Sandy to get down its West Face! Today, the X generation laughs at the thought of this, but don't realize that up until the 60s you didn't really ski the 75 Chute, you traversed it, all except Swiss skier Squaw Valley instructor Joel Auckenthaller. Some guests visiting Squaw's slopes wouldn't have a clue that a restaurant aptly named "The Cornice" used to sit near KT's present top terminal, or that there was actually a family of eagles that roosted in the "Eagle's Nest. West Face, renamed "Moseley's" in February 1998 in honour of Squaw Valley Freestyle Team member and Nagano Gold Medallist Jonny Moseley, is the flagship of KT's double diamond terrain. Bumps on the steep slope stay cold, soft, and gullied into massive mounds storm-to-storm. Negotiating down its rippled compressions is like facing hand-to-hand combat. But KT-22 also has plenty of terrain to offer the intermediate-level enthusiast. From the top, head west along the Saddle Traverse and drop into the long lovely gradients of the Saddle. Keep skier's right for its steeps and a fun finish, or cruise left onto the well-groomed paths and the Mountain Run.
Country:
America
Resort height:
1890m
Top lift:
2743m
Bottom lift:
869m
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