Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley
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valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, E Calif., near Lake Tahoe: a ski resort

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Valley, eastern California, U.S. Squaw Valley is located in the Sierra Nevada range on the eastern slope of Squaw Peak, northwest of Lake Tahoe.

A world-famous winter sports area, it has ice-skating facilities, ski lifts, and trails, and it was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games.

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▪ sports area, California, United States
      winter sports area in Placer county, northeastern California, U.S. It lies just northwest of Lake Tahoe (Tahoe, Lake). Squaw Valley, the focus of a state recreation area, was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games. It has ice-skating and rock-climbing facilities, ski lifts, and trails and slopes to Squaw Peak (8,885 feet [2,708 metres]). Alpine Meadows ski resort is immediately to the south. Several state parks and lakes are in the vicinity, as are Eldorado and Tahoe national forests.

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